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Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use. — Competitive Intelligence Brief
phase 3
Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)
HIV integrase
Infectious Disease / Virology
Small molecule
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Target snapshot
Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use. (Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use.) — ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases. Cabotegravir is an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) that blocks HIV integrase, preventing the virus from inserting its genetic material into human host cell DNA.
Comparator set (6 drugs)
| Drug | Generic | Sponsor | Phase | Class | Target | Approval / PDUFA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use. TARGET | Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use. | ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases | phase 3 | Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) | HIV integrase | |
| Dolutegravir/Lamivudine | Dolutegravir/Lamivudine | Saint Michael's Medical Center | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (INSTI + NRTI) | HIV integrase; HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil | elvitegravir/cobicistat/emtricitabine/Tenofovir-Disoproxil | Fundacion Clinic per a la Recerca Biomédica | marketed | Antiretroviral combination (integrase inhibitor + pharmacokinetic booster + nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors) | HIV integrase, CYP3A4, 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 | |
| CAR | CAR | ViiV Healthcare | marketed | Antiretroviral combination therapy (INSTI + NNRTI) | HIV integrase and HIV reverse transcriptase | |
| Dolutegravir (DTG) | Dolutegravir (DTG) | ViiV Healthcare | marketed | Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) | HIV integrase | |
| HIV therapy | HIV therapy | ViiV Healthcare | marketed | Antiretroviral agents (multiple classes: NRTIs, NNRTIs, PIs, INSTIs, entry inhibitors) | Multiple targets depending on specific agent (HIV reverse transcriptase, HIV protease, HIV integrase, CCR5 co-receptor, gp120/gp41 envelope proteins) |
Recent regulatory actions (last 90 days)
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Sponsor landscape (Integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) class)
- ViiV Healthcare · 12 drugs in this class
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) · 5 drugs in this class
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC · 5 drugs in this class
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal · 1 drug in this class
- Germans Trias i Pujol Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- Groupe d'Etude sur le Risque d'Exposition des Soignants aux Agents Infectieux · 1 drug in this class
- ANRS, Emerging Infectious Diseases · 1 drug in this class
- Massachusetts General Hospital · 1 drug in this class
- University of Colorado, Denver · 1 drug in this class
- MU-JHU CARE · 1 drug in this class
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Drug Landscape (2026). Cabotegravir Tablets, for oral use. — Competitive Intelligence Brief. https://druglandscape.com/ci/cabotegravir-tablets-for-oral-use. Accessed 2026-05-16.
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