Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-04-03DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00031-7
Triin Umbleja, Mohammad U Zafar, Sara McCallum, Arijeet K Gattu, Markella V Zanni, Gerald S Bloomfield, Carlos D Malvestutto, Carl J Fichtenbaum, Judith S Currier, Craig A Sponseller, Marissa R Diggs, Sarah M Chu, Alex B Lu, Marshall J Glesby, Jack T Stapleton, Michael Frank, Kim-Lien Nguyen, Rachel A Bender Ignacio, Win Min Han, Pamela S Douglas, Judith A Aberg, Heather J Ribaudo, Steven K Grinspoon
{"title":"Pitavastatin effects on lipids in relation to major adverse cardiovascular events: a REPRIEVE secondary analysis","authors":"Triin Umbleja, Mohammad U Zafar, Sara McCallum, Arijeet K Gattu, Markella V Zanni, Gerald S Bloomfield, Carlos D Malvestutto, Carl J Fichtenbaum, Judith S Currier, Craig A Sponseller, Marissa R Diggs, Sarah M Chu, Alex B Lu, Marshall J Glesby, Jack T Stapleton, Michael Frank, Kim-Lien Nguyen, Rachel A Bender Ignacio, Win Min Han, Pamela S Douglas, Judith A Aberg, Heather J Ribaudo, Steven K Grinspoon","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00031-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00031-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"25 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-03","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147597995","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-04-02DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00056-1
{"title":"Correction to Lancet HIV 2025; 12: e712–21","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00056-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00056-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"17 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147598001","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-04-02DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00057-3
{"title":"The cost of punitive drug legislation","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00057-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00057-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"403 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-04-02","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147598759","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00276-0
Felix Gerber, Robina Semphere, Blaise Lukau, Palesa Mahlatsi, Hannah Mbale, Giuliana Sanchez-Samaniego, Nikita Sass, Alain Amstutz, Mamello Molatelle, Nthuseng Bridgett Marake, Tapiwa Tarumbiswa, Marriot Nliwasa, Irene Ayakaka, Tracy R Glass, Peter MacPherson, Rachael M Burke, Niklaus D Labhardt
{"title":"Same-day versus rapid ART initiation in people with HIV and symptoms of tuberculosis (SaDAPT): a randomised, non-inferiority trial in Lesotho and Malawi.","authors":"Felix Gerber, Robina Semphere, Blaise Lukau, Palesa Mahlatsi, Hannah Mbale, Giuliana Sanchez-Samaniego, Nikita Sass, Alain Amstutz, Mamello Molatelle, Nthuseng Bridgett Marake, Tapiwa Tarumbiswa, Marriot Nliwasa, Irene Ayakaka, Tracy R Glass, Peter MacPherson, Rachael M Burke, Niklaus D Labhardt","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00276-0","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00276-0","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Whether same-day antiretroviral therapy (ART) should be offered to people with HIV with tuberculosis symptoms or whether ART should be initiated only after tuberculosis diagnostic results are available is unknown. This randomised trial aimed to determine whether same-day ART initiation for people with tuberculosis symptoms is non-inferior to deferral until tuberculosis diagnostic results are available in achieving viral suppression at 6 months.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We did an open-label, individually randomised, non-inferiority trial among people with HIV who were outpatients at 11 primary or secondary level health facilities in Lesotho and Malawi, were aged at least 12 years, were initiating or reinitiating ART with at least one tuberculosis symptom, and had no symptoms or signs of meningitis. Participants were randomly assigned (1:1) to be offered same-day ART or offered ART after tuberculosis was confirmed or refuted. Primary analysis was a non-inferiority comparison of viral suppression (<400 copies per mL) 26 weeks (measurement window 22-40 weeks) after enrolment, with a non-inferiority margin of 10%. The modified intention-to-treat analysis included all randomly assigned participants excluding those found ineligible after randomisation. The per-protocol analysis excluded participants who did not adhere to the randomly assigned intervention. The study is completed. The study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05452616).</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Between Oct 19, 2022, and Feb 21, 2024, 610 participants were enrolled. 590 participants were included in the modified intention-to-treat analysis of whom 356 (60%) were male, median age 37 years (IQR 31-45), median CD4 count was 202 cells per μL (IQR 92-374); 573 in the per-protocol analysis. 212 (71%) of 297 in the ART-first group and 199 (72%) of 276 in the tuberculosis-results-first group had viral suppression at 26 weeks in the per-protocol population (absolute risk difference -1·6%, 95% CI -9·1 to 6·0) with similar results in the modified intention-to-treat population. Nine and six deaths, 11 and ten non-fatal serious adverse events, and six and five tuberculosis-associated immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) events occurred in ART-first and in tuberculosis-results-first groups, respectively.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Same-day initiation was non-inferior to ART initiation after tuberculosis investigations regarding viral suppression and there were no indications of safety concerns or increase in IRIS. Programmatic implementation considerations and individual patient preference should guide the decision for same-day ART initiation versus initiation after receipt of tuberculosis test results for people with HIV with tuberculosis symptoms.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>Swiss National Science Foundation.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e225-e234"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203435","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-04-01Epub Date: 2026-02-12DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00324-8
Graeme Meintjes, Gary Maartens
{"title":"ART timing in people being investigated for tuberculosis.","authors":"Graeme Meintjes, Gary Maartens","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00324-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(25)00324-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e214-e215"},"PeriodicalIF":13.0,"publicationDate":"2026-04-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"146203405","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-03-30DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00032-9
Lindi Masson PhD, Nina Radzey PhD, Andrea G Abrahams MSc, Sinaye Ngcapu PhD, Lyle McKinnon PhD, Heather B Jaspan MD
{"title":"The vaginal microbiome and HIV acquisition risk","authors":"Lindi Masson PhD, Nina Radzey PhD, Andrea G Abrahams MSc, Sinaye Ngcapu PhD, Lyle McKinnon PhD, Heather B Jaspan MD","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00032-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(26)00032-9","url":null,"abstract":"Non-optimal vaginal bacteriomes, vulvovaginal candidiasis, and sexually transmitted infections have been associated with increased risk of HIV acquisition in multiple clinical studies. However, there are still major gaps in our understanding of the role of the vaginal microbiome in HIV acquisition risk and non-bacterial components of the vaginal microbiome are not well characterised. Additionally, the functional interactions between the vaginal microbiome and its host that can result in increased risk of HIV acquisition are not fully understood. Better vaginal microbiome diagnostics and therapeutics feasible for implementation in settings with insufficient financial, human, and infrastructural resources are needed, and the effects of vaginal microbiome interventions on HIV risk need to be clinically evaluated. Progress is being made towards effective interventions through advanced omics technologies and improved in-vitro models that more accurately represent the complexity of the female genital tract. However, continued research and investments are needed to address this important women's health issue.","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-30","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147587182","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-03-27DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00354-6
Emma M Kileel,Carlos D Malvestutto,Markella V Zanni,Emma Davies-Smith,Carl J Fichtenbaum,Jordan E Lake,Janet Lo,Judith A Aberg,Esteban Martinez,Kunjal Patel,Gerald S Bloomfield,Sarah M Chu,Aya Awwad,Marissa R Diggs,Alex B Lu,Sara H Bares,Daniel Berrner,Marek Smieja,Nwora Lance Okeke,Princy Kumar,Esau João,Judith S Currier,Michael T Lu,Matthew P Fox,Alana T Brennan,Pamela S Douglas,Steven K Grinspoon,Heather J Ribaudo
{"title":"Risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and major adverse cardiovascular events after a switch to an integrase inhibitor: a target trial emulation in REPRIEVE.","authors":"Emma M Kileel,Carlos D Malvestutto,Markella V Zanni,Emma Davies-Smith,Carl J Fichtenbaum,Jordan E Lake,Janet Lo,Judith A Aberg,Esteban Martinez,Kunjal Patel,Gerald S Bloomfield,Sarah M Chu,Aya Awwad,Marissa R Diggs,Alex B Lu,Sara H Bares,Daniel Berrner,Marek Smieja,Nwora Lance Okeke,Princy Kumar,Esau João,Judith S Currier,Michael T Lu,Matthew P Fox,Alana T Brennan,Pamela S Douglas,Steven K Grinspoon,Heather J Ribaudo","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00354-6","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00354-6","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDIntegrase strand-transfer inhibitors (INSTIs) are linked to weight gain, but data on their cardiometabolic effects, particularly major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), are scarce. We aimed to estimate the risk of obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and MACE after switching to an INSTI in people with HIV at low-to-moderate cardiovascular risk.METHODSIn this retrospective cohort study, we used data from the global Randomized Trial to Prevent Vascular Events in HIV (REPRIEVE) to emulate a series of trials comparing switching to an INSTI versus remaining on a non-INSTI regimen on risk of incident obesity, diabetes, hypertension, and MACE. The REPRIEVE trial collected data across 12 countries from participants aged 40-75 years, on a stable antiretroviral therapy regimen for at least 6 months, with a CD4 count of >100 cells per μL, and with low-to-moderate risk for atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. From this cohort, we included participants without a previous diagnosis of the outcomes or previous INSTI use and used data for a follow-up period of 5 years, until the outcome event, loss to follow-up, death, or study end. Data from emulated trials were pooled and hazard ratios (HRs) were estimated with weighted Cox proportional hazard models, accounting for competing events.FINDINGS5114 participants met eligibility criteria for at least one emulated trial, representing 99 357 person-trials (median age 49 years [45-54]; 62 826 [63·2%] of 99 357 were male; 36 531 [36·8%] were female). 2981 (58·3%) of 5114 participants were captured as an INSTI switcher in at least one trial. Most switchers (2412 [80·9%] of 2981) initiated a dolutegravir-based regimen and most (47 263 [67·1%] of 70 458) non-switchers were on an efavirenz-based regimen. The HR of obesity (HR 1·41, 95% CI 1·22-1·59), diabetes (1·50, 1·24-1·81), and hypertension (1·45, 1·26-1·67) was higher in switchers than non-switchers. We did not observe an effect on MACE (1·17, 0·87-1·57).INTERPRETATIONThe increase in cardiometabolic risk profile suggests long-term observation of people with HIV switching to INSTIs will be crucial to ensure appropriate management of comorbidities and to assess for future development of MACE.FUNDINGNational Institutes of Health, Kowa Pharmaceuticals America, Gilead Sciences, and ViiV Healthcare.","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"62 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147578209","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2026-03-27DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00335-2
Y Joseph Hwang,Catherine R Lesko,Todd T Brown,G Caleb Alexander,Keri N Althoff,Lauren C Zalla,Jarratt D Pytell,Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia,Eva Tseng,Richard D Moore,Vincent C Marconi,John R Koethe,Michael J Silverberg,Michael A Horberg,Raynell Lang,Timothy R Sterling,Anthony Todd Fojo,
{"title":"Incident diabetes after switching to integrase strand transfer inhibitors in people with HIV in the USA and Canada: a cohort study.","authors":"Y Joseph Hwang,Catherine R Lesko,Todd T Brown,G Caleb Alexander,Keri N Althoff,Lauren C Zalla,Jarratt D Pytell,Oluwaseun Falade-Nwulia,Eva Tseng,Richard D Moore,Vincent C Marconi,John R Koethe,Michael J Silverberg,Michael A Horberg,Raynell Lang,Timothy R Sterling,Anthony Todd Fojo, ","doi":"10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00335-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/s2352-3018(25)00335-2","url":null,"abstract":"BACKGROUNDIntegrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) initiation has been associated with diabetes in antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naive people with HIV. We aimed to examine the effect of switching to INSTIs on incident diabetes in ART-experienced people with HIV.METHODSIn this target trial emulation, we retrospectively used individual-level data from 27 longitudinal cohorts of people with HIV in the USA and Canada. We included participants aged at least 18 years without diabetes who had used non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) or protease inhibitors for at least 180 days (in 2016-22) but had never used an INSTI. We used data from any clinical encounters in which participants continued an NNRTI or protease inhibitor versus switched to an INSTI, with a follow-up period of up to 5 years. The effect of switching to INSTIs on incident diabetes was estimated with weighted Cox regression with robust variance. We further assessed whether the effect varied by time since the switch and was explained by weight gain in the first year.FINDINGS13 071 participants were followed up from 2702 encounters in which they switched to an INSTI from an NNRTI, 54 766 encounters in which they continued an NNRTI, 1714 encounters in which they switched to an INSTI from a protease inhibitor, and 26 599 encounters in which they continued a protease inhibitor. Switching from protease inhibitors to INSTIs conferred an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 1·38 (95% CI 1·06-1·80) for incident diabetes, whereas switching from NNRTIs to INSTIs conferred an adjusted HR of 1·10 (0·87-1·39). The diabetes risk was higher during the first 2 years after switching from protease inhibitors to INSTIs (HR 1·67, 95% CI 1·21-2·30), but not thereafter (1·08, 0·75-1·57; pinteraction=0·064). The effect of switching from protease inhibitors to INSTIs on diabetes did not appear to be explained by weight gain. In the sensitivity analysis in which weight gain did not exceed 5% in the first year after, the switch from NNRTIs to INSTIs had a HR of 1·03 (95% CI 0·79-1·36) and the switch from protease inhibitors to INSTIs had a HR of 1·37 (1·02-1·84).INTERPRETATIONThe increased diabetes risk after switching from protease inhibitors to INSTIs highlights a metabolic implication of regimen change and could warrant close monitoring early after switch, regardless of weight gain.FUNDINGUS National Institutes of Health.","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"36 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":16.1,"publicationDate":"2026-03-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"147578210","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}