2020
Cost-effectiveness of Frequent HIV Screening Among High-risk Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States
Neilan AM, Bulteel AJB, Hosek SG, Foote JHA, Freedberg KA, Landovitz RJ, Walensky RP, Resch SC, Kazemian P, Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Wilson CM, Ciaranello AL. Cost-effectiveness of Frequent HIV Screening Among High-risk Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 73: e1927-e1935. PMID: 32730625, PMCID: PMC8492162, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life expectancyHIV transmissionAge 15High-risk young menAdolescent Medicine Trials NetworkAntiretroviral therapy initiationIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioNew HIV infectionsLife expectancyYoung menCost-effectiveness ratioFrequent HIVCD4 countHIV screeningTherapy initiationHIV infectionClinical outcomesHIV incidenceClinical benefitFrequent screeningART costsHIVAge 30Trials NetworkYMSM
2019
Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of immediate antiretroviral therapy initiation for treatment of HIV infection in Côte d’Ivoire: A model-based analysis
Ouattara EN, MacLean RL, Danel C, Borre ED, Gabillard D, Huang M, Moh R, Paltiel AD, Eholié SP, Walensky RP, Anglaret X, Freedberg KA. Cost-effectiveness and budget impact of immediate antiretroviral therapy initiation for treatment of HIV infection in Côte d’Ivoire: A model-based analysis. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0219068. PMID: 31247009, PMCID: PMC6597104, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0219068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioImmediate ARTImmediate ART initiationART initiationBudget impactLife expectancyImmediate antiretroviral therapy initiationDecrease HIV transmissionLate ART initiationModest budget impactAntiretroviral therapy initiationMedical resource useCost-effectiveness ratioCost-effectiveness analysisTherapy initiationHIV infectionHIV transmissionCôte d'IvoireART costsART efficacySTART trialCare budgetCD4CareOutcomes
2015
The Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of 2-Drug Dolutegravir-Lamivudine Regimens for the Treatment of HIV Infection in the United States
Girouard MP, Sax PE, Parker RA, Taiwo B, Freedberg KA, Gulick RM, Weinstein MC, Paltiel AD, Walensky RP. The Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of 2-Drug Dolutegravir-Lamivudine Regimens for the Treatment of HIV Infection in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 62: 784-791. PMID: 26658053, PMCID: PMC4772845, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioStandard of careVirologic suppressionART costsBudget impactHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatmentART-naive patientsDTG/ABC/3TCVirologic suppression ratesSubsequent virologic failureCost-effectiveness ratioPerson/yearInitial regimenAntiretroviral therapyInduction regimenNaive patientsVirologic failureAntiretroviral agentsDual therapyHIV infectionTwo-drugDolutegravirVirus treatmentRegimenSurvival rateCost-Effectiveness of Genotype Testing for Primary Resistance in Brazil
Luz PM, Morris BL, Grinsztejn B, Freedberg KA, Veloso VG, Walensky RP, Losina E, Nakamura YM, Girouard MP, Sax PE, Struchiner CJ, Paltiel AD. Cost-Effectiveness of Genotype Testing for Primary Resistance in Brazil. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 68: 152-161. PMID: 25415289, PMCID: PMC4294967, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype resistance testingART initiationAntiretroviral treatmentART costsGenotype testingEvandro Chagas Clinical Research InstituteResistance prevalenceFirst-line ART initiationHIV Clinical CohortHIV treatment guidelinesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBaseline patient characteristicsEffective antiretroviral treatmentART-naive individualsLife expectancyClinical Research InstituteCost-effectiveness ratioImmune recoveryCD4 countViral suppressionHIV diseasePatient characteristicsTreatment guidelinesMean agePrimary resistance
2012
Newer drugs and earlier treatment
Sloan CE, Champenois K, Choisy P, Losina E, Walensky RP, Schackman BR, Ajana F, Melliez H, Paltiel AD, Freedberg KA, Yazdanpanah Y. Newer drugs and earlier treatment. AIDS 2012, 26: 45-56. PMID: 22008655, PMCID: PMC3237010, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e32834dce6e.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyHIV RNACD4 cellsHIV diseaseCells/Life expectancyCell countMean CD4 cell countMean age 38 yearsAge 38 yearsMedical resource utilizationLifetime costsUndiscounted life expectancyCost of careAIDS Complications (CEPAC) modelART initiationHIV CostRegimen costsAntiretroviral drugsART costsEarly treatmentCopies/High-income countriesEfficacious drugs