IAS 2017: Closing ceremony exposes Gilead Sciences
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IAS 2017: Closing ceremony exposes Gilead Sciences

Conference funders, Gilead Sciences, named and shamed for its “insatiable greed” 9th International AIDS Conference on HIV Science in Paris (IAS 2017), drew to a close, in style. The community address delivered by Othoman Mellouk, during the final ceremony, exposed one of the key conference sponsors, ...

August 02, 2017
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Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir is effective for people with HIV/HCV co-infection
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Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir is effective for people with HIV/HCV co-infection

AbbVie’s new pangenotypic regimen combining glecaprevir and pibrentasvir cured almost all HIV-positive people with hepatitis C co-infection in the EXPEDITION-2 study, according to a presentation on Monday at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) in Paris. Glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (Maviret) is expected to be approved ...

July 26, 2017
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Another HIV vaccine efficacy trial will start this year
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Another HIV vaccine efficacy trial will start this year

HVTN 705 vaccine study passes its “go” criteria: due to start this autumn A year ago, one of the biggest pieces of prevention news at the Durban International AIDS Conference was the announcement that a large HIV vaccine efficacy study would start in South Africa. HVTN 702, ...

July 26, 2017
AIDSmap  News