#Latest news with #GS1720Bloomberg2 days agoHealthBloombergFDA Pauses Trials of Gilead HIV Combination After Safety SignalGilead Sciences Inc. said federal regulators had placed on hold trials of a new experimental once-weekly HIV drug combination therapy after white blood cell counts dropped in some of the patients. The studies were testing two experimental HIV drugs, GS-1720 and GS-4182, when given together. Gilead said the Food and Drug Administration paused the trials due to a ' safety signal ' triggered by a decrease in lymphocyte levels in some patients given the therapy. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that play a critical role in the immune system's ability to fight infections.
Bloomberg2 days agoHealthBloombergFDA Pauses Trials of Gilead HIV Combination After Safety SignalGilead Sciences Inc. said federal regulators had placed on hold trials of a new experimental once-weekly HIV drug combination therapy after white blood cell counts dropped in some of the patients. The studies were testing two experimental HIV drugs, GS-1720 and GS-4182, when given together. Gilead said the Food and Drug Administration paused the trials due to a ' safety signal ' triggered by a decrease in lymphocyte levels in some patients given the therapy. Lymphocytes are a type of white blood cell that play a critical role in the immune system's ability to fight infections.
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