Pub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-03-22DOI: 10.1007/s11904-024-00697-x
Sarah E Rutstein, Kathryn E Muessig
Purpose of review: Despite highly effective biomedical HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) options, suboptimal PrEP uptake impedes progress towards ending the epidemic in the United States of America (USA). Implementation science bridges what we know works in controlled clinical trial settings to the context and environment in which efficacious tools are intended to be deployed. In this review, we focus on strategies that target PrEP use barriers at the system or structural level, exploring the implications and opportunities in the context of the fragmented USA healthcare system.
Recent findings: Task shifting could increase PrEP prescribers, but effectiveness evidence is scarce in the USA, and generally focused in urban settings. Integration of PrEP within existing healthcare infrastructure concentrates related resources, but demonstration projects rarely present the resource implications of redirecting staff. Changing the site of service via expanded telehealth could improve access to more rural populations, though internet connectivity, technology access, and challenges associated with determining biomedical eligibility remain logistical barriers for some of the highest burden communities in the USA. Finally, a tailored care navigation and coordination approach has emerged as a highly effective component of PrEP service provision, attempting to directly modify the system-level determinants of PrEP use experienced by the individual. We highlight recent advances and evidence surrounding task shifting, integration, service delivery, and tailoring. With the exception of tailored care navigation, evidence is mixed, and the downstream impact and sustainability of task shifting and care integration require further attention. To maximize PrEP outcomes, research will need to continue to examine the interplay between individuals, clinics, and the healthcare system and associated policies within which they operate.
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Pub Date : 2024-04-01Epub Date: 2024-01-22DOI: 10.1007/s11904-024-00689-x
Hanalise V Huff, Kristen Sportiello, David R Bearden
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Pub Date : 2024-03-19DOI: 10.1007/s11904-024-00693-1
Dennis H. Li, Kathryn Macapagal, Melissa Mongrella, Rana Saber, Brian Mustanski
Purpose of Review
Despite continuous innovations and federal investment to create digital interventions addressing the HIV prevention and care continua, these interventions have not reached people in the U.S. at scale. This article reviews what is known about U.S. implementation of digital HIV interventions and presents a strategy to cross the research-to-practice chasm for these types of interventions.
Recent Findings
We conducted a narrative review of U.S.-based original research on implementation of digital HIV interventions and identified few studies reporting on implementation determinants, strategies, processes, or outcomes, particularly outside the context of effectiveness trials. To supplement the literature, in 2023, we surveyed 47 investigators representing 64 unique interventions about their experiences with implementation after their research trials. Respondents placed high importance on intervention implementation, but major barriers included lack of funding and clear implementation models, technology costs, and difficulty identifying partners equipped to deliver digital interventions. They felt that responsibility for implementation should be shared between intervention developers, deliverers (e.g., clinics), and a government entity. If an implementation center were to exist, most respondents wanted to be available for guidance or technical assistance but largely wanted less involvement.
Summary
Numerous evidence-based, effective digital interventions exist to address HIV prevention and care. However, they remain “on the shelf” absent a concrete and sustainable model for real-world dissemination and implementation. Based on our findings, we call for the creation of national implementation centers, analogous to those in other health systems, to facilitate digital HIV intervention delivery and accelerate progress toward ending the U.S. epidemic.
综述目的尽管不断进行创新和联邦投资,以创建解决艾滋病预防和护理连续性问题的数字化干预措施,但这些干预措施尚未大规模惠及美国民众。本文回顾了美国实施数字化 HIV 干预措施的情况,并提出了跨越此类干预措施从研究到实践的鸿沟的策略。最近的研究结果我们对美国实施数字化 HIV 干预措施的原始研究进行了叙述性回顾,发现很少有研究报告实施的决定因素、策略、过程或结果,尤其是在有效性试验之外。为了对文献进行补充,2023 年,我们调查了代表 64 项独特干预措施的 47 位调查者,了解他们在研究试验后的实施经验。受访者高度重视干预措施的实施,但主要障碍包括缺乏资金和明确的实施模式、技术成本以及难以找到具备实施数字干预措施能力的合作伙伴。他们认为,干预措施的实施责任应由干预措施开发者、实施者(如诊所)和政府实体共同承担。如果有一个实施中心,大多数受访者都希望该中心能够提供指导或技术援助,但大部分受访者都希望该中心的参与程度较低。然而,这些干预措施仍被 "束之高阁",缺乏具体、可持续的实际传播和实施模式。根据我们的研究结果,我们呼吁建立国家实施中心,类似于其他卫生系统的实施中心,以促进艾滋病数字化干预措施的实施,并加快终结美国艾滋病流行的进程。
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Pub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-01-26DOI: 10.1007/s11904-024-00688-y
Alison N Goulding, Kasey Meeks, Lena Shay, Sarah Casey, Colton Applegarth, Jennifer McKinney
Purpose of review: Selection of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy must consider maternal physiology and resulting pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy, resistance and efficacy profiles, tolerability and frequency of adverse effects, teratogenicity, and maternal, neonatal, and pregnancy outcomes. The objective of this review is to summarize the underlying data that informs the current clinical perinatal guidelines in the USA.
Recent findings: Data now supports the use of dolutegravir at all stages of pregnancy with no significant increase in neural tube defects. Safety and pharmacokinetic data on newer antiretroviral medications in pregnancy continue to lag behind the general population. While there are multiple safety and tolerability concerns with older regimens, there are now multiple options of regimens that are highly efficacious and have good safety data in pregnancy. Most pregnant patients who are virally suppressed on a well-tolerated regimen are able to safely continue those medications during pregnancy.
{"title":"Antiretroviral Therapy in Pregnancy: A 2023 Review of the Literature.","authors":"Alison N Goulding, Kasey Meeks, Lena Shay, Sarah Casey, Colton Applegarth, Jennifer McKinney","doi":"10.1007/s11904-024-00688-y","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11904-024-00688-y","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Selection of antiretroviral therapy during pregnancy must consider maternal physiology and resulting pharmacokinetic changes in pregnancy, resistance and efficacy profiles, tolerability and frequency of adverse effects, teratogenicity, and maternal, neonatal, and pregnancy outcomes. The objective of this review is to summarize the underlying data that informs the current clinical perinatal guidelines in the USA.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Data now supports the use of dolutegravir at all stages of pregnancy with no significant increase in neural tube defects. Safety and pharmacokinetic data on newer antiretroviral medications in pregnancy continue to lag behind the general population. While there are multiple safety and tolerability concerns with older regimens, there are now multiple options of regimens that are highly efficacious and have good safety data in pregnancy. Most pregnant patients who are virally suppressed on a well-tolerated regimen are able to safely continue those medications during pregnancy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10930,"journal":{"name":"Current HIV/AIDS Reports","volume":" ","pages":"1-10"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11095844/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139564051","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-02-01Epub Date: 2024-01-16DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00686-6
Jairo A Fonseca, Alexis C King, Ann Chahroudi
Purpose of review: An HIV cure that eliminates the viral reservoir or provides viral control without antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an urgent need in children as they face unique challenges, including lifelong ART adherence and the deleterious effects of chronic immune activation. This review highlights the importance of nonhuman primate (NHP) models in developing an HIV cure for children as these models recapitulate the viral pathogenesis and persistence.
Recent findings: Several cure approaches have been explored in infant NHPs, although knowledge gaps remain. Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) show promise for controlling viremia and delaying viral rebound after ART interruption but face administration challenges. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors hold the potential for sustained bNAb expression. Therapeutic vaccination induces immune responses against simian retroviruses but has yet to impact the viral reservoir. Combining immunotherapies with latency reversal agents (LRAs) that enhance viral antigen expression should be explored. Current and future cure approaches will require adaptation for the pediatric immune system and unique features of virus persistence, for which NHP models are fundamental to assess their efficacy.
{"title":"More than the Infinite Monkey Theorem: NHP Models in the Development of a Pediatric HIV Cure.","authors":"Jairo A Fonseca, Alexis C King, Ann Chahroudi","doi":"10.1007/s11904-023-00686-6","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11904-023-00686-6","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>An HIV cure that eliminates the viral reservoir or provides viral control without antiretroviral therapy (ART) is an urgent need in children as they face unique challenges, including lifelong ART adherence and the deleterious effects of chronic immune activation. This review highlights the importance of nonhuman primate (NHP) models in developing an HIV cure for children as these models recapitulate the viral pathogenesis and persistence.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Several cure approaches have been explored in infant NHPs, although knowledge gaps remain. Broadly neutralizing antibodies (bNAbs) show promise for controlling viremia and delaying viral rebound after ART interruption but face administration challenges. Adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors hold the potential for sustained bNAb expression. Therapeutic vaccination induces immune responses against simian retroviruses but has yet to impact the viral reservoir. Combining immunotherapies with latency reversal agents (LRAs) that enhance viral antigen expression should be explored. Current and future cure approaches will require adaptation for the pediatric immune system and unique features of virus persistence, for which NHP models are fundamental to assess their efficacy.</p>","PeriodicalId":10930,"journal":{"name":"Current HIV/AIDS Reports","volume":" ","pages":"11-29"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2024-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10859349/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139472234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-01-20DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00687-5
Nurjannah, Sri Jayanti, Francisca Srioetami Tanoerahardjo, Ummu Syauqah Al Musyahadah, Caecilia Hapsari Ceriapuri Sukowati, Muhammad Nasrum Massi
Purpose of Review
The prevalence of HIV-1 in Indonesia is on a concerning upward trajectory, with a concurrent rise in the development of drug-resistant strains, challenging the efficacy of antiretroviral therapy (ART). Many mutations have been found in the pol gene that makes HIV resistant to ART. We aim to review the major drug resistance mutations (DRMs) of reverse transcriptase (RT) of pol gene in HIV-1 cases in Indonesia.
Recent Findings
A total of eleven articles reporting DRMs in HIV-1 subjects from various regions between 2015–2020 in Indonesia are included. The prevalence of major DRMs on the RT gene in studies included varies from 3.4% to 34%. The CRF01_AE subtype stands out as the predominant variant. Notably, the prevalence of major DRMs in ART-experienced individuals is 22.1%, while ART-naïve individuals show a lower rate of 4.4%. Among the RT gene mutations, M184I/V emerges as the most prevalent (10.5%) within the nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) group, while K103N leads among the non-NRTI (NNRTI) group, with a frequency of 6.4%. Regionally, North Sulawesi records the highest prevalence of major DRMs in the RT gene at 21.1%, whereas Riau and Central Papua exhibit the lowest rates at 3.4%.
Summary
Significant variations in drug resistance mutations within the RT gene across Indonesian regions highlight the importance of closely monitoring and evaluating the effectiveness of current antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens. Considerably, more studies are needed to understand better and overcome the emergence of DRMs on HIV-1 patients in Indonesia.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-04DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00671-z
Inbal Nahum-Shani, Sylvie Naar
Purpose of review: Recent advances in digital technologies can be leveraged to adapt HIV prevention and treatment services to the rapidly changing needs of individuals in everyday life. However, to fully take advantage of these technologies, it is critical to effectively integrate them with human-delivered components. Here, we introduce a new experimental approach for optimizing the integration and adaptation of digital and human-delivered behavioral intervention components for HIV prevention and treatment.
Recent findings: Typically, human-delivered components can be adapted on a relatively slow timescale (e.g., every few months or weeks), while digital components can be adapted much faster (e.g., every few days or hours). Thus, the systematic integration of these components requires an experimental approach that involves sequential randomizations on multiple timescales. Selecting an experimental approach should be motivated by the type of adaptive intervention investigators would like to develop, and the scientific questions they have about its construction.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-12-07DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00685-7
Jane J Lee, Juliann Li Verdugo, Anna Y Xiao, Katie Vo
Purpose of review: Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective for reducing risk of HIV transmission, stigma persists as a barrier to HIV prevention. Digital technologies present opportunities to access hard-to-reach populations and increase the efficiency of established interventions. This review examines current digital interventions addressing stigma to improve PrEP-related outcomes.
Recent findings: Digital technologies are increasingly used for HIV prevention and include a wide range of formats. Recent interventions focused on stigma and PrEP tend to engage mobile phone-related technology and focus on younger populations with particular attention to men who have sex with men and transgender women. Digital interventions that address stigma are promising for improving PrEP-related outcomes. No single technology currently demonstrates consistent superiority. Limited access to PrEP and heightened stigma in under-resourced countries present challenges for interventions supporting diverse communities. Further research should examine how digital interventions can reduce stigma beyond the individual level to enhance PrEP use and explore opportunities to improve and integrate approaches to stigma measurement.
{"title":"Digital Interventions to Enhance PrEP Uptake and Adherence Through Stigma Reduction.","authors":"Jane J Lee, Juliann Li Verdugo, Anna Y Xiao, Katie Vo","doi":"10.1007/s11904-023-00685-7","DOIUrl":"10.1007/s11904-023-00685-7","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose of review: </strong>Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is effective for reducing risk of HIV transmission, stigma persists as a barrier to HIV prevention. Digital technologies present opportunities to access hard-to-reach populations and increase the efficiency of established interventions. This review examines current digital interventions addressing stigma to improve PrEP-related outcomes.</p><p><strong>Recent findings: </strong>Digital technologies are increasingly used for HIV prevention and include a wide range of formats. Recent interventions focused on stigma and PrEP tend to engage mobile phone-related technology and focus on younger populations with particular attention to men who have sex with men and transgender women. Digital interventions that address stigma are promising for improving PrEP-related outcomes. No single technology currently demonstrates consistent superiority. Limited access to PrEP and heightened stigma in under-resourced countries present challenges for interventions supporting diverse communities. Further research should examine how digital interventions can reduce stigma beyond the individual level to enhance PrEP use and explore opportunities to improve and integrate approaches to stigma measurement.</p>","PeriodicalId":10930,"journal":{"name":"Current HIV/AIDS Reports","volume":" ","pages":"458-469"},"PeriodicalIF":4.6,"publicationDate":"2023-12-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"138498054","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":2,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00681-x
Alastair van Heerden, Shannon Bosman, Dallas Swendeman, Warren Scott Comulada
Purpose of review: To explore the intersection of chatbots and HIV prevention and care. Current applications of chatbots in HIV services, the challenges faced, recent advancements, and future research directions are presented and discussed.
Recent findings: Chatbots facilitate sensitive discussions about HIV thereby promoting prevention and care strategies. Trustworthiness and accuracy of information were identified as primary factors influencing user engagement with chatbots. Additionally, the integration of AI-driven models that process and generate human-like text into chatbots poses both breakthroughs and challenges in terms of privacy, bias, resources, and ethical issues. Chatbots in HIV prevention and care show potential; however, significant work remains in addressing associated ethical and practical concerns. The integration of large language models into chatbots is a promising future direction for their effective deployment in HIV services. Encouraging future research, collaboration among stakeholders, and bold innovative thinking will be pivotal in harnessing the full potential of chatbot interventions.
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Pub Date : 2023-12-01Epub Date: 2023-11-27DOI: 10.1007/s11904-023-00684-8
Mahmoud Mohammad Yaseen, Nizar Mohammad Abuharfeil, Homa Darmani
Purpose of review: This review aims to elucidate the multifaceted role of the tumor suppressor protein p53 in the context of HIV infection. We explore how p53, a pivotal regulator of cellular processes, interacts with various facets of the HIV life cycle. Understanding these interactions could provide valuable insights into potential therapeutic interventions and the broader implications of p53 in viral infections.
Recent findings: Recent research has unveiled a complex interplay between p53 and HIV. Several reports have highlighted the involvement of p53 in restricting the replication of HIV within both immune and nonimmune cells. Various mechanisms have been suggested to unveil how p53 enforces this restriction on HIV replication. However, HIV has developed strategies to manipulate p53, benefiting its replication and evading host defenses. In summary, p53 plays a multifaceted role in HIV infection, impacting viral replication and disease progression. Recent findings underscore the importance of understanding the intricate interactions between p53 and HIV for the development of innovative therapeutic approaches. Manipulating p53 pathways may offer potential avenues to suppress viral replication and ameliorate immune dysfunction, ultimately contributing to the management of HIV/AIDS. Further research is warranted to fully exploit the therapeutic potential of p53 in the context of HIV infection.
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