Long-acting injectable cabotegravir for the prevention of HIV infection

Purpose of review This review highlights the development of long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB LA) for HIV preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP), with a focus on phase 2 studies and later development. Recent findings Early studies of CAB LA for HIV prevention offered promising pharmacokinetic data and paved the way for phase 2 studies, which have now been completed. On the basis of phase 2 data, dosing of CAB LA at 8-week intervals consistently...