Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004396
Philip A Chan, Michaela A Maynard
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-10-01DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004367
Andrew Carr, Rosie Mngqibisa, Ilsiyar Khaertynova, Princy N Kumar, Shariq Haider, Ying Zhang, Todd Correll, Ernest Asante-Appiah, Wayne Greaves
Objective: This study evaluated the efficacy (day 8) and safety (week 49) of doravirine/islatravir (DOR/ISL; 100 mg/0.75 mg) plus baseline antiretroviral therapy (ART) and optimized background therapy (OBT) in heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) adults living with detectable HIV-1 RNA.
Design and methods: HTE adults with confirmed plasma viral load more than 500 copies/ml receiving a stable ART regimen for at least 3 months were randomly assigned 1 : 2 : 1 : 1 to receive once-daily ISL alone, DOR alone, DOR/ISL, or matching placebo for 7 days; at day 8, baseline ART was optimized and all participants received DOR/ISL and OBT through week 49. The primary efficacy endpoint was percentage of participants receiving DOR/ISL achieving at least 0.5 log 10 decline in viral load from baseline (day 1) to day 8. Secondary efficacy endpoints included HIV-1 RNA levels and CD4 + T-cell counts through week 49.
Results: Thirty-five of the planned 100 participants were enrolled; most were White (57.1%) and men (77.1%) with median age of 50 years. From days 1 to 8, an at least 1.0 log 10 decrease in HIV-1 RNA was achieved in 85.7% of the DOR/ISL group compared with 0 in the placebo group. At week 49, HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/ml was achieved in 22 participants (71%) and the mean increase in CD4 + T-cell count was 87 cells/μl. Adverse events were reported in 29 participants (82.9%) through week 49; 9 (25.7%) were considered related to DOR/ISL.
Conclusion: DOR/ISL plus OBT improved HIV-1 suppression in HTE adults living with HIV-1 and was generally well tolerated.
{"title":"Efficacy and safety of doravirine/islatravir in heavily treatment-experienced participants living with HIV-1: results from a randomized trial.","authors":"Andrew Carr, Rosie Mngqibisa, Ilsiyar Khaertynova, Princy N Kumar, Shariq Haider, Ying Zhang, Todd Correll, Ernest Asante-Appiah, Wayne Greaves","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004367","DOIUrl":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004367","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>This study evaluated the efficacy (day 8) and safety (week 49) of doravirine/islatravir (DOR/ISL; 100 mg/0.75 mg) plus baseline antiretroviral therapy (ART) and optimized background therapy (OBT) in heavily treatment-experienced (HTE) adults living with detectable HIV-1 RNA.</p><p><strong>Design and methods: </strong>HTE adults with confirmed plasma viral load more than 500 copies/ml receiving a stable ART regimen for at least 3 months were randomly assigned 1 : 2 : 1 : 1 to receive once-daily ISL alone, DOR alone, DOR/ISL, or matching placebo for 7 days; at day 8, baseline ART was optimized and all participants received DOR/ISL and OBT through week 49. The primary efficacy endpoint was percentage of participants receiving DOR/ISL achieving at least 0.5 log 10 decline in viral load from baseline (day 1) to day 8. Secondary efficacy endpoints included HIV-1 RNA levels and CD4 + T-cell counts through week 49.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty-five of the planned 100 participants were enrolled; most were White (57.1%) and men (77.1%) with median age of 50 years. From days 1 to 8, an at least 1.0 log 10 decrease in HIV-1 RNA was achieved in 85.7% of the DOR/ISL group compared with 0 in the placebo group. At week 49, HIV-1 RNA less than 50 copies/ml was achieved in 22 participants (71%) and the mean increase in CD4 + T-cell count was 87 cells/μl. Adverse events were reported in 29 participants (82.9%) through week 49; 9 (25.7%) were considered related to DOR/ISL.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>DOR/ISL plus OBT improved HIV-1 suppression in HTE adults living with HIV-1 and was generally well tolerated.</p><p><strong>Clinicaltrialsgov: </strong>NCT04233216.</p>","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":" ","pages":"189-197"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12746772/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145205370","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004394
Louise Kuhn, Alana T Brennan
{"title":"No cause for complacency regarding health of children who are HIV-exposed but uninfected.","authors":"Louise Kuhn, Alana T Brennan","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004394","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004394","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":"40 2","pages":"249-251"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848710","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-23DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004359
Molly C Fisher, Rebecca Scherzer, Merve Postalcioglu, Teresa K Chen, Simon B Ascher, Jordan E Lake, Michelle Floris-Morre, Seble Kassaye, Igho Ofotokun, Jodie Dionne, Maria Alcaide, Mardge Cohen, Deborah Gustafson, Alison G Abraham, Joseph B Margolick, Ken Ho, Valentina Stosor, Phyllis C Tien, Michael Shlipak, Michelle M Estrella
Background: In people with HIV (PWH), urine tubular biomarkers have been linked to kidney function decline, but urine concentration variability limits their clinical utility. Plasma biomarkers may offer more stable indicators of kidney tubular health.
Methods: We conducted a case-cohort study of 440 PWH from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)/Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS). Cases developed rapid kidney function decline [RKFD: ≥30% estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reduction]. We measured plasma biomarkers of tubular injury [kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1)], inflammation [tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (TNFr1) and tumor necrosis factor receptor-2 (TNFr2)], and synthetic function [uromodulin (UMOD) and epidermal growth factor (EGF)] at baseline and year 2. Associations with RKFD were assessed using multivariable risk regression, adjusting for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and HIV-related risk factors, eGFR, and albuminuria. In a random sub-cohort, linear mixed models evaluated associations with annualized eGFR change.
Results: At baseline, median age was 49 years; 33% were women; 69% were virally suppressed; eGFR was similar in cases vs. noncases (93 vs. 94 ml/min/1.73 m 2 ). Over a median of 4.5 years, 172 RKFD events occurred. Each 1-standard deviation higher baseline KIM-1, TNFr1, TNFr2, UMOD, and EGF level was associated with adjusted relative risks (RR) for RKFD of 1.26 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15-1.39], 1.39 (1.24-1.55), 1.40 (1.24-1.57), 0.84 (0.77-0.93), and 0.85 (0.78-0.92), respectively. Findings were similar at year 2 and for 2-year biomarker changes. In joint models, baseline KIM-1, TNFr2, and UMOD remained independently associated with RKFD [RR: 1.19 (1.08-1.31), 1.27 (1.12-1.43), and 0.86 (0.78-0.95)], respectively. No biomarker was associated with annualized eGFR change in the sub-cohort.
Conclusion: In PWH, plasma biomarkers reflecting impaired kidney tubular health were independently associated with RKFD and may be useful prognosticators of adverse kidney outcomes.
{"title":"Associations of repeated measures of plasma biomarkers of kidney tubular health with longitudinal kidney function in people with HIV.","authors":"Molly C Fisher, Rebecca Scherzer, Merve Postalcioglu, Teresa K Chen, Simon B Ascher, Jordan E Lake, Michelle Floris-Morre, Seble Kassaye, Igho Ofotokun, Jodie Dionne, Maria Alcaide, Mardge Cohen, Deborah Gustafson, Alison G Abraham, Joseph B Margolick, Ken Ho, Valentina Stosor, Phyllis C Tien, Michael Shlipak, Michelle M Estrella","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004359","DOIUrl":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004359","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>In people with HIV (PWH), urine tubular biomarkers have been linked to kidney function decline, but urine concentration variability limits their clinical utility. Plasma biomarkers may offer more stable indicators of kidney tubular health.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We conducted a case-cohort study of 440 PWH from the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study (MACS)/Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS). Cases developed rapid kidney function decline [RKFD: ≥30% estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) reduction]. We measured plasma biomarkers of tubular injury [kidney injury molecule-1 (KIM-1)], inflammation [tumor necrosis factor receptor-1 (TNFr1) and tumor necrosis factor receptor-2 (TNFr2)], and synthetic function [uromodulin (UMOD) and epidermal growth factor (EGF)] at baseline and year 2. Associations with RKFD were assessed using multivariable risk regression, adjusting for chronic kidney disease (CKD) and HIV-related risk factors, eGFR, and albuminuria. In a random sub-cohort, linear mixed models evaluated associations with annualized eGFR change.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>At baseline, median age was 49 years; 33% were women; 69% were virally suppressed; eGFR was similar in cases vs. noncases (93 vs. 94 ml/min/1.73 m 2 ). Over a median of 4.5 years, 172 RKFD events occurred. Each 1-standard deviation higher baseline KIM-1, TNFr1, TNFr2, UMOD, and EGF level was associated with adjusted relative risks (RR) for RKFD of 1.26 [95% confidence interval (CI): 1.15-1.39], 1.39 (1.24-1.55), 1.40 (1.24-1.57), 0.84 (0.77-0.93), and 0.85 (0.78-0.92), respectively. Findings were similar at year 2 and for 2-year biomarker changes. In joint models, baseline KIM-1, TNFr2, and UMOD remained independently associated with RKFD [RR: 1.19 (1.08-1.31), 1.27 (1.12-1.43), and 0.86 (0.78-0.95)], respectively. No biomarker was associated with annualized eGFR change in the sub-cohort.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>In PWH, plasma biomarkers reflecting impaired kidney tubular health were independently associated with RKFD and may be useful prognosticators of adverse kidney outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":" ","pages":"160-169"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145136000","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-09-23DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004358
Kim Anderson, Hlengiwe P Madlala, Dorothy C Nyemba, Ryan Dinkele, Mariette Smith, Brian S Eley, Mark F Cotton, Rudzani Muloiwa, Graeme Spittal, Max Kroon, Andrew Boulle, Landon Myer, Mary-Ann Davies, Emma Kalk
Background: Increased risk of infectious morbidity and hospitalization has been reported during infancy among children HIV-exposed uninfected (CHEU) compared to children HIV-unexposed uninfected (CHUU). However, data on risks beyond infancy are limited.
Methods: We enrolled pregnant women with and without HIV from a primary healthcare facility in a lower income area in Cape Town, South Africa (2017-2018). We tracked their children's HIV test results and hospitalizations using routine electronic healthcare data. We previously reported increased rates of infectious-cause hospitalization among CHEU in the first year of life, and now extend the analysis to cover the period from age 1 to less than 5 years. Using random-effects Poisson regression, we calculated adjusted incidence rate ratios (aIRR) for infectious-cause hospitalization among CHEU vs. CHUU, clustered by infant and adjusted for child sex and vaccination status, maternal age and education, and housing type.
Results: Among 446 CHEU and 455 CHUU, 147 admissions occurred from age 1 to less than 5 years; with 59% ( n = 87) due to infections. All-cause hospitalization occurred in 9.2% of CHEU and 10.5% of CHUU; infectious-cause hospitalization occurred in 6.5% of CHEU and 7.3% of CHUU with crude incidence rates of 2.4 per 100 child-years for both groups [IRR = 1.0; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.6-1.6]. Adjusted analyses showed no evidence of increased hospitalization among CHEU (aIRR = 0.71; 95% CI 0.36-1.41).
Conclusion: Elevated risk of infectious-cause hospitalization among CHEU did not persist beyond the first year of life. These findings highlight infancy as a key window for targeted interventions, while providing reassurance regarding longer term infectious morbidity risk.
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-10-22DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004390
Julia Scott, Andrew Anglemyer, Jason J Ong, Zoe Kumbaroff, Peter Saxton
Introduction: Estimating undiagnosed HIV prevalence facilitates planning epidemic responses, and monitoring progress towards UNAIDS and national targets. We undertook a systematic review to identify models used to estimate undiagnosed HIV prevalence in overall populations in high-income low-HIV-prevalence countries and territories to inform model selection in New Zealand.
Methods: We searched Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to 5 March 2025. Two authors independently reviewed studies with conflicts resolved by a third. We assessed study quality against five key characteristics of good modelling practice. We undertook a grey literature search to identify modelling in HIV surveillance or monitoring reports.
Results: We identified 2147 unique citations, with 119 full text studies retrieved and 48 included. Forty-six studies described modelling undiagnosed HIV prevalence in 23 countries and territories, a further two for multiple countries. The most common methods used CD4 + back-calculation, with the ECDC model most frequently used (10 studies), followed by a clinical stage-based back-calculation model, a CD4 + depletion model and the Spectrum CSAVR model (eight, four and three studies, respectively). Almost all studies noted a full mathematical model description, included parameters, validation and uncertainty estimates. Only five articles estimated undiagnosed HIV by ethnicity, but estimates by gender and exposure were common.
Conclusion: CD4 + back-calculation models, notably the online accessible ECDC model, have been most commonly used. These are well suited to surveillance systems like New Zealand's, which collect demographic and exposure details and CD4 + cell counts at HIV diagnosis, but limited exposure group size and seroprevalence information.
导言:估计未确诊的艾滋病毒流行率有助于规划流行病应对措施,并监测实现艾滋病规划署和国家目标的进展情况。我们进行了一项系统综述,以确定用于估计高收入低艾滋病流行国家和地区总体人群中未确诊的艾滋病流行率的模型,为新西兰的模型选择提供信息。方法:检索Medline、EMBASE、Web of Science、CINAHL、Cochrane系统评价数据库至2025年3月5日。两位作者独立审查了由第三方解决冲突的研究。我们根据良好建模实践的五个关键特征评估了研究质量。我们进行了灰色文献检索,以确定艾滋病毒监测或监测报告中的模型。结果:我们确定了2147条独特引用,检索到119篇全文研究,其中48篇被收录。46项研究对23个国家和地区未确诊的艾滋病毒流行情况进行了建模,另外两项研究对多个国家进行了建模。最常见的方法是使用CD4反向计算,其中最常用的是ECDC模型(10项研究),其次是基于临床阶段的反向计算模型、CD4耗竭模型和Spectrum CSAVR模型(分别为8项、4项和3项研究)。几乎所有的研究都有完整的数学模型描述,包括参数、验证和不确定性估计。只有5篇论文按种族估计了未确诊的艾滋病毒,但按性别和暴露程度估计是常见的。结论:CD4回算模型,特别是在线可访问的ECDC模型是最常用的。这些非常适合像新西兰这样的监测系统,这些系统在艾滋病毒诊断时收集人口统计和暴露细节以及CD4计数,但有限的暴露组规模和血清阳性率信息。
{"title":"A systematic review of models used to estimate undiagnosed HIV prevalence in high-income low-prevalence countries and territories.","authors":"Julia Scott, Andrew Anglemyer, Jason J Ong, Zoe Kumbaroff, Peter Saxton","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004390","DOIUrl":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004390","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Estimating undiagnosed HIV prevalence facilitates planning epidemic responses, and monitoring progress towards UNAIDS and national targets. We undertook a systematic review to identify models used to estimate undiagnosed HIV prevalence in overall populations in high-income low-HIV-prevalence countries and territories to inform model selection in New Zealand.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We searched Medline, EMBASE, Web of Science, CINAHL and Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews to 5 March 2025. Two authors independently reviewed studies with conflicts resolved by a third. We assessed study quality against five key characteristics of good modelling practice. We undertook a grey literature search to identify modelling in HIV surveillance or monitoring reports.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We identified 2147 unique citations, with 119 full text studies retrieved and 48 included. Forty-six studies described modelling undiagnosed HIV prevalence in 23 countries and territories, a further two for multiple countries. The most common methods used CD4 + back-calculation, with the ECDC model most frequently used (10 studies), followed by a clinical stage-based back-calculation model, a CD4 + depletion model and the Spectrum CSAVR model (eight, four and three studies, respectively). Almost all studies noted a full mathematical model description, included parameters, validation and uncertainty estimates. Only five articles estimated undiagnosed HIV by ethnicity, but estimates by gender and exposure were common.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>CD4 + back-calculation models, notably the online accessible ECDC model, have been most commonly used. These are well suited to surveillance systems like New Zealand's, which collect demographic and exposure details and CD4 + cell counts at HIV diagnosis, but limited exposure group size and seroprevalence information.</p>","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":" ","pages":"227-238"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC12746781/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145342547","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}
{"title":"Paradoxical tuberculosis-immune reconstitution inflammatory response syndrome after antituberculous drug modification in HIV with dual central nervous system infections.","authors":"Shrreya Agarawal, Joydeep Samanta, Richa Singh Chauhan, Nihar Kathrani, Saravana Sukriya, Jhasaketan Meher, Vinay R Pandit","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004398","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004398","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":"40 2","pages":"267-269"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848716","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-12-24DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004368
Carlos F Apoliano, Ana C S de Oliveira, Víctor  Folgosi, Gabriela S Prates, Maria R Gascon, José E Vidal, Jerusa Smid, Rosa M do N Marcusso, Augusto C Penalva, Youyang Tang, Guochun Jiang, Camila M Romano, Jorge Casseb
This study investigates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers associated with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in people with HIV (PWH) in Brazil. Among 79 HIV-positive participants and 7 negative controls, elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines and soluble CD14 (sCD14) were found. The sCD14 showed promise as a diagnostic marker, and combined with other proinflammatory markers, may improve early detection and monitoring of HAND.
{"title":"Elevated sCD14 in cerebrospinal fluid: a surrogate marker for HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders in Brazil.","authors":"Carlos F Apoliano, Ana C S de Oliveira, Víctor  Folgosi, Gabriela S Prates, Maria R Gascon, José E Vidal, Jerusa Smid, Rosa M do N Marcusso, Augusto C Penalva, Youyang Tang, Guochun Jiang, Camila M Romano, Jorge Casseb","doi":"10.1097/QAD.0000000000004368","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0000000000004368","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>This study investigates cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers associated with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND) in people with HIV (PWH) in Brazil. Among 79 HIV-positive participants and 7 negative controls, elevated levels of inflammatory cytokines and soluble CD14 (sCD14) were found. The sCD14 showed promise as a diagnostic marker, and combined with other proinflammatory markers, may improve early detection and monitoring of HAND.</p>","PeriodicalId":7502,"journal":{"name":"AIDS","volume":"40 2","pages":"260-263"},"PeriodicalIF":3.1,"publicationDate":"2026-02-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"145848646","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 : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-11-24DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004352
Jovana Milic, Stefano Calza, Luca Lazzarini, Mattia Cocchi, Federico Motta, Stefano Renzetti, Laura Sighinolfi, Michela Belli, Vera Todisco, Maddalena Albertini, Altea Gallerani, Marianna Menozzi, Gianluca Cuomo, Giuseppe Mancini, Chiara Mussi, Cristina Mussini, Andrea Calcagno, Giovanni Guaraldi
Background: Cognitive frailty (CF, the simultaneous presence of frailty and cognitive impairment) is recognized as a significant predictor of several adverse health outcomes. The objective of this study was to describe prevalence and risk factors for CF in people with HIV (PWH) >50 years.
Methods: This was a cross-sectional observational study including PWH attending Modena HIV Metabolic Clinic (MHMC). Neurocognitive function was measured with Cogstate battery that comprises six domains. Each individual CogState raw score was transformed into z-score after correction for age and sex. Neurocognitive impairment was defined by total global deficit score >0.5. Frailty was assessed by 37-Item frailty index. Scores <0.25 were considered fit or >0.26 as frail.
Results: A total of 1258 PWH were included, 916 (73%) were males, median age was 58 years, median time since HIV diagnosis was 27 years. The sample was divided into four groups (CF) based on the presence of frailty (F) and cognitive impairment (ICT): F+/ICT+, F+/ICT-, F-/ICT+, F-/ICT-. Age per 5-year increase [odds ratio (OR) = 1.27, confidence interval (CI): 1.02-1.55, P = 0.022], nadir CD4 + cell count (OR = 0.81, CI: 0.66 - 0.99, P = 0.042) and polypharmacy (OR = 3.47, CI: 2.00-6.00, P < 0.001) were associated with CF after adjustment for time since HIV diagnosis, multimorbidity, depression and cumulative exposure to dolutegravir.
Conclusion: CF prevalence in PWH >50 years was 6.8% and it is higher than what has been observed in the general population >65 years (1-4.4%). Nadir CD4 + cell count and polypharmacy was associated with CF, suggesting an HIV specific contribution related to the development of this condition.
背景:认知衰弱(CF,同时存在的衰弱和认知障碍)被认为是一些不良健康结果的重要预测因子。本研究的目的是描述50岁以下HIV感染者(PWH) CF的患病率和危险因素。方法:这是一项横断面观察研究,包括在摩德纳HIV代谢诊所(MHMC)就诊的PWH。神经认知功能用Cogstate电池测量。每个个体的CogState原始分数经过年龄和性别校正后转化为z分数。神经认知障碍的定义为全球总缺陷评分>0.5。采用37项衰弱指数评价。虚弱的得分为0.26。结果:共纳入1258例PWH,其中男性916例(73%),中位年龄58岁,中位诊断时间27年。根据虚弱(F)和认知障碍(ICT)的存在将样本分为四组(CF): F + /ICT +, F + /ICT-, F-/ICT +, F-/ICT-。每5年增加的年龄(OR = 1.27, CI: 1.02-1.55, p = 0.022),最低CD4细胞计数(OR = 0.81, CI: 0.66 - 0.99, p = 0.042)和多药治疗(OR = 3.47, CI: 2.00 - 6.00, p)结论:PWH患者50岁的CF患病率为6.8%,高于普通人群65岁的患病率(1-4.4%)。最低CD4细胞计数和多药与CF有关,提示HIV特异性贡献与该疾病的发展有关。
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Pub Date : 2026-02-01Epub Date: 2025-10-15DOI: 10.1097/QAD.0000000000004385
Kathy K Byrd, Yunfeng Tie, Carol Yen-Chin Lin, Yishiow Kuo, Linda Beer, Siobhan M O'Connor, Kate Buchacz, Feijun Luo, John Weiser
Objective: To estimate 10-year atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk among US adults with diagnosed HIV (PWH) and number of first major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) that are potentially preventable over a 5-year period, if US Department of Health and Human Services recommendations for statin therapy for PWH were fully implemented.
Design: Cross-sectional study of nationally representative, individual-level data on behavioral and clinical characteristics of US PWH.
Methods: Using data from standardized questionnaires and medical records abstraction collected from June 2022 to May 2023, we calculated weighted estimates of the following among PWH aged 40-75 years without documented cardiovascular disease ( N = 2155): 10-year ASCVD risk; statin prescription by risk level; number potentially avoidable first MACE over 5 years with moderate-intensity statin treatment. We used the 2013 Pooled Cohort Equation to calculate ASCVD risk. MACE averted was estimated by applying the 5-year number needed to treat, from the REPRIEVE trial North American cohort, to the weighted number of PWH eligible for statin therapy.
Results: Among PWH eligible for therapy, 72.5% were male individuals, 42.5% were aged 50-59 years and 35.9% were Black, non-Hispanic persons. The overall median risk score was 7.1% [95% confidence interval (CI): 6.8-7.4%]. Among those with low (<5%) and moderate risk (5 to <20%), 19.8% (16.7-22.9%) and 36.9% (33.4-40.4%) were on statin therapy, respectively. An estimated 7418 (95% CI: 1116 -13 909) additional first MACE could be prevented over 5 years if eligible PWH received moderate-intensity statin therapy.
Conclusion: Fully implementing statin therapy recommendations for PWH in the United States could substantially reduce MACE among this population.
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