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Coverage of IDWeek 2017

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of IDWeek 2017, held October 4-8, 2017, in San Diego.

11/30/17

EACS 2017: European Cure Review Concentrates on HIV Therapeutic Vaccines

A cure for HIV would almost inevitably have to involve a vaccine to improve the body’s natural ability to control HIV, speakers said at a recent seminar on European HIV cure research. The STEPS seminar, put on by the European AIDS Treatment Group (EATG) ahead of the European AIDS Conference in Milan in October, also heard that, in the words of EATG member and European Community Advisory Board chair Giulio Maria Corbelli, "Cure research reminds us of the importance of patient involvement from the very earliest phases of the development of treatment and prevention."

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EACS 2017: ABX464 Reduces HIV Reservoir But Does Not Delay Vial Rebound

ABX464, a new drug that stimulates the clearance of HIV from infected cells, reduces the reservoir of HIV DNA in the body but does not delay the rebound of viral load when antiretroviral treatment is interrupted, Linos Vandekerckhove of the University of Ghent reported at the 16th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2017) last week in Milan.

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Coverage of the 16th European AIDS Conference

HIVandHepatitis.com and NAM coverage of the 16th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2017), October 25-27 2017, in Milan.

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EACS 2017: Symtuza as Effective as Multi-Pill Combination in Previously Untreated People with HIV

The single-pill combination of darunavir, cobicistat, tenofovir alafenamide, and emtricitabine (Symtuza) is just as effective as a multi-pill combination of darunavir, cobicistat, emtricitabine, and the older tenofovir disoproxil fumarate formulation in previously untreated people with HIV, Chloe Orkin of the Royal London Hospital reported at the recet 16th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2017) in Milan.

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EACS 2017: Boosted Protease Inhibitor + Lamivudine Effective for HIV Maintenance Treatment

HIV maintenance treatment with 2 drugs, a boosted protease inhibitor and lamivudine, is just as effective as 3-drug treatment with a boosted protease inhibitor for people who already have fully suppressed viral load, according to a meta-analysis of clinical trials presented last weekat the 16th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2017) in Milan.

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EACS 2017: How a London Clinic Reduced New HIV Infections by 90%

Scaling up HIV testing to reduce undiagnosed HIV infection requires a fundamental re-ordering of HIV testing services to make them more attractive to people at risk, and doing so can bring about enormous changes in HIV incidence and treatment uptake, delegates heard on the opening day of the 16th European AIDS Conference (EACS 2017) in Milan in October.

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