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Twice-a-year injected drug shows promise for first-line HIV treatment

Early results from a small study suggest that six-monthly injections of lenacapavir, an experimental HIV capsid inhibitor, can be used as part of a combination regimen for people starting HIV treatment, the 11th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2021) heard today. On Saturday, aidsmap reported on CAPELLA, a study of lenacapavir in treatment-experienced people failing… Read More »

Resistance testing does not improve viral suppression after first-line failure in South Africa and Uganda

Resistance testing to trigger switching to a second-line HIV treatment regimen did not improve virological suppression nine months later in a large randomised study carried out in South Africa and Uganda, Dr Mark Siedner of Massachusetts General Hospital reported to the 2021 virtual Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on Monday. The study findings… Read More »