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1 Residual Disease and Immune Activation/Inflammation on ART
IAS Meeting, Paris 2017 Monday 24 July, 14:30 – 17:00

2 Background The development of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for the treatment of HIV is one of the greatest achievements of modern medicine.

3 Improving Life Expectancy but Gap Persists
HIV- Controls HIV+ Well-treated: Implies HIV-infected individuals with CD4 cell count >350 cells per microliter and HIV RNA <500 copies per milliliter after 1 year of cART. Legarth/Obel, JAIDS, 2016 ~9y shorter life expectancy even among those with no comorbidity

4 Possible Reasons for “Unsuccessful Aging” among HIV+
ART Toxicity Unsuccessful Aging Genetics and Lifestyle Inflammation nadir predicts; jobs protect Adapted from Deeks and Phillips, BMJ, 2009

5 Immune Activation As a Tree
Leaves End-organ diseases Branches IL-6 D-dimer Lymphoid Fibrosis Roots HIV reservoirs CMV Microbial translocation Slide courtesy from Peter Hunt

6 THANK YOU!


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