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ViiV HIV infection therapy wins FDA priority review status

The dolutegravir new drug application earlier submitted to the US agency included results from four pivotal phase III trials conducted in a total of 2553 HIV/AIDS patients.

ViiV Healthcare, established by GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer, has also previously submitted dolutegravir marketing authorisation application to the European Medicines Agency.

Dolutegravir, an integrase inhibitor, is also known as S/GSK1349572 or just 572.