HIV Treatment
Coverage of the 2017 IAS Conference on HIV Science
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 31 July 2017 00:00
- Written by HIVandHepatitis.com
HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, July 23-26, 2017, in Paris.
Antiretroviral Therapy
- Doravirine Combo Pill Looks Good for Initial HIV Treatment
- Boosted Darunavir Plus Lamivudine Matches 3-Drug Regimen
- Trans Women Wary of Antiretroviral Drug and Hormone Interactions
- Novel Long-Acting Drug Shows Promise for HIV Treatment and PrEP
- First Protease Inhibitor Combo Pill Maintains Viral Suppression
- Long-Acting Cabotegravir + Rilpivirine Looks Good for HIV ART
- New HIV Integrase Inhibitor Bictegravir Works Well for First-Line Treatment IAS
HIV Cure Research
- Cancer Research May Offer Clues for HIV Cure Research -- and Vice Versa
- Why Curing Cancer May Be Like Curing HIV -- and May Be As Difficult
- VRC01 Antibody Can Delay But Not Prevent HIV Rebound
- South African Child Has Controlled HIV Off Treatment for 8.5 Years
HIV Prevention
- Experts Agree that Intermittent Oral PrEP Probably Won't Work for Women
- Who Are Trans Women Acquiring HIV From?
- PrEP Use in U.S. Exceeds 100,000 in Gilead Pharmacy Survey
- Medical Male Circumcision for HIV Prevention Has Benefits for Women Too
- Another HIV Vaccine Efficacy Trial Will Start This Year
- Demonstration Projects Explore Feasibility of PrEP for Adolescents in South Africa
- Study of Gay Couples Shows No Transmissions from Undetectable HIV+ Partners
- Long-Acting Cabotegravir Shows Promise For HIV Prevention
- PrEP Still Protected People Who Had Less Sex in Ipergay Study
HIV-Related Conditions and Comorbidities
- Switch from Boosted Protease Inhibitor to Dolutegravir Reduces Lipids in People with HIV
- Acute Kidney Injury Uncommon on Tenofovir, No Link Seen to Bone Breaks
- People with HIV Are at Risk for Liver Fibrosis and Steatosis
HIV Epidemiology and Access to Care
- Aim for $90-$90-$90 Target on HIV, Hepatitis, and TB Drug Prices, Study Says
- Improved Cryptococcal Meningitis Treatment Could Save Thousands of Lives
- WHO Recommends Urgent Care Package for People with Advanced HIV Disease
- World On Track To Reach 90-90-90 Targets for HIV Treatment by 2020
- New HIV Infections Halved as Treatment Scales Up in Swaziland
Hepatitis C and HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir Effective for People with HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Hepatitis C Treatment is Effective and Feasible in Africa
IAS 2017: Long-Acting Cabotegravir + Rilpivirine Looks Good for HIV ART
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- Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Two long-acting injectable antiretrovirals, cabotegravir and rilpivirine, administered once every 4 or 8 weeks maintained viral suppression in about 90% of people who started therapy with an undetectable viral load, according to the latest results from the LATTE-2 trial, presented at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science this week in Paris and published simultaneously in The Lancet.
IAS 2017: New HIV Infections Halved as Treatment Scales Up in Swaziland
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- Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
New HIV infections have been cut in half in Swaziland since 2011, at the same time as the proportion of people on antiretroviral treatment with fully suppressed viral load has doubled, according to a report at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) this week in Paris. It is the first direct evidence that expanding HIV treatment results in fewer HIV infections in a country with a major epidemic, researchers said.
IAS 2017: New HIV Integrase Inhibitor Bictegravir Works Well for First-Line Treatment
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- Category: HIV Treatment
- Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A single-tablet regimen containing the experimental integrase inhibitor bictegravir was as effective as 2 widely used approved regimens for first-time therapy in a pair of Phase 3 clinical trials, according to presentations at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) this week in Paris.
IAS 2017: South African Child Has Controlled HIV Off Treatment for 8.5 Years
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- Category: Search for a Cure
- Published on Friday, 28 July 2017 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
A 9-year-old South African child who was diagnosed with HIV infection at 1 month of age and received HIV treatment for 40 weeks during infancy has suppressed the virus without anti-HIV drugs for 8 and a half years, scientists reported this week at the 9th IAS Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) in Paris.
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