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Coverage from the

Controlling the HIV Epidemic with Antiretrovirals Summit 2016

October 13 - 14, 2016; Geneva, Switzerland

October 13 - 14, 2016 Geneva, Switzerland
  • HIV Summit New HIV PrEP Options Emerging, but Gold Standard Remains The current priority is to increase the uptake of once-daily oral pre-exposure prophylaxis, because it will likely be about 5 years before long-lasting injectable PrEP drugs make it to market.
  • HIV Summit 90-90-90 HIV Goals Top-of-Mind at Geneva Summit Strategies that will be instrumental for achieving the 90-90-90 HIV targets set by the United Nations, such as treatment for prevention and test and treat, will dominate the summit's agenda.

Conference News

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  • Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Safe, Effective Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Safe, Effective The first long-acting injectable antiretroviral regimen is safe and effective at 48 weeks, and patients find it very convenient, new research suggests.
  • HIV Vaccine Trial Gets Green Light HIV Vaccine Trial Gets Green Light Immune responses to candidate HIV vaccines in a South African population were so robust that a large phase 2b/3 efficacy trial will be launched.
  • Latest HIV Cure Data Expose Resilience of Infection Latest HIV Cure Data Expose Resilience of Infection Disappointing results from SEARCH 19 and other recent studies are a challenge for researchers, who must balance progress with the fact that most patients are doing well on antiretroviral therapy.

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