Jun. 29, 2018
Late breaker presentations to be made at the international aids conference 2018
LATE BREAKER HIGHLIGHTS
- First results from PARTNER2 – a follow-up to the landmark PARTNER study – with new evidence on the effectiveness of “treatment as prevention” in gay
male couples
- Data from theANRS PREVENIR studyof daily and “on demand” PrEP in men who have sex with men
- New research on the possibility that feminizing hormone
therapy may affect the efficacy of PrEP in transgender women
- Data on prevention and treatment progress in key countries, including results from the Namibia Population-Based HIV Impact Assessment (PHIA)
- Results from the SEARCH study of HIV “test-and-treat” using a multi-disease approach and streamlined care in Kenya and Uganda
- Study identifying cost-effective strategies
that could cut HIV infections and deaths in half in Ukraine
- Results from RIVER, the first randomized controlled trial of a “kick and kill” approach to attacking HIV reservoirs
- Detailed safety and efficacy data from the GEMINI studies of an experimental two-drug treatment for HIV (dolutegravir + lamivudine)
- Safety of Dolutegravir in pregnancy: Late breaking findings,
interpretations and implications.