Conferences EACS 2015
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EACS 2015: Dual Therapy with Protease Inhibitors and Lamivudine Suppresses HIV
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- Category: Approved HIV Drugs
- Published on Monday, 23 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Dual antiretroviral regimens consisting of only a boosted HIV protease inhibitor (lopinavir/ritonavir or atazanavir) and a single inexpensive and well-tolerated NRTI may be enough to achieve and maintain HIV suppression in a most patients starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the first time or switching from a standard triple regimen, according to a pair of studies presented at the EACS 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona.
EACS 2015: Does Low-level HIV Viral Load Raise the Risk of Disease Progression and Comorbidities?
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- Category: HIV Disease Progression
- Published on Wednesday, 04 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV-positive people with detectable but low viral load -- in the range of 50 to 500 or 1000 copies/mL -- may continue to have a higher risk of AIDS-related events, but their likelihood of experiencing serious non-AIDS events including heart, liver, and kidney disease did not appear to increase, according to a pair of Italian studies presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona.
EACS 2015: TB Death Rate 4-Fold Higher in Eastern Europe Due to Lack of Treatment after Diagnosis
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- Category: Tuberculosis (TB)
- Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
People living with HIV in Eastern Europe who develop tuberculosis (TB) are 4 times more likely to die within a year when compared to similar patients in Western and Southern Europe, or Latin America, a large international study presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona has shown. The study found that even after taking into account the prevalence of resistance to first-line TB drugs and receipt of appropriate treatment, people in the other regions were around 70% less likely to die during the year following a TB diagnosis than those in Eastern Europe.
EACS 2015: London Clinic Survey Shows Impact of Chemsex on Condom and PEP Use
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- Category: HIV Prevention
- Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
A survey of gay men in London using drugs during sex -- known as "chemsex" --has shown high levels of unprotected sex and hepatitis C among both HIV-positive and HIV-negative men, high levels of post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) use, and a high frequency of injection drug use, according to research presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona.
EACS 2015: Hepatitis C Incidence Remains Stable Among HIV-Positive Gay Men in Europe
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- Category: HCV Sexual Transmission
- Published on Sunday, 01 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Researchers have seen no decline in new hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in 16 European CASCADE cohorts, according to a poster presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last week in Barcelona. However, trends seem to differ between various regions of Europe.
EACS 2015: Majority of Migrants with HIV in Europe May Have Acquired Virus in New Country
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- Category: HIV/AIDS Epidemiology & Mortality
- Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Gus Cairns
A study presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona found evidence that the majority of migrants living with HIV in Europe, and who were diagnosed less than 5 years ago, probably acquired the virus in their host country rather than the one in which they were born. The aMASE (Advancing Migrant Access to Health Services in Europe) study found that the proportion of people with a documented or probable date of HIV infection later than their move to, or within, Europe was higher than those with a documented or probable pre-migration infection date, and that this applied to all risk groups, all areas of origin, and both sexes.
EACS 2015: Risk of Heart Attack Rises with Length of HIV Infection, Regardless of Age
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- Category: Cardiovascular Disease
- Published on Sunday, 01 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
A decade after becoming infected, a person living with HIV has approximately twice the risk of heart attack compared to someone who has just acquired HIV, regardless of the age at which they seroconverted and after taking into account the effects of aging, according to an analysis of 18,468 people with HIV presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference in Barcelona last week. Stopping smoking, improving diet, and exercising are especially important for people living with HIV long-term, the researchers suggested.
EACS 2015: Newest MDR-TB Drug Prices Could Fall by Up to 95% Through Generic Production
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- Category: Tuberculosis (TB)
- Published on Monday, 02 November 2015 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
The cost of newer drugs for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) could be cut by up to 95% if generic production of patented products could be achieved in the same way as for antiretroviral drugs, according to a study presented at the 15th European AIDS Conference last month in Barcelona. Price reductions might permit a 10-fold increase in the number of people who can be treated for MDR-TB within current budgets, without any new funding, the study suggests.
EACS 2015: Successful Hepatitis C Treatment Lowers Risk of Death for HIV/HCV Coinfected People
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Wednesday, 28 October 2015 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Hepatitis C treatment that leads to sustained virological response (SVR) -- generally regarded as a cure -- was associated with a reduced risk of liver-related death and improved overall survival in an analysis of 3500 HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfected patients, according to a presentation at the 15th European AIDS Conference last week in Barcelona. A related study found that while some liver-related events are declining over time, liver cancer remains a risk for coinfected people.
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- Coverage of the 15th European AIDS Conference
- EACS 2015: START Substudies Show More Bone Loss with Early ART, But No Differences in Lung or Neurocognitive Function
- EACS 2015: HIV Maturation Inhibitor BMS-955176 Shows Good Safety and Efficacy in Phase 2a Trial
- EACS 2015: With EACS Release, All International HIV Treatment Guidelines Agree on When to Start
- EACS 2015: When Will Europe Get PrEP?
- EACS 2015: TAF Single-Tablet Regimen Shows Good Efficacy, Improved Kidney and Bone Safety
- EACS 2015: Can Dolutegravir Dual Therapy or Monotherapy Keep HIV Suppressed?
- EACS 2015: Benefits of Early HIV Treatment Are Clear, But Issues Raised by START and D:A:D Still Unresolved
- EACS 2015: Modest Bone Loss Seen in Young Men Taking Truvada for Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
- EACS 2015: Can Europe Reach the 90-90-90 Target for HIV Treatment by 2020?
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