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ReviewCurrent HIV research2011

Antiretroviral therapy in prevention of HIV and TB: update on current research efforts.

Reuben Granich, Somya Gupta, Amitabh B Suthar, Caoimhe Smyth, David Hoos, Marco Vitoria, Mariangela Simao, Catherine Hankins, Bernard Schwartlander, Renee Ridzon and 7 more

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Review in Current HIV research, 2011. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 60 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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60citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

60 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors.

Reuben GranichAntiretroviral Treatment and HIV Care, Department of HIV/AIDS, Building D, 1st Floor, Room 1005, World Health Organization, Avenue Appia 20, CH-1211, Geneva 27, Switzerland. granichr@who.int
Somya Gupta
Amitabh B Suthar
Caoimhe Smyth
David Hoos
Marco Vitoria
Mariangela Simao
Catherine Hankins
Bernard Schwartlander
Renee Ridzon
Brigitte Bazin
Brian Williams
Ying-Ru Lo
Craig McClure
Julio Montaner
Gottfried Hirnschall
ART in Prevention of HIV and TB Research Writing Group

Funding

Translational ScienceP30AI042853 · NIAID · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI CURT G BECKWITH · 1998 to 2026
$51.7M
Seek and Treat for Optimal Outcomes and Prevention in HIV & AIDS in IDUDP1DA026182 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO · PI MONTANER, JULIO SERGIO GONZALEZ · 2008 to 2013
$3.9M
Opiate Dependence, HIV and Adherence InterventionsK23DA019381 · NIDA · YALE UNIVERSITY · PI SPRINGER, SANDRA ANN · 2005 to 2009
$874k
Comprehensive HIV Testing Strategies for JailsK23DA021095 · NIDA · MIRIAM HOSPITAL · PI BECKWITH, CURT G · 2007 to 2011
$779k
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI042853NIDA NIH HHS DP1 DA026182NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA019381NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA021095
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There is considerable scientific evidence supporting the use of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in prevention of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and tuberculosis (TB) infections. The complex nature of the HIV and TB prevention responses, resource constraints, remaining questions about cost and feasibility, and the need to use a solid evidence base to make policy decisions, and the implementation challenges to translating trial data to operational settings require a well-organised and coordinated response to research in this area. To this end, we aimed to catalogue the ongoing and planned research activities that evaluate the impact of ART plus other interventions on HIV- and/or TB-related morbidity, mortality, risk behaviour, HIV incidence and transmission. Using a limited search methodology, 50 projects were identified examining ART as prevention, representing 5 regions and 52 countries with a global distribution. There are 24 randomised controlled clinical trials with at least 12 large randomised individual or community cluster trials in resource-constrained settings that are in the planning or early implementation stages. There is considerable heterogeneity between studies in terms of methodology, interventions and geographical location. While the identified studies will undoubtedly advance our understanding of the efficacy and effectiveness of ART for prevention, some key questions may remain unanswered or only partially answered. The large number and wide variety of research projects emphasise the importance of this research issue and clearly demonstrate the potential for synergies, partnerships and coordination across funding agencies.

Indexed as

AIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-Retroviral AgentsHIV InfectionsHumansPrimary PreventionTuberculosis, PulmonaryAnti-Retroviral Agents

Identifiers

PMID21999779
PMCPMC3531820

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