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ReviewThe lancet. HIV2021

The case for an HIV cure and how to get there.

Mark Dybul, Timothy Attoye, Solange Baptiste, Peter Cherutich, François Dabis, Steven G Deeks, Carl Dieffenbach, Brian Doehle, Maureen M Goodenow, Adam Jiang and 12 more

Abstract readReview
In one paragraph

Review in The lancet. HIV, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 56 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
56citing papers in PubMed
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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

56 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Early immune responses anticipate HIV rebound and precede viral control.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026
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  11. HIV Cure: How Far We Have Come?Indian journal of microbiology · 2025
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  20. Research Toward a Cure for Perinatal HIV.Clinics in perinatology · 2024
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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

22 authors.

Mark DybulCenter for Global Health Practice and Impact, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA. Electronic address: mrd54@georgetown.edu.
Timothy AttoyeGlobal Health Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Solange BaptisteInternational Treatment Preparedness Coalition, Johannesburg, South Africa.
Peter CherutichKenya Ministry of Health, Nairobi, Kenya.
François DabisAgence Nationale de Recherches sur le SIDA et les Hepatites Virales, Paris, France.
Steven G DeeksUniversity of California, San Francisco, California, USA.
Carl DieffenbachDivision of AIDS, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA.
Brian DoehleGlobal Health Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Maureen M GoodenowOffice of AIDS Research, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA.
Adam JiangMcKinsey & Company Secondee at The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Dominic KempsSommartel, London, UK.
Sharon R LewinPeter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, University of Melbourne and Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Infectious Diseases, Alfred Hospital and Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
Murray M LumpkinGlobal Health Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Lauren MathaeCenter for Global Health Practice and Impact, Georgetown University, Washington, DC, USA.
Joseph M McCuneGlobal Health Division, The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Seattle, WA, USA.
Thumbi Ndung'uAfrica Health Research Institute, Durban, South Africa; HIV Pathogenesis Programme, Doris Duke Medical Research Institute, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban South Africa; Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology, Berlin, Germany; University College London, London, UK.
Moses NsubugaJoint Adherent Brothers & Sisters Against AIDS, Kampala, Uganda.
Holly L PeayRTI International, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA.
John PottageViiv Healthcare, Brentford, UK.
Mitchell WarrenAIDS Vaccine Advocacy Coalition, New York, NY, USA.
Izukanji SikazweCentre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Sunnylands 2019 Working Group

Funding

Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MALLORY O JOHNSON · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In light of the increasing global burden of new HIV infections, growing financial requirements, and shifting funding landscape, the global health community must accelerate the development and delivery of an HIV cure to complement existing prevention modalities. An effective curative intervention could prevent new infections, overcome the limitations of antiretroviral treatment, combat stigma and discrimination, and provide a sustainable financial solution for pandemic control. We propose steps to plan for an HIV cure now, including defining a target product profile and establishing the HIV Cure Africa Acceleration Partnership (HCAAP), a multidisciplinary public-private partnership that will catalyse and promote HIV cure research through diverse stakeholder engagement. HCAAP will convene stakeholders, including people living with HIV, at an early stage to accelerate the design, social acceptability, and rapid adoption of HIV-cure products.

Indexed as

HIVDisease ManagementDrug DevelopmentHealth Care SurveysHealth ResourcesHIV InfectionsHumansPublic-Private Sector PartnershipsQuality of LifeSocial StigmaSocioeconomic Factors

Identifiers

PMID33271124
PMCPMC7773626

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Registered trials

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