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APRETUDE (cabotegravir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief

APRETUDE (cabotegravir) (APRETUDE (cabotegravir)) competitive landscape: 6 comparators, recent regulatory actions, upcoming PDUFA, patent timeline. Class: Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI). Area: Infectious Disease / Virology.

marketed Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) HIV integrase Infectious Disease / Virology Small molecule Live · refreshed every 30 min

Target snapshot

APRETUDE (cabotegravir) (APRETUDE (cabotegravir)) — Massachusetts General Hospital. Cabotegravir is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) that blocks HIV integrase, preventing the virus from inserting its genetic material into human DNA.

Comparator set (6 drugs)

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DrugGenericSponsorPhaseClassTargetApproval / PDUFA
APRETUDE (cabotegravir) TARGET APRETUDE (cabotegravir) Massachusetts General Hospital marketed Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) HIV integrase
bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide bictegravir/emtricitabine/tenofovir alafenamide Midland Research Group, Inc. marketed Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase
TDF/3TC/EFV or DTG or NVP TDF/3TC/EFV or DTG or NVP MU-JHU CARE marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (NRTI + NNRTI or INSTI) HIV reverse transcriptase, HIV integrase
elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/tenofovir Juan A. Arnaiz marketed Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + pharmacokinetic booster + NRTIs) HIV integrase, CYP3A4, HIV reverse transcriptase
CAR CAR ViiV Healthcare marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (INSTI + NNRTI) HIV integrase and HIV reverse transcriptase
Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine Raltegravir, tenofovir/emtricitabine University of California, San Francisco marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase
BIC/FTC/TAF BIC/FTC/TAF Prism Health North Texas marketed Antiretroviral combination therapy (integrase inhibitor + nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors) HIV integrase, HIV reverse transcriptase

Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)

No regulatory actions in the last 90 days for this set.

Upcoming PDUFA dates (next 180 days)

No PDUFA dates in the next 180 days for this set.

Patent timeline (forward window)

No upcoming patent expiries for this set.

Sponsor landscape (Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) class)

  1. ViiV Healthcare · 12 drugs in this class
  2. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 5 drugs in this class
  3. Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
  4. Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · 1 drug in this class
  5. Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  6. Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux · 1 drug in this class
  7. ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · 1 drug in this class
  8. Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
  9. University of Colorado, Denver · 1 drug in this class
  10. MU-JHU CARE · 1 drug in this class

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Cite this brief

Drug Landscape (2026). APRETUDE (cabotegravir) — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/apretude-cabotegravir. Accessed 2026-05-16.

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