CCO Infectious Disease Podcast

Key Decisions in HIV Care: Weight Gain in ART

Episode Summary

Listen as Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD, explores whether weight gain should or should not be a factor in determining initial therapy.

Episode Notes

In this episode, Joseph J. Eron, Jr., MD, explores whether weight gain should or should not be a factor in determining initial therapy.

Listen as he gives his perspectives on:

• Weight gain following ART initiation by ARV class and ARV drug
• Results of the ADVANCE and GEMINI-1 and -2 studies, with exploration of weight, risk of CVD and diabetes
• BMI changes in PWH
• DHHS and IAS-USA guidelines for initial therapy

Presenter:

Joseph J. Eron, MD
Professor of Medicine and Epidemiology
University of North Carolina  
School of Medicine
Director, AIDS Clinical Trials Unit
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

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