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Coverage of the 2017 IAS Conference on HIV Science

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science, July 23-26, 2017, in Paris.

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IAS 2017: Study of Gay Men Shows No Transmissions from Undetectable HIV+ Partners

A study of 343 gay couples, where one partner had HIV and the other did not, has not found a single case of HIV transmission in 16,889 acts of condomless anal sex, according to a presentation at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) this week in Paris.

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IAS 2017: World On Track To Reach 90-90-90 Targets for HIV Treatment by 2020

The world is on track to reach global targets for reducing AIDS deaths and expanding HIV treatment access by 2020, but some regions of the world risk falling further behind due to lack of political commitment, UNAIDS announced in the run-up tothe 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) in Paris.

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IAS 2017: Long-Acting Cabotegravir + Rilpivirine Looks Good for HIV ART

Two long-acting injectable antiretrovirals, cabotegravir and rilpivirine, administered once every 4 or 8 weeks maintained viral suppression in about 90% of people who started therapy with an undetectable viral load, according to the latest results from the LATTE-2 trial, presented at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science this week in Paris and published simultaneously in The Lancet.

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IAS 2017: Long-Acting Cabotegravir Shows Promise For HIV Prevention

A long-acting injectable formulation of cabotegravir given every 8 weeks produces high enough drugs levels in both men and women to offer protection against HIV, according to results from the HPTN 077 study presented this week at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) in Paris. But another injectable prevention candidate, long-acting rilpivirine, has been abandoned.

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IAS 2017: New HIV Integrase Inhibitor Bictegravir Works Well for First-Line Treatment

A single-tablet regimen containing the experimental integrase inhibitor bictegravir was as effective as 2 widely used approved regimens for first-time therapy in a pair of Phase 3 clinical trials, according to presentations at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) this week in Paris.

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IAS 2017: New HIV Infections Halved as Treatment Scales Up in Swaziland

New HIV infections have been cut in half in Swaziland since 2011, at the same time as the proportion of people on antiretroviral treatment with fully suppressed viral load has doubled, according to a report at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) this week in Paris. It is the first direct evidence that expanding HIV treatment results in fewer HIV infections in a country with a major epidemic, researchers said.

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