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ArticleCommunications medicine2025

HIV-1 suppression and rare dolutegravir resistance in antiretroviral-experienced people with HIV in Liberia.

James Soka Moses, Alice K Pau, Safia Kuriakose, Greg Grandits, Cavan Reilly, Brad T Sherman, Weizhong Chang, Lisheng Dai, Muhammad A Khan, Helene Highbarger and 20 more

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30 authors.

James Soka MosesPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia. SMoses@prevailcr.org.
Alice K PauNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
Safia KuriakoseClinical Research Directorate, Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Greg GranditsDivision of Biostatistics, School of Public health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Cavan ReillyDivision of Biostatistics, School of Public health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
Brad T ShermanFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Weizhong ChangFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Lisheng DaiFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Muhammad A KhanFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Helene HighbargerFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Moses MannahPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Johnathan McCulloughAdvanced BioMedical Laboratories, LLC, Cinnaminson, NJ, USA.
Carla ChorleyClinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Isaac MorluPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Joseph DorborPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Ophelia Talweh BongoleePartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.ORCID http://orcid.org/0009-0002-6125-3928
Rebecca SlewionPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Esther AkpaClinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Barthalomew WilsonPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
April L PooleNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.
Stacy L KopkaClinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Tracey MillerClinical Monitoring Research Program Directorate (CMRPD), Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Cecelia J NutaJohn F. Kennedy Medical Center, Monrovia, Liberia.
Christina LindanUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
David GliddenUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Jeffrey N MartinUniversity of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9773-3256
Kumblytee L JohnsonPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Robin L DewarFrederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, Frederick, MD, USA.
Ian WachekwaPartnership for Research on Vaccines & Infectious Diseases in Liberia (PREVAIL), Monrovia, Liberia.
Stephen A MiguelesNational Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, USA.

Funding

WORK ORDER 126643 B539 EXPAND IC SUITE75N91019D00024 · NIAID · LEIDOS BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH, INC. · PI BRISCOE, LYNN · 2019 to 2025
$3932.6M
International Traineeships in AIDS Prevention Studies (ITAPS)R25MH123256 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI CHRISTINA P LINDAN · 2020 to 2026
$1.8M
Training in Clinical and Epidemiological Research for Liberia (TRACER)U2RTW011281 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MARTIN, JEFFREY N · 2019 to 2023
$1.2M
Training in Clinical and Epidemiological Research for Liberia (TRACER)D43TW011281 · FIC · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI JEFFREY N MARTIN · 2025 to 2026
$569k
CCR NIH HHS HHSN261200800001CFIC NIH HHS D43 TW011281FIC NIH HHS U2R TW011281NCI NIH HHS 75N91019D00024NCI NIH HHS HHSN261200800001ENIMH NIH HHS R25 MH123256U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | Fogarty International Center (FIC) U2RTW011281U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) R25MH123256
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundIncreasingly, persons with HIV in Liberia are receiving antiretroviral therapy containing the integrase strand-transfer inhibitor (InSTI) dolutegravir (DTG), but the prevalence of and factors associated with virologic failure and HIV drug resistance (HIVDR) remain unknown.

methodsCross-sectional analysis of 2019-2022 enrolment data from 1276 persons with HIV in the HONOR cohort included sociodemographic information, plasma viral loads (pVL), CD4 counts, and HIVDR testing by next generation sequencing in participants with virologic failure (pVL≥1000 copies/mL).

resultsOf the 1201 participants with pVL results, 72% are female and median age is 42 (interquartile range [IQR] 35-50) years. All are on ART (median 6.1 [2.1-11] years): 74% on DTG-based and 23% on non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based regimens. Ninety (7.5%) had virologic failure; 970 (81%) are suppressed (<40 copies/mL). Virologic failure is less prevalent with DTG- versus NNRTI-based regimens (5.3% vs. 14%, adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR]=0.3, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.2-0.5) and is associated with age <50 years, CD4 count <200 cells/µL, and hemoglobin <11 g/dL. In 70 participants with virologic failure and successful sequencing, HIVDR prevalence is 81% for any ARV, 5.7% for InSTIs, 79% for NNRTIs, and 61% for nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs). Intermediate-to-high resistance to ≥1 NRTI in current ART is less prevalent with DTG+2NRTIs than NNRTI+2NRTIs regimens (aPR = 0.5, 95%CI 0.3-0.8).

conclusionsMost participants in the cohort are virologically-suppressed. Among those with virologic failure, HIVDR prevalence is high to NRTIs and NNRTIs, but low to InSTIs. Ongoing evaluation is necessary to determine the durability of DTG-based ART.

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PMCPMC12064710

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