HIV

Global variations in pubertal growth in adolescents living with perinatal HIV

2020

Authors: Crichton S, Jesson J, Aké-Assi MH, Belfrage E, Davies MA, Pinto J, Teasdale C, Van Lam N, Vreeman R, Wanless S, Williams P, Yotebieng M, Leroy V,

NK Cells are preserved by early ART in HIV-infected children with lower reservoir

2020

Authors: Zicari S, Doria M, Domínguez-Rodríguez S, Cotugno N, Tagarro A, Rojo P, Nastouli E, Gartner K, Klein N, Foster C, Pahwa S, De Rossi A, Giaquinto C,

Poor outcome in early treated HIV perinatally infected infants in Africa

2020

Authors: Tagarro A, Domínguez-Rodríguez S, Violari A, Cotton M, Mhampossa T, Klein N, Ramsagar N, Van Rensburg AJ, Behuhuma O, Vaz P,  Oletto A, Palma P, Rossi P,

Assessment of HIV-1 DNA by single-genome sequencing in children on suppressive ART

2020

Authors: Gärtner K, Gkouleli T, Byott M, Heaney J, Spyer MJ, DeRossi A, Persaud D, Palma P, Giaquinto C, Rojo P, Foster C, Marcelin AG, Rossi P,

Cell-associated HIV-1 DNA/RNA in children: performance of real-time and digital PCR

2020

Authors: Gärtner K, Gkouleli T, Heaney J, Grant P, Dominguez-Rodriguez S, Busby E, O’Sullivan D, Spyer MJ, Foster C, Rojo P, Persaud D, DeRossi A, Huggett J,

Adeqaute dolutegravir exposure dosed BID with rifampicin in children 6 to < 18 years

2020

Authors: Waalewijn H, Mujuru HA, Amuge P, Cotton M, Bollen P, Chan M, Ali S, Variavan E, Makumbi S, Colbers A, Gibb D, Ford D, Burger D,

Adeqaute dolutegravir exposure dosed BID with rifampicin in children 6 to < 18 years

2020

Authors: Waalewijn H, Mujuru HA, Amuge P, Cotton M, Bollen P, Chan M, Ali S, Variavan E,Makumbi S, Colbers A, Gibb D, Ford D, Burger D, Turkova A,

Abacavir dosing, effectiveness, and safety in young infants living with HIV in Europe

2020

Authors: Crichton S , Collins  IJ, Turkova A, Ene L, Galli L, Marczynska M, Navarro M, Naver L, Noguera-Julian A, Plotnikova Y, Scherpbier H, Volokha A, Voronin E,

Outcomes following prenatal exposure to dolutegravir: the Dolomite-EPPICC study

2020

Authors: Thorne C, Rasi V, Aebi-Popp K, Ene L, Floridia M, Mendoza-Palomar N, Prieto L, Ragone L, Sconza R, CGiaquinto C, Vannappagari V; for the Dolomite-EPPICC study group

Published in: Oral presentation at 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections,

Long-term non-progression in children with perinatally acquired HIV

2020

Authors: Jackson C, Bamford A, Crichton S, Goodall R,Goulder P, Klein N, Marques L, Paioni P, Riordan A, Spoulou V, Vieira VA, Collins IJ. On behalf of The European Pregnancy and Paediatric Infections Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group

Published in:  27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections,

Markers of HIV reservoir size in infected children on long-term viral control

2020

Authors: Rinaldi S, Pallikkuth S, de Armas L, Pahwa R, Dominguez S, Cotugno N, Rojo Conejo P, Nastouli E, Gartner K, Klein N, Foster C, De Rossi A,

Viral response in HIV infected infants starting ART at 1 month in Southern Mozambique

2020

Authors: Lain MG, Vaz P, Ismael N,  Cantarutti A, Porcu G, Palma P, Cotugno N, Bila D, Rinaldi S,  Pallikkuth S, Pahwa R, Taibo E, Esmeralda Karajeanes E,

ushr: Understanding suppression of HIV in R

2020

Authors: Morris SE, Dziobek-Garrett L, Yates AJ and the EPIICAL consortium

Published in: BMC Bioinformatics 2020;21(1):52

Background HIV/AIDS is responsible for the deaths of one million people every year.

Early ART-treated perinatally HIV-infected seronegative children demonstrate distinct long-term persistence of HIV-specific T and B cell memory

2020

Authors: Cotugno N, Morrocchi E, Rinaldi S, et al; EPIICAL Consortium.

Published in: AIDS. 2020 Feb 3.

Impact of early antiretroviral therapy initiation on HIV-specific CD4 and CD8 T cell function in perinatally infected children

2020

Authors: Rinaldi S, Pallikkuth S, Cameron M, et al.

Published in: J Immunol. 2020 Feb 1;204:540-549

Abstract Early initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) in vertically HIV-infected children limits the size of the virus reservoir,

PD-1+ CD4 T cells are associated with HIV reservoir size and impaired function of T follicular helper cells in children and young adults on long-term viral control

2019

Authors: S. Rinaldi, V. Dinh, S. Pallikkuth, L. De Armas, R. Pahwa, N. Cotugno, E. Nastouli, C. Foster, P. Palma, S. Pahwa

Published in: Poster presented at 9th International Workshop on HIV Persistence during Therapy;

Analysing small groups within clinical trials, while borrowing information from larger groups

2019

Authors: Turner B, Ford D, Moore C, Gibb D, Turkova A,  White I, and ODYSSEY trial team

Published in: Oral Presentation atInternational Society for Clinical Biostatics;

Reduced time to suppression among neonates with HIV initiating antiretroviral therapy within 7 days of age

2019

Authors: Domínguez-Rodríguez S, Tagarro A. Palma P, et al.

Published in: JAIDS 2019;82(5):483-490

Abstract There are limited data on infants with HIV starting antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the neonatal period.

Time to HIV suppression in perinatally infected infants depends on the viral load and CD4 T-cell percentage at the start of treatment

2019

Authors: Schröter J.

Published in: Poster presented at 4th Workshop on Virus Dynamics, October 21st-23rd, 2019 -Paris, FR

Detection of very low levels of cell-associated HIV-1 RNA in well suppressed adolescents (CARMA study)

2019

Authors: Gärtner K, Gkouleli T, Heaney J, et al; on behalf of the EPIICAL consortium

Published: Poster presented at HIV Cure and Reservoir Symposium,

Pharmacokinetics of dolutegravir 5mg dispersible tablets in children weighing 6 to <20kg dosed using WHO weight bands

2019

Authors: Waalewijn H, Bollen PDJ, Moore C, Kekitiinwa A, et al. The ODYSSEY Trail Team

Published in: Oral Presentation at 10th IAS Conference,

The CARMA Study: Children on early suppressive ART Total HIV-1 DNA quantitation 12 years post ART initiation

2019

Authors: Foster C, Dominguez S, Tagarro A, Nastouli E, Gkouleli R, Heaney J, PalmaP, Rossi P, Giaquinto C, Rojo P

Published: 10th IAS Conference on HIV Science,

Comparison of qPCR and dPCR methods to investigate the latent HIV reservoir in a paediatric population with long viral suppression on therapy

2019

Authors: Heaney J, Busby E, Gärtner K, Grant P, Spyer MJ, O’Sullivan DM, Gkouleli T, Marcelin AG, Pillay D, Foster C, Rojo P, Palma P, Muñoz Fernández MA,

Dolutegravir pharmacokinetics during pregnancy and postpartum

2019

Authors: Colbers A, Bollen P, Freriksen J, Konopnicki D, Weizsäcker K, Hidalgo Tenorio C, Moltó J, Taylor G, Alejandre I,  van Crevel R, Burger D; on behalf of the PANNA network

Published: 26th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections,

Dolutegravir pharmacokinetics during pregnancy and postpartum

2019

Authors: Colbers A, Bollen P, Freriksen J, Konopnicki D, Weizsäcker K, Hidalgo Tenorio C, Moltó J, Taylor G, Alejandre I,  van Crevel R, Burger D.

Published: Oral presentation at 9th edition of the International Workshop on HIV & Women,

Efavirenz pharmacokinetics during pregnancy and infant washout

2019

Authors: Kreitchmann R, Schalkwijk S, Best B, et al.

Published in: Antivir Ther. 2019;24(2):95-103

Background Limited data exist on efavirenz pharmacokinetics in HIV-positive pregnant women and neonatal washout.

Evaluating darunavir/ritonavir dosing regimens for HIV-positive pregnant women using semi-mechanistic pharmacokinetic modelling

2019

Authors: Schalkwijk S, Ter Heine R, Colbers A, et al.

Published in: J Antimicrob Chemother. 2019;30 [Epub ahead of print]

Background Darunavir 800 mg once (q24h) or 600 mg twice (q12h) daily combined with low-dose ritonavir is used to treat HIV-positive pregnant women.

Neonatal ART < 7 days VS 7-28 days reduced time to suppression

2019

Authors: Tagarro A, Dominguez Rodriguez S, Puthanakit T, et al.

Published: Oral presentation at 27th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections,

Incidence of switching to second-line antiretroviral therapy and associated factors in children with HIV: an international cohort collaboration

2019

Authors: Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CIPHER) Global Cohort Collaboration.

Published in: Lancet HIV. 2019;6(2):e105-e115.

Severe haematologic toxicity is rare in high risk HIV-exposed infants receiving combination neonatal prophylaxis.

2019

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord

Published in: HIV Med. 2019;20(5):291-307

Objectives Combination neonatal prophylaxis (CNP) is recommended in high‐risk situations for the prevention of mother‐to‐child HIV transmission,

Prevalence and clinical outcomes of poor immune response despite virologically suppressive antiretroviral therapy among children and adolescents with HIV in Europe and Thailand: cohort study

2019

Authors: Collins IJ; European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) study group in EuroCoord

Published in: Clin Infect Dis.

Reactivity of routine HIV antibody tests in children with perinatally acquired HIV-1 in England: cross-sectional analysis

2019

Authors: Fidler KJ, Foster C, Lim EJ, et al.; for Collaborative HIV Paediatric Study (CHIPS) Steering Committee

Published in: Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2019;38(2):146-148

Abstract We assessed HIV antibody prevalence in children with perinatally acquired HIV in England.

Accelerated aging in perinatally HIV-infected children: clinical manifestations and pathogenetic mechanisms

2019

Authors: Chiappini E, Bianconi M, Dalzini A, et al.

Published in: Antimicrob Resist Infect Control. 2019;8:13

Background Premature aging and related diseases have been documented in HIV-infected adults.

Adult dolutegravir 50mg film-coated tablets in children living with HIV weighing 20 to <25 kg

2019

Authors: Bollen P, Turkova A, Mujuru H, et al. for the ODYSSEY Trial Team

Published in: 26th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections,

Time to viral suppression in perinatally HIV-infected infants depends on the state of HIV disease progression at start of ART

2019

Authors: Schröter J.

Published: Oral presentation at 26th International HIV Dynamics & Evolution, March 24th-27th, 2019, Cascais, PT

Nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor backbones and pregnancy outcomes

2019

Authors: European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration (EPPICC) Study Group

Published in: Aids. 2019;33(2):295-304.

Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate whether specific nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) backbones are associated with risk of adverse pregnancy outcomes among pregnant women starting antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Birth Defects After Exposure to Efavirenz-Based Antiretroviral Therapy at Conception/First Trimester of Pregnancy A Multicohort Analysis

2019

Authors: Martinez de Tejada B; European Pregnancy and Paediatric HIV Cohort Collaboration Study Group.

Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr.

Predictors of faster virological suppression in early treated infants with perinatal HIV from Europe and Thailand

2019

Authors: Chan MK, Goodall R, Judd A, et al.

Published in: Aids. 2019; 33(7):1155-1165

Objective To identify predictors of faster time to virological suppression among infants starting combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) early in infancy.

Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS (PENTA) guidelines for treatment of paediatric HIV-1 infection 2015: optimizing health in preparation for adult life

2018

Authors: Bamford A, Turkova A, Lyall H, et al.; for PENTA Steering Committee

Published in: HIV Med. 2018;19(1):e1-e42.

Abstract The 2015 Paediatric European Network for Treatment of AIDS (PENTA) guidelines provide practical recommendations on the management of HIV-1 infection in children in Europe and are an update to those published in 2009.

HIV specific B-cell memory persists in seronegative early treated children and is dominated by IgM-memory responses

2018

Authors: Cotugno N, Morrocchi E, Pepponi I, et al.

Published in:

The epidemiology of adolescents living with perinatally acquired HIV: a cross-region global cohort analysis

2018

Authors: Collaborative Initiative for Paediatric HIV Education and Research (CHIPER) Global Cohort Collaboration

Published in: PLoS Med. 2018;15(3):e1002514.

Background Globally,

Pathways of care for HIV infected children in Beira, Mozambique: pre-post intervention study to assess impact of task shifting

2018

Authors: Marotta C, Giaquinto C, Di Gennaro F, et al.

Published in: BMC Public Health. 2018;18(1):703.

Background In 2013,

Optimizing clinical trial design to maximize evidence generation in paediatric HIV

2018

Authors: Ford D, Turner R, Turkova A, et al.

Published in: J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2018;78(1):S40-S48.

Abstract For HIV-infected children,

”Treatment is not yet necessary”: delays in seeking access to HIV treatment in Uganda and Zimbabwe

2018

Authors: Kawuma R, Seeley J, Mupambireyi Z, Cowan F, Bernays S; for REALITY Trial Team

Published in: Afr J AIDS Res. 2018;17(3):217-225

Abstract We examined the logic that individuals use to account for delaying HIV testing and/or initiating HIV treatment.

Economic evaluation of weekends-off antiretroviral therapy for young people in 11 countries

2018

Authors: Tierrablanca LE, Ochalek J, Ford D, et al; for BREATHER (PENTA 16) Trial Group

Published in: Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(5):e9698

Objectives To analyze the cost effectiveness of short-cycle therapy (SCT),

Weekends-off efavirenz -based antiretroviral therapy in HIV infected children, adolescents and young adults (BREATHER): extended follow-up results of a randomised, open-label, non-inferiority trial

2018

Authors: Turkova A, Moore CL, Butler K, et al. for BREATHER (PENTA 16) Trial Group.

Published in: PLos One. 2018;13(4):e0196239.

Background Weekends off antiretroviral therapy (ART) may help engage HIV-1-infected young people facing lifelong treatment.

Steady-state pharmacokinetics and early safety data in HIV-infected African children weighing 14 to <25kg on film-coated dolutegravir 25mg tablets

2018

Authors: Bollen P, Turkova A, Hilda Mujuru H, et al. The ODYSSEY Trial Team

Published in: 10th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics,

ODYSSEY: design, current status, and baseline characteristics

2018

Authors: Moore CL,  Kekitinwa A, Kaudha E, et al; the ODYSSEY Trial Team

Published in: 10th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics,

“I failed to take them as I should and now I’m scared”: how can we support adolescents’ adherence on second line HIV treatment

2018

Authors: Bernays S, Namukwaya S, Mupambireyi Z, Nanduudu A, Mujuru H, Turkova A, Gibb DM, Seeley J, and the ODYSSEY Trial Team.

Published in: 10th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics,

Steady-state pharmacokinetics and early safety data in HIV-infected African children weighing ≥25kg after switching to 50mg film-coated dolutegravir tablets in the ODYSSEY trial

2018

Authors: Turkova A, Bollen P, Kaudha E, et al. The ODYSSEY Trial Team

Published in: Oral Presentation at 10th International Workshop on HIV Pediatrics,

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