For any medication to work, people must be willing and able to take it. This is particularly true for antiviral therapy for HIV. The newest generation of HIV therapy focuses on long-acting injectable medication, which provides a treatment regimen that is easier for patients to stick with. St. Jude is at the forefront of clinical research to bring these treatments to children and young adults. St. Jude has a long history of working with the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded International Maternal Pediatric Adolescent AIDS Clinical Trials (IMPAACT) Network. Aditya Gaur, MD, St. Jude Division of HIV Medicine director co-led the IMPAACT 2017 study, whose primary goal was to determine the safety of these medicines and drug exposure in adolescents aged 12 to 18. Results from the Phase 1/2 clinical trial show that a long-acting, injectable treatment regimen is safe for use in this age group. “A few decades from now, we will reflect and say this was another milestone in how we addressed the management of HIV,” said Aditya Gaur, MD, St. Jude Division of HIV Medicine director. “Long-acting HIV treatment adds yet another treatment option for people living with HIV.” Findings from the first study cohort, published in The Lancet HIV, showed no serious adverse effects in these patients. These interim findings informed the approval of this combination of long-acting medications for adolescents by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Canada Health. “At an individual level,” Gaur concluded. “It’s most rewarding to hear the testimonies of the adolescents who shared what it meant for them not to have to take daily oral medications and to experience some relief from the feeling of stigma.” Learn more about the study on Progress: https://ow.ly/E20x50StLI7
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📃Scientific paper: Understanding the effects of universal test and treat on longitudinal HIV care outcomes among South African youth: a retrospective cohort study Abstract: Introduction Little is known about the effects of universal test and treat (UTT) policies on HIV care outcomes among youth living with HIV (YLHIV). Moreover, there is a paucity of information regarding when YLHIV are most susceptible to disengagement from care under the newest treatment guidelines. The longitudinal HIV care continuum is an underutilized tool that can provide a holistic understanding of population-level HIV care trajectories and be used to compare treatment outcomes across groups. We aimed to explore effects of the UTT policy on longitudinal outcomes among South African YLHIV and identify temporally precise opportunities for re-engaging this priority population in the UTT era. Methods Using medical record data, we conducted a retrospective cohort study among youth aged 18–24 diagnosed with HIV from August 2015-December 2018 in nine health care facilities in South Africa. We used Fine and Gray sub-distribution proportional hazards models to characterize longitudinal care continuum outcomes in the population overall and stratified by treatment era of diagnosis. We estimated the proportion of individuals in each stage of the continuum over time and the restricted mean time spent in each stage in the first year following diagnosis. Sub-group estimates were compared using differences. Results A total of 420 YLHIV were included. By day 365 following diagnosis, just 23% of individuals had no 90-or-more-day lapse in care and were virally suppressed. Those ... Continued on ES/IODE ➡️ https://etcse.fr/GW7 ------- If you find this interesting, feel free to follow, comment and share. We need your help to enhance our visibility, so that our platform continues to serve you.
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