Lancet HivPub Date : 2024-10-01DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00246-7
Tony Kirby
{"title":"The London patient-5 years on from identifying himself.","authors":"Tony Kirby","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00246-7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00246-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":"11 10","pages":"e658-e659"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142367092","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00188-7
Debra C Ten Brink, Anna L Bowring, Rowan Martin-Hughes, Nisaa Wulan, Yinzong Xiao, Kelvin Burke, Tom Tidhar, Tom Walsh, Sherrie L Kelly, Andrew Shattock, Tom Palmer, Corina Maxim, Shufang Zhang, Nick Scott
{"title":"Optimising HIV spending in 12 eastern European and central Asian countries: a modelling study.","authors":"Debra C Ten Brink, Anna L Bowring, Rowan Martin-Hughes, Nisaa Wulan, Yinzong Xiao, Kelvin Burke, Tom Tidhar, Tom Walsh, Sherrie L Kelly, Andrew Shattock, Tom Palmer, Corina Maxim, Shufang Zhang, Nick Scott","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00188-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00188-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The eastern European and central Asian (EECA) region has the fastest growing HIV epidemic globally. We aimed to identify how HIV resources could be allocated for maximum health impact.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Between Aug 1 and Dec 23, 2022, allocative efficiency analyses were undertaken for 12 countries in the EECA region (Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Serbia, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan) using HIV epidemic models developed with Optima HIV. Country models were calibrated to demographic, epidemiological, and programmatic data and validated by national teams. Three scenarios were projected from 2023 to 2030: status quo (continued 2021 spending on HIV programmes); optimised allocation of different spending envelopes to minimise HIV infections and deaths; and achieving 95-95-95 UNAIDS targets by 2030.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Aggregated across the 12 models, HIV infections attributable to sexual transmission were estimated to surpass those attributable to transmission through injecting drugs in 2018, with male-to-male sexual transmission accounting for a continuously increasing share. In the status quo scenario, there were an estimated 111 520 (95% CI 28 960-208 270) new HIV infections and 34 530 (17 280-57 410) HIV-related deaths between 2023 and 2030. Aggregated optimisation results suggest that 35 860 (32%) of 111 520 new HIV infections and 9170 (27%) of 34 530 HIV-related deaths could be averted from 2023 to 2030 compared with the status quo, by prioritising antiretroviral therapy and targeted key population programmes. For ten countries, achieving 95% diagnosis was projected to not be possible with the current budget envelope, and for seven countries, this target could require more than three times the current spending. Compared with the status quo, achieving 95-95-95, or as close as possible, could avert 70 880 (64%) of 111 520 new HIV infections and 18 890 (55%) of 34 530 HIV-related deaths from 2023 to 2030.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Targeted key population programmes should remain high priorities in the EECA region. Achieving 95-95-95 will require more emphasis on implementing appropriate modes of service delivery that reduce the gap in diagnosis and treatment coverage for people living with HIV.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>The Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria.</p><p><strong>Translation: </strong>For the Russian translation of the summary see Supplementary Materials section.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e690-e699"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142156436","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-21DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00207-8
Antonio Flores, Buai Tut Chol, Jane Alphonse, Tess Hewett
{"title":"Complex response to HIV and tuberculosis in South Sudan.","authors":"Antonio Flores, Buai Tut Chol, Jane Alphonse, Tess Hewett","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00207-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00207-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e655-e657"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142057004","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-13DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00209-1
Sam Nightingale, Anna J Dreyer, Kevin G F Thomas, Gert van Zyl, Eric Decloedt, Petrus J W Naude, Catherine Orrell, Phumla Sinxadi, Alan Winston, Saye Khoo, John A Joska
{"title":"Cognitive performance, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and cerebrospinal fluid viral control following programmatic switch from efavirenz-based to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy in South Africa (CONNECT): a prospective cohort study.","authors":"Sam Nightingale, Anna J Dreyer, Kevin G F Thomas, Gert van Zyl, Eric Decloedt, Petrus J W Naude, Catherine Orrell, Phumla Sinxadi, Alan Winston, Saye Khoo, John A Joska","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00209-1","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00209-1","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Both efavirenz and dolutegravir have been associated with neuropsychiatric side-effects and cognitive impairment. Furthermore, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) HIV RNA escape has not been comprehensively studied in African populations. We aimed to examine changes in cognition, neuropsychiatric symptoms, and CSF viral control associated with the widespread switch from efavirenz-based to dolutegravir-based antiretroviral therapy (ART).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This prospective cohort study of people with HIV and people without HIV recruited adults with HIV (aged 18-55 years) from the Gugulethu Community Health Centre in a low-income periurban area of Cape Town, South Africa. Eligible participants had been receiving efavirenz-based ART for at least 1 year and were identified by the clinic to switch to dolutegravir-based ART as part of the national programmatic switch. Participants were studied at baseline and followed up at 1 year after switch to dolutegravir. People without HIV were recruited from the same area, matched for age and gender, and followed up at the same time interval. People with HIV and people without HIV underwent comprehensive cognitive testing over seven domains and measures of functioning, mood, anxiety, and sleep. People with HIV had CSF sampling for HIV RNA quantification.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Between Aug 12, 2019, and Sept 16, 2022, we recruited 178 people with HIV and 95 people without HIV. 145 (81%) of 178 people with HIV and 40 (66%) of 60 people without HIV who were offered underwent follow-up. Global cognitive performance was 2·57 T score points lower in people with HIV than in people without HIV at baseline (p=0·0008). At follow-up, cognition in people with HIV improved more than practice effects observed in people without HIV (coefficient 1·40, 95% CI 0·48-2·32, p=0·0028) and no significant difference in cognitive performance between groups was apparent (51·43 vs 52·73; p=0·22). Sleep quality improved following the switch (risk ratio 0·90, 95% CI 0·84-0·95; p=0·0002), driven mainly by indicators of disturbed sleep. There were nine incident cases of depression, although baseline differences were present. There was one case (1%) of CSF escape at baseline and three cases (4%) at follow-up; all were at low levels or resolved with repeated sampling.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Improvements in cognition and sleep are probably related to switching from efavirenz. However, the possible increase in depression warrants further examination. Cognitive performance in virally supressed African people with HIV receiving dolutegravir-based therapy is similar to people without HIV. CSF escape is uncommon on both efavirenz-based and dolutegravir-based therapy.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>South African Medical Research Council and UK Medical Research Council, Newton Fund.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e680-e689"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142299113","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-23DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00183-8
Nikos Pantazis, Caroline A Sabin, Sophie Grabar, Marc Van der Valk, Inma Jarrin, Ard van Sighem, Laurence Meyer, Christina Carlander, John Gill, Alain Volny Anne, Bruno Spire, Shema Tariq, Fiona Burns, Dominique Costagliola, Elisa Ruiz-Burga, Giota Touloumi, Kholoud Porter
{"title":"Changes in bodyweight after initiating antiretroviral therapy close to HIV-1 seroconversion: an international cohort collaboration.","authors":"Nikos Pantazis, Caroline A Sabin, Sophie Grabar, Marc Van der Valk, Inma Jarrin, Ard van Sighem, Laurence Meyer, Christina Carlander, John Gill, Alain Volny Anne, Bruno Spire, Shema Tariq, Fiona Burns, Dominique Costagliola, Elisa Ruiz-Burga, Giota Touloumi, Kholoud Porter","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00183-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00183-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Understanding the reasons for and consequences of bodyweight change in people living with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial to optimising long-term health and wellbeing. We aimed to examine bodyweight trends and associated factors among individuals with well estimated dates of HIV-1 seroconversion.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this cohort study, we pooled retrospective data from clinical records of participants in CASCADE aged 16 years and older recruited from clinics in France, Greece, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, the UK, and Canada. All participants had well estimated dates of HIV-1 seroconversion, seroconverted between Jan 1, 2007, and Dec 31, 2022 (HIV-1 positive antibody test within 12 months of an HIV-1 negative antibody test, or other laboratory evidence of seroconversion), initiated ART within 1 year of seroconversion, and were previously ART-naive. Participants were followed up to the time of data pooling (May 31, 2023). We modelled bodyweight changes after ART initiation by ART class, BMI categories, and other demographic characteristics using linear mixed models.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Of 15 755 potentially eligible participants, 5698 met inclusion criteria. Of those, 5148 (90·3%) were assigned male at birth, 517 (9·1%) were assigned female at birth, and 33 (0·6%) had sex not known. 2778 (48·8%) participants initiated integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI)-based ART regimens, 1809 (31·7%) initiated protease inhibitor-based regimens, and 1111 (19·5%) initiated non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based regimens. The majority of participants were men who have sex with men (MSM; 4519 [79·3%]). Median age at seroconversion was 33·7 years (IQR 26·9-43·2). Bodyweight changes differed significantly by ART class within all baseline BMI categories (BMI <18·5 kg/m<sup>2</sup> p=0·026, BMI 18·5-24·9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> p<0·0001, BMI 25·0-29·9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> p=0·0021, and BMI ≥30·0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> p=0·0033; ART class and BMI interaction p=0·011). Participants with BMI less than 30 kg/m<sup>2</sup> on regimens including both INSTI and tenofovir alafenamide gained 4·76 kg (95% CI 4·05-5·46) or more at 3 years. Of those with baseline BMI 18·5-24·9 kg/m<sup>2</sup>, 31·3% (95% CI 29·5-33·1) on INSTI-based regimens, 25·3% (23·0-27·7) on protease inhibitor-based regimens, 20·4% (18·8-22·9) on NNRTI-based regimens, 37·4% (33·9-40·9) on tenofovir alafenamide-based regimens, and 38·4% (34·6-42·1) on tenofovir alafenamide and INSTI-based regimens had gained more than 10% of their baseline bodyweight at 3 years. The greatest 3-year bodyweight gains by individuals on INSTI-based regimens and with BMI 18·5-24·9 kg/m<sup>2</sup> were in women (5·63 kg [95% CI 4·92-6·35]), and people originating from sub-Saharan African (5·76 kg [5·06-6·46]), compared with MSM (3·82 kg [3·50-4·13]).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Our findings suggest a direct effect of INSTIs a","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e660-e669"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142074257","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-07-23DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00157-7
Louise Kuhn, Shaun Barnabas, Nicola Cotugno, Holly Peay, Philip Goulder, Mark Cotton, Avy Violari, Savita Pahwa, Kavidha Reddy, Alfredo Tagarro, Kennedy Otwombe, Samantha Fry, Paula Vaz, Maria Grazia Lain, Tacilta Nhampossa, Moherndran Archary, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Thanyawee Puthanakit, Cissy M Kityo, Caroline Foster, Pablo Rojo, Nigel Klein, Eleni Nastouli, Caroline T Tiemessen, Anita de Rossi, Thumbi Ndung'u, Deborah Persaud, Mathias Lichterfeld, Carlo Giaquinto, Paolo Palma, Paolo Rossi
{"title":"Analytical treatment interruption in children living with HIV: position statement from the EPIICAL consortium.","authors":"Louise Kuhn, Shaun Barnabas, Nicola Cotugno, Holly Peay, Philip Goulder, Mark Cotton, Avy Violari, Savita Pahwa, Kavidha Reddy, Alfredo Tagarro, Kennedy Otwombe, Samantha Fry, Paula Vaz, Maria Grazia Lain, Tacilta Nhampossa, Moherndran Archary, Almoustapha Issiaka Maiga, Thanyawee Puthanakit, Cissy M Kityo, Caroline Foster, Pablo Rojo, Nigel Klein, Eleni Nastouli, Caroline T Tiemessen, Anita de Rossi, Thumbi Ndung'u, Deborah Persaud, Mathias Lichterfeld, Carlo Giaquinto, Paolo Palma, Paolo Rossi","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00157-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00157-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Analytical treatment interruption (ATI) is widely acknowledged as an essential component of studies to advance our understanding of HIV cure, but discussion has largely been focused on adults. To address this gap, we reviewed evidence related to the safety and utility of ATI in paediatric populations. Three randomised ATI trials using CD4 T-cell and clinical criteria to guide restart of antiretroviral therapy (ART) have been conducted. These trials found low risks associated with ATI in children, including reassuring findings pertaining to neurocognitive outcomes. Similar to adults treated during acute infection, infants treated early in life have shifts in virological and immunological parameters that increase their likelihood of achieving ART-free viral control. Early ART limits the size and diversity of the viral reservoir and shapes effective innate and HIV-specific humoral and cellular responses. Several cases of durable ART-free viral control in early treated children have been reported. We recommend that, where appropriate for the study question and where adequate monitoring is available, ATI should be integrated into ART-free viral control research in children living with HIV. Paediatric participants have the greatest likelihood of benefiting and potentially the most years to prospectively realise those benefits. Excluding children from ATI trials limits the evidence base and delays access to interventions.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e700-e710"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767739","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00211-X
Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Thiago Silva Torres, Carolina Coutinho, Ronaldo Ismério Moreira, Iuri da Costa Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Pedro Henrique Amparo da Costa Leite, Carlos F Cáceres, Hamid Vega-Ramírez, Kelika A Konda, Juan Guanira, José Valdez Madruga, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Marcos Benedetti, Maria Cristina Pimenta, Brenda Hoagland, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso
{"title":"Bacterial sexually transmitted infections among men who have sex with men and transgender women using oral pre-exposure prophylaxis in Latin America (ImPrEP): a secondary analysis of a prospective, open-label, multicentre study.","authors":"Mayara Secco Torres Silva, Thiago Silva Torres, Carolina Coutinho, Ronaldo Ismério Moreira, Iuri da Costa Leite, Marcelo Cunha, Pedro Henrique Amparo da Costa Leite, Carlos F Cáceres, Hamid Vega-Ramírez, Kelika A Konda, Juan Guanira, José Valdez Madruga, Sandra Wagner Cardoso, Marcos Benedetti, Maria Cristina Pimenta, Brenda Hoagland, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Valdilea Gonçalves Veloso","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00211-X","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00211-X","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The global burden of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) poses a challenge in the context of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) programmes. We aimed to explore factors associated with prevalent, incident, and recurrent STIs in men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women on PrEP in Brazil, Mexico, and Peru.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>ImPrEP was a prospective, single-arm, open-label, multicentre study that enrolled MSM and transgender women in the context of the public health systems of Brazil (14 sites), Mexico (four sites), and Peru (ten sites) between February, 2018, and June, 2021. Eligibility criteria followed regional PrEP guidelines at the study start, including participants aged 18 years and older, not living with HIV, and reporting at least one of the following in the previous 6 months: condomless anal sex (CAS), anal sex with partner(s) living with HIV, any bacterial STI, or transactional sex. Eligible participants were screened and enrolled on the same day to receive daily oral PrEP (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate 300 mg and emtricitabine 200 mg). We assessed three outcomes: prevalent bacterial STIs, incident bacterial STIs, and recurrent bacterial STIs. Testing occurred at baseline and quarterly for syphilis, anorectal chlamydia, and anorectal gonorrhoea. Behavioural data were collected at baseline and quarterly. The study was registered with the Brazilian Registry of Clinical Trials, U1111-1217-6021.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>Among all 9509 participants included in the ImPrEP study (3928 [41·3%] in Brazil, 3288 [34·6%] in Mexico, and 2293 [24·1%] in Peru), 8525 (89·7%) had available STI results at baseline and were included in the prevalent STI analysis, and 7558 (79·5%) had available STI results during follow-up and were included in the incident and recurrent STI analyses. 2184 (25·6%) of 8525 participants had any bacterial STI at baseline. STI incidence during follow-up was 31·7 cases per 100 person-years (95% CI 30·7-32·7), with the highest rate for anorectal chlamydia (11·6 cases per 100 person-years, 95% CI 11·0-12·2), followed by syphilis (10·5 cases per 100 person-years, 9·9-11·1) and anorectal gonorrhoea (9·7 cases per 100 person-years, 9·2-10·3). Although only 2391 (31·6%) of 7558 participants had at least one STI during follow-up, 915 (12·1%) participants had recurrent diagnoses, representing 2328 (61·2%) of 3804 incident STI diagnoses. Characteristics associated with prevalent, incident, and recurrent STIs included younger age, multiple sex partners, receptive CAS, substance use, and previous STI diagnoses at baseline (incident or recurrent only).</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Our findings underscore the nuanced dynamics of STI transmission among MSM and transgender women across Latin America, highlighting an urgent need for tailored interventions to mitigate STI burden effectively, especially among the most susceptible individuals.</p><p><strong>Funding: </st","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e670-e679"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11442320/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146611","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":1,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Lancet HivPub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-08-16DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00173-5
Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Monica Gandhi, Simiso Sokhela, Kenly Sikwese, Helen Bygrave, Louis Da Gama, Ndiviwe Mphothulo, Lise Jamieson, Mark J Siedner, Anton L Pozniak, Pablo Rojo, Solange L Baptiste, Jacque Wambui, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Brian Honermann, Mitchell Warren, Linda-Gail Bekker, Phumla Sinxadi, Simon Collins, Jessica Burry, Karlien Möller, Polly Clayden, Andrew Owen, Andrew Hill
{"title":"The long wait for long-acting HIV prevention and treatment formulations.","authors":"Willem Daniel Francois Venter, Monica Gandhi, Simiso Sokhela, Kenly Sikwese, Helen Bygrave, Louis Da Gama, Ndiviwe Mphothulo, Lise Jamieson, Mark J Siedner, Anton L Pozniak, Pablo Rojo, Solange L Baptiste, Jacque Wambui, Gesine Meyer-Rath, Brian Honermann, Mitchell Warren, Linda-Gail Bekker, Phumla Sinxadi, Simon Collins, Jessica Burry, Karlien Möller, Polly Clayden, Andrew Owen, Andrew Hill","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00173-5","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00173-5","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>Large randomised studies of new long-acting medications for the prevention and treatment of HIV have shown high effectiveness and acceptability. Although modelling studies indicate these agents could be fundamental in HIV elimination, coordination of their entry into health-care markets is crucial, especially in low-income and middle-income countries with high HIV prevalence, where coordination is low despite UNAIDS flagging that global HIV targets will not be met. Research and implementation projects are tightly controlled by originator pharmaceutical companies, with only a small percentage of eligible people living with or affected by HIV benefiting from these projects. WHO, financial donors, manufacturers, and governments need to consider urgent coordinated action from stakeholders worldwide, akin to the successful introduction of dolutegravir into treatment programmes across low-income and middle-income countries. Without this immediate coordination, large-scale access to long-acting agents for HIV will be delayed, potentially extending into the 2030s. This delay is unacceptable considering the established global HIV targets.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e711-e716"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142005600","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 : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-09-05DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00236-4
Javier R Lama, Ann Duerr
{"title":"Preventing sexually transmitted infections in the age of PrEP.","authors":"Javier R Lama, Ann Duerr","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00236-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00236-4","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e651-e653"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142146612","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}