Lancet HivPub Date : 2024-08-01Epub Date: 2024-07-14DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00158-9
Deborah Donnell
{"title":"Reassuring long-term safety, resistance, and efficacy data for two daily formulations of PrEP.","authors":"Deborah Donnell","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00158-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00158-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e496-e497"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141621216","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 : 2024-07-19DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00185-1
Talha Burki
{"title":"Creativity until you drop dead.","authors":"Talha Burki","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00185-1","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00185-1","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141749338","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00118-8
Alejandro G García-Ruiz de Morales, María Jesús Vivancos, María de Lagarde, Margarita Ramírez Schacke, Maria Del Mar Arcos Rueda, Eva Orviz, Adrian Curran, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Santiago Moreno, María Jesús Pérez-Elías, Javier Martínez-Sanz
{"title":"Transition times across the HIV care continuum in Spain from 2005 to 2022: a longitudinal cohort study.","authors":"Alejandro G García-Ruiz de Morales, María Jesús Vivancos, María de Lagarde, Margarita Ramírez Schacke, Maria Del Mar Arcos Rueda, Eva Orviz, Adrian Curran, Francisco Carmona-Torre, Santiago Moreno, María Jesús Pérez-Elías, Javier Martínez-Sanz","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00118-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00118-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Ending AIDS by 2030 requires improvements across all stages of the HIV care continuum. We used a longitudinal approach to assess changes in the HIV care continuum in Spain and transition probabilities across different stages.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We used data from the prospective Cohort of the Spanish HIV/AIDS Research Network to analyse the time from diagnosis to linkage to care, linkage to care to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and ART to viral suppression in five calendar periods defined by milestones in ART, from 2005 to 2022. We used the Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazard models to estimate cumulative probabilities of stage transition within 1, 3, 6, and 12 months of stage eligibility, by period.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>We included 18 529 participants. Comparing the initial (2005-09) and final (2020-22) periods, time to linkage to care decreased from a median of 6·0 weeks to 1·3 weeks, time to ART initiation from 15·9 weeks to 0·4 weeks, and time to viral suppression from 13·3 weeks to 7·1 weeks. Adjusted hazard ratios for the comparison between the last period and the initial period were 3·1 (95% CI 2·8-3·4) for linkage to care within 1 month, 11·4 (10·1-12·3) for ART initiation within 1 month, and 2·2 (1·2-2·4) for viral suppression within 3 months. The aggregate proportion of late diagnoses was 38·6%, increasing after 2012 to 46·4% in the 2020-22 period. Same-day ART initiation increased from 18% to 39% from 2005 to 2022. The overall incidence rate of virological failure was 1·05 failures per 1000 person-years and showed a non-significant decline throughout the study.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>The great improvement in transition times through the HIV care cascade might put Spain on the verge of achieving the UNAIDS targets for HIV elimination. However, late diagnosis remains a challenge that should be addressed.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>Instituto de Salud Carlos III and Spanish AIDS Research Network.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e470-e478"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200298","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00117-6
Ann Duerr, Chris Beyrer
{"title":"Reducing HIV transmission in British Columbia, Canada.","authors":"Ann Duerr, Chris Beyrer","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00117-6","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00117-6","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e430-e431"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288798","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00089-4
{"title":"Dolutegravir plus boosted darunavir versus recommended standard-of-care antiretroviral regimens in people with HIV-1 for whom recommended first-line non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy has failed (D<sup>2</sup>EFT): an open-label, randomised, phase 3b/4 trial.","authors":"","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00089-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00089-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Randomised comparative data on efficacy and safety of second-line antiretroviral therapy (ART) after failure of non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs) across diverse geographical settings are scarce. The aim of this study was to evaluate optimal second-line ART for people with HIV.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>D<sup>2</sup>EFT is a completed international, randomised, open-label, phase 3b/4 trial evaluating three second-line ART strategies in adults (aged ≥18 years) with HIV-1 for whom first-line NNRTI therapy has failed. The study was done at 28 sites across 14 countries in Asia, Africa, and Latin America. It was originally designed to compare recommended standard of care (ritonavir-boosted darunavir [800 mg darunavir plus 100 mg ritonavir once daily] plus two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors [NRTIs; dosed once or twice daily]) with a novel nucleoside sparing regimen of dolutegravir (50 mg once daily) with ritonavir-boosted darunavir. The study was adapted during the first year to add a third arm of dolutegravir (50 mg once daily) with fixed tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (300 mg once daily) plus either lamivudine (300 mg once daily) or emtricitabine (200 mg once daily). Participants were randomly assigned with a computer-generated, blocked randomisation scheme (block size of two) stratified by site, previous tenofovir disoproxil fumarate use, and HIV viral load. The trial was designed to evaluate non-inferiority of either interventional arm against standard of care for the primary outcome of virological suppression, as determined by HIV RNA load of less than 50 copies per mL at 48 weeks. The prespecified non-inferiority margin was 12%. Comparisons were made with a modified intention-to-treat population, including all participants randomly assigned but excluding administrative withdrawals. This study is registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT03017872.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>1190 individuals were screened; 828 participants were enrolled between Nov 1, 2017, and Dec 31, 2021. Two participants were unable to receive their assigned regimen for administrative reasons; and 826 participants were included in analyses. Median age was 39 years (IQR 33-46), and 450 (54%) participants were female. Baseline median CD4 count was 206 cells per μL (23-354) and median HIV RNA was 15 400 copies per mL (3600-65 986). The proportion of participants with HIV RNA of less than 50 copies per mL at 48 weeks was 194 (75%) of 257 in the ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus two NRTIs group, 222 (84%) of 264 in the ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus dolutegravir group, and 227 (78%) of 291 in the dolutegravir with tenofovir disoproxil fumarate plus either lamivudine or emtricitabine group. Compared with ritonavir-boosted darunavir plus two NRTIs, the difference in virological suppression was 8·6% (95% CI 1·7 to 15·5; p=0·016) for dolutegravir plus ritonavir-boosted darunavir and 6·7% (-1·2 to 14·4; p=0·093) ","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e436-e448"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141094699","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-05-30DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00127-9
Lise Cuzin, Pascal Pugliese
{"title":"Reducing time to viral suppression in Europe.","authors":"Lise Cuzin, Pascal Pugliese","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00127-9","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00127-9","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e431-e433"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141200127","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-05-21DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00099-7
Esaú C João
{"title":"Second-line HIV treatments for adults in LMICs.","authors":"Esaú C João","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00099-7","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00099-7","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e428"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141094700","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-04DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00094-8
Viviane D Lima, Jielin Zhu, Rolando Barrios, Junine Toy, Jeffrey B Joy, Brian G Williams, Reuben Granich, Zunyou Wu, Jason Wong, Julio S G Montaner
{"title":"Longitudinal evolution of the HIV effective reproduction number following sequential expansion of treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis in British Columbia, Canada: a population-level programme evaluation.","authors":"Viviane D Lima, Jielin Zhu, Rolando Barrios, Junine Toy, Jeffrey B Joy, Brian G Williams, Reuben Granich, Zunyou Wu, Jason Wong, Julio S G Montaner","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00094-8","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00094-8","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Treatment as prevention and pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are key strategies in the control of HIV/AIDS. We aimed to characterise the longitudinal effects of antiretroviral therapy (ART), followed by treatment as prevention and the addition of PrEP, on the HIV effective reproduction number (R<sub>e</sub>) in British Columbia, Canada.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This population-level programme evaluation used data from the Drug Treatment Program of the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada). We also used estimates of HIV incidence and prevalence from the Public Health Agency of Canada, data on the number of new HIV diagnoses per year from the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, and mortality data from the British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. Data were obtained from 1985 until 2022, depending on the database source. Outcomes were the annual HIV prevalence, HIV incidence, number of new HIV diagnoses, number of people living with HIV on ART, HIV/AIDS-related and all-cause mortality rates, the HIV incidence-to-all-cause-mortality ratio, and R<sub>e</sub>. We calculated the modified effective reproduction number (R<sub>me</sub>) using two thresholds of viral suppression and compared these values with R<sub>e</sub>.</p><p><strong>Findings: </strong>We found a 95% decline in HIV/AIDS-related mortality and a 91% decrease in HIV incidence over the study period. The R<sub>e</sub> progressively declined from 1996 to 2022; however, from 1996 to 2017, R<sub>me</sub> remained stable (>1) when calculated for people living with HIV with unsuppressed viraemia, suggesting that treatment as prevention reduces HIV incidence by decreasing the pool of individuals who are potentially able to transmit the virus. From 2018 to 2022, a decline in the estimated R<sub>e</sub> and R<sub>me</sub> (<1) was observed regardless of whether we considered all people living with HIV or only those who were virologically unsuppressed. This finding suggests that PrEP decreases HIV incidence by reducing the number of susceptible individuals in the community, independently of viral suppression.</p><p><strong>Interpretation: </strong>Our results show the synergy between generalised treatment as prevention and targeted PrEP in terms of decreasing HIV incidence. These findings support the incorporation of longitudinal monitoring of R<sub>e</sub> at a programmatic level to identify opportunities for the optimisation of treatment-as-prevention and PrEP programmes.</p><p><strong>Funding: </strong>British Columbia Ministry of Health, Health Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Vancouver Coastal Health, Vancouver General Hospital Foundation, Genome British Columbia, and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e461-e469"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141288797","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 : 2024-07-01Epub Date: 2024-06-06DOI: 10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00102-4
Diego F Cuadros, Qian Huang, Godfrey Musuka, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Brian K Moyo, Amon Mpofu, Tatenda Makoni, F DeWolfe Miller, Anna Bershteyn
{"title":"Moving beyond hotspots of HIV prevalence to geospatial hotspots of UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets in sub-Saharan Africa.","authors":"Diego F Cuadros, Qian Huang, Godfrey Musuka, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Brian K Moyo, Amon Mpofu, Tatenda Makoni, F DeWolfe Miller, Anna Bershteyn","doi":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00102-4","DOIUrl":"10.1016/S2352-3018(24)00102-4","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>The HIV epidemic in sub-Saharan Africa displays a varied geographical distribution, with particular regions termed as HIV hotspots due to a higher prevalence of infection. Addressing these hotspots is essential for controlling the epidemic. However, these regions, influenced by historical factors, challenge standard interventions. Legacy effects-the lasting impact of past events-play a substantial role in the persistence of these hotspots. To address this challenge of the standard interventions, we propose a shift towards the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets. Spatial analysis of HIV viral load and antiretroviral therapy coverage can provide a more comprehensive perspective on the epidemic's dynamics. Studies in Zambia and Zimbabwe, using this approach, have revealed disparities in HIV care metrics across regions. By focusing on the UNAIDS 95-95-95 targets, more effective control strategies can be designed, with consideration of both historical and current factors. This approach would offer a solution-oriented strategy, emphasising tailored interventions based on specific regional needs.</p>","PeriodicalId":48725,"journal":{"name":"Lancet Hiv","volume":" ","pages":"e479-e488"},"PeriodicalIF":12.8,"publicationDate":"2024-07-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141297013","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}