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ArticleEuro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin2025

Early results from implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) with long-acting injectable cabotegravir for people with barriers to oral strategies, Italy, December 2024 to August 2025.

Davide Moschese, Rozenn Esvan, Chiara Fusetti, Virginia Barchi, Maria Vittoria Cossu, Alessandro Giacinta, Samuel Lazzarin, Giulia Terracini, Francesco Caruso, Giulia Micheli and 14 more

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In one paragraph

Article in Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07620730 (PrEP-LANA), which is not on this map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT07620730 not yet recruitingnot on this mapstarted 2026, after this paper: background citation

PrEP-LANA (Pre-exposure Prophylaxis- Long-acting Novel Antiviral Agent)

TypeobservationalSponsorQueen Mary University of LondonRan2026 to 2028Enrolled220ConditionsPrEP, PrEP Adherence Experiences, PrEP Adherence Perspectives, PrEP Uptake
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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  2. Letter to the editor: Addressing the blind spot of self-reported adherence in the era of long-acting PrEP.Euro surveillance : bulletin Europeen sur les maladies transmissibles = European communicable disease bulletin · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

24 authors.

Davide MoscheseDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Rozenn EsvanRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Chiara FusettiDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Virginia BarchiRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maria Vittoria CossuDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Alessandro GiacintaRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Samuel LazzarinDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Giulia TerraciniRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Francesco CarusoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Giulia MicheliRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Donatella MaddalenaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Giulia Del DucaRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Francesco PetriDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Gianluca FrateRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Maddalena MatoneDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Damiano FarinacciRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Andrea GiacomelliDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Paolo FaccendiniHospital Pharmacy Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Debora VisigalliPharmacy Unit, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Sara PassacantilliHospital Pharmacy Unit, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Agostino RivaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Andrea AntinoriRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Andrea GoriDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Luigi Sacco University Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy.
Valentina MazzottaRegional AIDS Reference Center, National Institute for Infectious Diseases, Lazzaro Spallanzani IRCCS, Rome, Italy.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Between December 2024 and August 2025, two Italian HIV/STI clinics offered long-acting injectable cabotegravir (CAB-LA) for HIV prevention in 265 individuals, representing the first European real-world implementation. Participants were prioritised based on vulnerabilities compromising oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), such as poor adherence, comorbidities and behavioural barriers. Adherence to injections exceeded 95%, tolerability was favourable and only 1.5% discontinued for drug-related reasons. These findings demonstrate the feasibility of CAB-LA in European clinical services and support its use in specific populations.

Indexed as

DiketopiperazinesHIV InfectionsHIV Integrase InhibitorsPre-Exposure ProphylaxisPyridonesAdministration, OralAdultFemaleHIVHumansInjections, IntravenousItalyMaleMiddle AgedcabotegravirDiketopiperazinesHIV Integrase InhibitorsPyridonescabotegravirHIVimplementationpre-exposure prophylaxisPrEPreal-world evidence

Identifiers

PMID41040064
PMCPMC12495377

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