Hear insights from Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH, on new data reported at CROI 2020 related to weight gain and other metabolic changes during HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) as well as new information on HIV prevention strategies.
In this episode, Dr. Gandhi discusses topline results from several studies investigating weight gain and metabolic outcomes with different antiretroviral therapy (ART) regimens among patients with HIV, including lipid level changes, cardiovascular disease risk, diabetes risk, and metabolic syndrome risk. The overview will include analyses from:
In addition, Dr. Gandhi reviews new information on biomedical prevention of HIV infection, including results from several preclinical trials, a study investigating real-time urine-based testing for tenofovir levels, and the latest safety data from the phase III DISCOVER trial comparing FTC/TDF vs FTC/TAF for daily oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among cis-gender men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women.
Presenter:
Monica Gandhi, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine
Division of HIV, Infectious Diseases, and Global Medicine
University of California, San Francisco
Medical Director
Ward 86 HIV Clinic
San Francisco General Hospital
San Francisco, California
Content based on an online CME program supported by independent educational grants from Gilead Sciences; Merck & Co., Inc.; and ViiV Healthcare.
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