2022
Statins Utilization in Adults With HIV: The Treatment Gap and Predictors of Statin Initiation
Coburn SB, Lang R, Zhang J, Palella FJ, Horberg MA, Castillo-Mancilla J, Gebo K, Galaviz KI, Gill MJ, Silverberg MJ, Hulgan T, Elion RA, Justice AC, Moore RD, Althoff KN, Research and Design of IeDEA F. Statins Utilization in Adults With HIV: The Treatment Gap and Predictors of Statin Initiation. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 91: 469-478. PMID: 36053091, PMCID: PMC9649872, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsACC/AHA guidelinesStatin initiationStatin eligibilityAHA guidelinesTreatment gapNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationATP III guidelinesCohort CollaborationPrevalence ratiosUS cohortStatin utilizationEligibility criteriaStatinsPoisson regressionConfidence intervalsAnnual proportionHIVPWHEligibilityAppropriate candidatesCalendar yearPredictorsGuidelinesInitiationCohortDevelopment and Validation of a Model for Prediction of End-Stage Liver Disease in People With HIV
Kim HN, Nance RM, Re V, Silverberg MJ, Franco R, Sterling TR, Cachay ER, Horberg MA, Althoff KN, Justice AC, Moore RD, Klein M, Crane HM, Delaney JA, Kitahata MM. Development and Validation of a Model for Prediction of End-Stage Liver Disease in People With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2022, 89: 396-404. PMID: 35202048, PMCID: PMC8887786, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002886.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseLiver diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationStandardized medical record reviewAccessible clinical parametersHIV-specific factorsChronic hepatitis BFibrosis-4 indexMedical record reviewSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisHarrell's C-statisticHepatitis B virusHepatitis C virusAlcohol use disorderRisk prediction modelRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationESLD riskHepatic impairmentVariceal bleedHepatitis BBacterial peritonitisHepatic encephalopathyRecord reviewClinical parameters
2021
The shifting age distribution of people with HIV using antiretroviral therapy in the United States
Althoff KN, Stewart CN, Humes E, Zhang J, Gerace L, Boyd CM, Wong C, Justice AC, Gebo KA, Thorne JE, Rubtsova AA, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Leng SX, Rebeiro PF, Moore RD, Buchacz K, Kasaie P. The shifting age distribution of people with HIV using antiretroviral therapy in the United States. AIDS 2021, 36: 459-471. PMID: 34750289, PMCID: PMC8795488, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003128.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyRace/ethnicityNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHIV acquisition riskHIV Epidemic goalsOverall median ageSubgroups of sexRelative reductionAge distributionCohort CollaborationHIV diagnosisMedian ageRisk groupsUS CentersAcquisition riskHIVUS populationDisease controlSurveillance reportsDiscrimination and Calibration of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index 2.0 for Predicting Mortality Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in North America
McGinnis KA, Justice AC, Moore RD, Silverberg MJ, Althoff KN, Karris M, Lima VD, Crane HM, Horberg MA, Klein MB, Gange SJ, Gebo KA, Mayor A, Tate JP, Benson C, Bosch R, Kirk G, Marconi V, Colasanti J, Mayer K, Grasso C, Hogg R, Lima V, Montaner J, Sereda P, Salters K, Buchacz K, Li J, Gebo K, Moore R, Moore R, Jacobson J, Horberg M, Silverberg M, Thorne J, Brown T, Tien P, D’Souza G, Smith G, Loutfy M, Gupta M, Klein M, Rabkin C, Kroch A, Burchell A, Betts A, Lindsay J, Nijhawan A, Mayor A, Gill M, Martin J, Li J, Brooks J, Saag M, Mugavero M, Willig J, Bamford L, Karris M, Eron J, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Crane H, Sterling T, Haas D, Rebeiro P, Turner M, McGinnis K, Justice A, Moore R, Althoff K, Gange S, Kitahata M, Lee J, Saag M, Horberg M, Klein M, McKaig R, Freeman A, Moore R, Althoff K, Freeman A, Kitahata M, Van Rompaey S, Crane H, Morton L, McReynolds J, Lober W, Gange S, Lee J, Hogan B, You B, Humes E, Gerace L, Stewart C, Coburn S. Discrimination and Calibration of the Veterans Aging Cohort Study Index 2.0 for Predicting Mortality Among People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 75: 297-304. PMID: 34609485, PMCID: PMC9410720, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab883.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationVACS Index 2.0National Death IndexHIV-1 RNAHuman immunodeficiency virusCopies/mLRisk of mortalityRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationNA-ACCORDCause mortalityCD4 countMedian ageDeath IndexImmunodeficiency virusPredicting MortalityMortality ascertainmentMortality rateMortalitySpecific biomarkersPWHDiverse cohortObserved mortalityCohortHIVMortality Among Persons Entering HIV Care Compared With the General U.S. Population : An Observational Study.
Edwards JK, Cole SR, Breger TL, Rudolph JE, Filiatreau LM, Buchacz K, Humes E, Rebeiro PF, D'Souza G, Gill MJ, Silverberg MJ, Mathews WC, Horberg MA, Thorne J, Hall HI, Justice A, Marconi VC, Lima VD, Bosch RJ, Sterling TR, Althoff KN, Moore RD, Saag M, Eron JJ. Mortality Among Persons Entering HIV Care Compared With the General U.S. Population : An Observational Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2021, 174: 1197-1206. PMID: 34224262, PMCID: PMC8453103, DOI: 10.7326/m21-0065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeneral U.S. populationHIV careU.S. populationNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHIV clinical careObservational cohort studyTreatment of adultsRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationCause mortalityCohort studyHIV infectionModifiable factorsComparable personsObservational studyClinical careHigh riskGeneral populationSociodemographic factorsHealth StatisticsMortalityHIVKaplan-Meier estimatorCareFive years
2020
Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus
Silverberg MJ, Leyden W, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, D’Souza G, Engels EA, Althoff KN, Mayor AM, Sterling TR, Kitahata MM, Bosch RJ, Saag MS, Rabkin CS, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Mathews WC, Li J, Crane HM, Gange SJ, Lau B, Moore RD, Dubrow R, Neugebauer RS. Timing of Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation and Risk of Cancer Among Persons Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2020, 72: 1900-1909. PMID: 32785640, PMCID: PMC8315132, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciaa1046.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVirus-related cancersEarly antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral therapyART initiationImmunodeficiency virusNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationART-naive PLWHEarly ART initiationAntiretroviral therapy initiationHIV transmission riskNon-Hodgkin lymphomaCancer registry linkageRisk of cancerMarginal structural modelsRace/ethnicityCohort CollaborationTherapy initiationChart reviewIncident cancerRegistry linkageViral hepatitisTime-dependent confoundingCancer groupViral etiology
2019
Association of Immunosuppression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Viremia With Anal Cancer Risk in Persons Living With HIV in the United States and Canada
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Althoff KN, Hessol NA, Achenbach CJ, Brooks JT, Gill MJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Li J, Mathews WC, Mayor AM, Patel P, Rabkin CS, Rachlis A, Justice AC, Moore RD, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R, Benson C, Bosch R, Kirk G, Mayer K, Grasso C, Hogg R, Harrigan P, Montaner J, Yip B, Zhu J, Salters K, Gabler K, Buchacz K, Li J, Gebo K, Moore R, Moore R, Rodriguez B, Horberg M, Silverberg M, Thorne J, Rabkin C, Margolick J, Jacobson L, D’Souza G, Klein M, Kroch A, Burchell A, Betts A, Lindsay J, Hunter-Mellado R, Mayor A, Gill M, Deeks S, Martin J, Li J, Brooks J, Saag M, Mugavero M, Willig J, Mathews W, Eron J, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Crane H, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Rebeiro P, Turner M, Justice A, Dubrow R, Fiellin D, Gange S, Anastos K, Moore R, Saag M, Gange S, Kitahata M, Althoff K, Horberg M, Klein M, McKaig R, Freeman A, Moore R, Freeman A, Kitahata M, Van Rompaey S, Crane H, Drozd D, Morton L, McReynolds J, Lober W, Gange S, Althoff K, Lee J, You B, Hogan B, Zhang J, Jing J, Humes E, Coburn S. Association of Immunosuppression and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Viremia With Anal Cancer Risk in Persons Living With HIV in the United States and Canada. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2019, 70: 1176-1185. PMID: 31044245, PMCID: PMC7319056, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciz329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnal cancer riskHIV RNA measuresCancer riskPeak CD4North American AIDS Cohort CollaborationRNA measuresHIV-1 RNA levelsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) viremiaOncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionAnal cancer developmentAssociation of immunosuppressionTime-updated CD4T-cell countsHuman papillomavirus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCohort CollaborationPapillomavirus infectionImmunodeficiency virusImmunoregulatory controlCD4Cox modelCancer promotionUseful markerCancer developmentRNA levelsImproved discrimination of mortality with Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index 2.0 in HIV-positive individuals
Tate JP, Sterne JAC, Justice AC. Improved discrimination of mortality with Veterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) Index 2.0 in HIV-positive individuals. AIDS 2019, Publish Ahead of Print: &na;. PMID: 30649058, PMCID: PMC6749990, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002140.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite blood countC-statisticBlood countVeterans Aging Cohort Study (VACS) IndexAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationDiscrimination of mortalityVACS Index 2.0Antiretroviral therapy initiationCD4 cell countHIV-positive populationHarrell's C-statisticHIV-1 RNAHIV-positive individualsKaplan-Meier plotsCohort CollaborationNadir CD4VAC patientsAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityCD8 ratioTherapy initiationViral suppressionGeneral healthExcess mortalityLaboratory valuesAssociation of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study
Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, D'Souza G, Gebo KA, Gill MJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Li J, Mathews WC, Mayor AM, Park LS, Rabkin CS, Salters K, Justice AC, Moore RD, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R, AIDS N, Betts A, Brooks J, Freeman A, Van Rompaey S, Burchell A, Yip B, You B, Hogan B, Grasso C, Hogg R, Benson C, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Humes E, Crane H, Willig J, Eron J, Martin J, Saag M, Jing J, Zhang J, Lindsay J, Hunter-Mellado R, Deeks S, Zhu J, Montaner J, McReynolds J, Gabler K, Buchacz K, Rodriguez B, Thorne J, Margolick J, Anastos K, Jacobson L, Klein M, Kroch A, Morton L, Turner M, Fiellin D, Gange S, Mugavero M, Harrigan P, Rebeiro P, Bosch R, Kirk G, Mayer K, McKaig R, Coburn S, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Lober W, Lee J. Association of immunosuppression and HIV viraemia with non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk overall and by subtype in people living with HIV in Canada and the USA: a multicentre cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e240-e249. PMID: 30826282, PMCID: PMC6531288, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30360-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaRecent CD4 countCD4 countHIV viraemiaKey independent predictorsViral loadIndependent predictorsNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationCNS non-Hodgkin's lymphomaOverall non-Hodgkin lymphomaDiffuse large B-cell lymphomaLarge B-cell lymphomaAssociation of immunosuppressionMulticentre cohort studyNon-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) riskAverage viral loadUS Health ResourcesB-cell lymphomaOverall immune functionB cell activationLong-term careCohort CollaborationRecent immunosuppressionAntiretroviral therapyCohort study
2018
Reduced Cancer Survival Among Adults With HIV and AIDS-Defining Illnesses Despite No Difference in Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Grover S, Desir F, Jing Y, Bhatia RK, Trifiletti DM, Swisher-McClure S, Kobie J, Moore RD, Rabkin CS, Silverberg MJ, Salters K, Mathews WC, Gill MJ, Thorne JE, Castilho J, Kitahata MM, Justice A, Horberg MA, Achenbach CJ, Mayor AM, Althoff KN. Reduced Cancer Survival Among Adults With HIV and AIDS-Defining Illnesses Despite No Difference in Cancer Stage at Diagnosis. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 79: 421-429. PMID: 30211722, PMCID: PMC6203623, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001842.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer diagnosisCancer diagnosisLung cancerCancer stageNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationAdjusted mortality rate ratioHodgkin lymphoma diagnosisOnly lung cancerRole of HIVRisk of deathMortality rate ratiosCohort CollaborationImmune dysfunctionCervical cancerImmune suppressionCancer outcomesSignificant immunosuppressionCancer survivalPoor survivalLymphoma diagnosisMortality rateProbability of survivalPWHHigh mortalityCancerBrief Report
Yanik EL, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Qin L, Lin H, Leyden W, Neugebauer RS, Horberg MA, Moore RD, Mathews WC, Justice AC, Hessol NA, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Brooks JT, Sun J, Althoff KN, Engels EA, Silverberg MJ, Dubrow R. Brief Report. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 499-504. PMID: 29771785, PMCID: PMC6037538, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001719.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMelanoma incidenceAntiretroviral therapyGeneral populationMelanoma riskNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationRelationship of immunosuppressionWhite general populationHIV RNA levelsStandardized incidence ratiosCutaneous melanoma incidenceUltraviolet B exposureHigher melanoma incidenceHigh UVB exposureCohort CollaborationSkin surveillanceCD4 countHIV RNAImmune dysfunctionIncidence ratiosCox regressionHIV replicationRisk factorsCalendar periodWhite raceClinical careRecent Abacavir Use Increases Risk of Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions Among Adults With HIV
Elion RA, Althoff KN, Zhang J, Moore RD, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Drozd DR, Stein JH, Klein MB, Eron JJ, Silverberg MJ, Mathews WC, Justice AC, Sterling TR, Rabkin CS, Mayor AM, Klein DB, Horberg MA, Bosch RJ, Eyawo O, Palella FJ. Recent Abacavir Use Increases Risk of Type 1 and Type 2 Myocardial Infarctions Among Adults With HIV. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2018, 78: 62-72. PMID: 29419568, PMCID: PMC5889316, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001642.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFramingham risk scoreEffect of abacavirMyocardial infarctionHazard ratioHepatitis C virus infectionType 1Type 2 myocardial infarctionCrude hazard ratioC virus infectionIncident myocardial infarctionInjection drug useHistory of AIDSUse increases riskMarginal structural modelsCohort CollaborationLow CD4Antiretroviral therapyKidney functionMI outcomesTime-dependent confoundingRisk factorsMI occurrenceVirus infectionIncrease riskRisk scoreIncreased non‐AIDS mortality among persons with AIDS‐defining events after antiretroviral therapy initiation
Pettit AC, Giganti MJ, Ingle SM, May MT, Shepherd BE, Gill MJ, Fätkenheuer G, Abgrall S, Saag MS, Del Amo J, Justice AC, Miro JM, Cavasinni M, Dabis F, Monforte AD, Reiss P, Guest J, Moore D, Shepherd L, Obel N, Crane HM, Smith C, Teira R, Zangerle R, Sterne JA, Sterling TR, investigators F. Increased non‐AIDS mortality among persons with AIDS‐defining events after antiretroviral therapy initiation. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2018, 21: e25031. PMID: 29334197, PMCID: PMC5810321, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioAntiretroviral therapy initiationAIDS mortalityAdjusted hazardCohort CollaborationTherapy initiationAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationHIV-1 infectionTreatment-naïve adultsCause of deathMarginal structural modelsART initiationHIV protocolMetabolic deathHazard ratioChronic inflammationRisk factorsCoding CausesSubsequent deathMortalityAIDSCommon pathwayDeathUnmeasured confoundersCause
2017
Multimorbidity Among Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States
Wong C, Gange SJ, Moore RD, Justice AC, Buchacz K, Abraham AG, Rebeiro PF, Koethe JR, Martin JN, Horberg MA, Boyd CM, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Gebo KA, Gill MJ, Silverberg MJ, Palella FJ, Patel P, Samji H, Thorne J, Rabkin CS, Mayor A, Althoff KN, Freeman A, Cescon A, Rachlis A, Rogers B, Rodriguez B, Grasso C, Benson C, Drozd D, Fiellin D, Haas D, Kirk G, Willig J, Globerman J, Brooks J, Eron J, Montaner J, Gabler K, Anastos K, Mayer K, Jacobson L, Kopansky-Giles M, Klein M, Turner M, Mugavero M, Saag M, Harrigan P, Dubrow R, Hunter-Mellado R, Hogg R, Bosch R, McKaig R, Bebawy S, Rourke S, Napravnik S, Boswell S, Sterling T. Multimorbidity Among Persons Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 66: 1230-1238. PMID: 29149237, PMCID: PMC5889007, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix998.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBlack PeopleCohort StudiesDiabetes Mellitus, Type 2FemaleHeterosexualityHIVHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedMultimorbidityRenal Insufficiency, ChronicSexual and Gender MinoritiesUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusAdjusted prevalence ratiosAge-associated conditionsImmunodeficiency virusMultimorbidity prevalenceClinical careNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationEnd-stage liver diseaseMedian baseline ageHIV outpatient clinicChronic kidney diseaseRobust error varianceConfidence intervalsComplex healthcare needsDemographic subgroupsCohort CollaborationComorbidity preventionCohort studyDiabetes mellitusLiver diseaseOutpatient clinicKidney diseasePrevalence ratiosBaseline ageCare complexityIncreased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population
Drozd DR, Kitahata MM, Althoff KN, Zhang J, Gange SJ, Napravnik S, Burkholder GA, Mathews WC, Silverberg MJ, Sterling TR, Heckbert SR, Budoff MJ, Van Rompaey S, Delaney JAC, Wong C, Tong W, Palella FJ, Elion RA, Martin JN, Brooks JT, Jacobson LP, Eron JJ, Justice AC, Freiberg MS, Klein DB, Post WS, Saag MS, Moore RD, Crane HM. Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 568-576. PMID: 28520615, PMCID: PMC5522001, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001450.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTraditional CVD risk factorsDetectable HIV RNACVD risk factorsIncidence rateRisk factorsCD4 countHIV RNAMyocardial infarctionCardiovascular diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationType 1 myocardial infarctionHIV-specific factorsLow CD4 countSuppressive antiretroviral treatmentIncidence rate ratiosCohort CollaborationIncident MINA-ACCORDAggressive managementAntiretroviral treatmentMultivariable analysisAtherosclerosis RiskMI riskCommunity cohortGeneral populationAssociation of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada
Dubrow R, Qin L, Lin H, Hernández-Ramírez RU, Neugebauer RS, Leyden W, Althoff KN, Achenbach CJ, Hessol NA, Modur SP, D'Souza G, Bosch RJ, Grover S, Horberg MA, Kitahata MM, Mayor AM, Novak RM, Rabkin CS, Sterling TR, Goedert JJ, Justice AC, Engels EA, Moore RD, Silverberg MJ. Association of CD4+ T-cell Count, HIV-1 RNA Viral Load, and Antiretroviral Therapy With Kaposi Sarcoma Risk Among HIV-infected Persons in the United States and Canada. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2017, 75: 382-390. PMID: 28394855, PMCID: PMC5490794, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001394.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsKS riskCD4 countKaposi's sarcomaART useHIV-1 RNA viral loadNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated Cox regressionCD4 T-cell countKaposi's sarcoma riskAntiretroviral therapy useRNA viral loadRecent CD4 countViral load measuresAssociation of CD4Cohort CollaborationKS etiologyRecent VLVL measuresAntiretroviral therapyHIV diagnosisIndependent predictorsTherapy useViral loadCox regressionCD4:CD8 Ratio and CD8 Count as Prognostic Markers for Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC)
Trickey A, May MT, Schommers P, Tate J, Ingle SM, Guest JL, Gill MJ, Zangerle R, Saag M, Reiss P, Monforte A, Johnson M, Lima VD, Sterling TR, Cavassini M, Wittkop L, Costagliola D, Sterne JAC, Boulle A, Stephan C, Miro J, Cavassini M, Chêne G, Costagliola D, Dabis F, Monforte A, del Amo J, Van Sighem A, Vehreschild J, Gill J, Guest J, Haerry D, Hogg R, Justice A, Shepherd L, Obel N, Crane H, Smith C, Reiss P, Saag M, Sterling T, Teira R, Williams M, Zangerle R, Sterne J, May M, Ingle S, Trickey A. CD4:CD8 Ratio and CD8 Count as Prognostic Markers for Mortality in Human Immunodeficiency Virus–Infected Patients on Antiretroviral Therapy: The Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC). Clinical Infectious Diseases 2017, 65: 959-966. PMID: 28903507, PMCID: PMC5850630, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix466.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjusted hazard ratioCD8 countsCD8 ratioCohort CollaborationAntiretroviral therapyCause mortalityCD4 countHazard ratioMiddle tertilePrognostic markerAIDS mortalityCause-specific mortality hazard ratiosAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationHigher CD4 countsMortality hazard ratioCells/μLHuman immunodeficiency virusIndependent prognostic markerNorth American cohortAssociation of CD8Shape of associationsAssociation of CD4Immunodeficiency virusHuman immunodeficiencyCD4Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors
Muzaale AD, Althoff KN, Sperati CJ, Abraham AG, Kucirka LM, Massie AB, Kitahata MM, Horberg MA, Justice AC, Fischer MJ, Silverberg MJ, Butt AA, Boswell SL, Rachlis AR, Mayor AM, Gill MJ, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Drozd DR, Martin JN, Bosch RJ, Durand CM, Locke JE, Moore RD, Lucas GM, Segev DL. Risk of End‐Stage Renal Disease in HIV‐Positive Potential Live Kidney Donors. American Journal Of Transplantation 2017, 17: 1823-1832. PMID: 28497525, PMCID: PMC5489376, DOI: 10.1111/ajt.14235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultCase-Control StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGlomerular Filtration RateGraft RejectionGraft SurvivalHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHIV-1HumansIncidenceKidney Failure, ChronicKidney Function TestsKidney TransplantationLiving DonorsMaleMiddle AgedNephrectomyNorth AmericaPrognosisRisk FactorsViral LoadConceptsEnd-stage renal diseaseIncidence of ESRDHIV-positive individualsLive kidney donorsKidney donorsRenal diseaseMultivariable Cox proportional hazards regressionCox proportional hazards regressionPotential live kidney donorsHIV-negative peersHIV-negative participantsHIV-positive participantsProportional hazards regressionCopies/mLKidney donor candidatesCumulative incidence estimatesCohort CollaborationCumulative incidenceHIV infectionViral loadHazards regressionNational HealthPositive individualsIncidence estimatesHealth characteristics
2016
HIV Infection, Immunosuppression, and Age at Diagnosis of Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers
Shiels MS, Althoff KN, Pfeiffer RM, Achenbach CJ, Abraham AG, Castilho J, Cescon A, D’Souza G, Dubrow R, Eron JJ, Gebo K, Gill M, Goedert JJ, Grover S, Hessol NA, Justice A, Kitahata M, Mayor A, Moore RD, Napravnik S, Novak RM, Thorne JE, Silverberg MJ, Engels EA, AIDS F. HIV Infection, Immunosuppression, and Age at Diagnosis of Non-AIDS-Defining Cancers. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 468-475. PMID: 27940936, PMCID: PMC5850313, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cavity/pharynxYounger ageCancer diagnosisCD4 countMedian ageLung cancerKidney cancerGeneral populationNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationMost cancersEnd Results ProgramHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk factor exposureLung cancer diagnosisAccelerated cancer progressionCohort CollaborationNon-AIDSAnal cancerHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusResults ProgramMyeloma diagnosisPLWHAIDS statusCancerFirst Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013
Wong C, Gange SJ, Buchacz K, Moore RD, Justice AC, Horberg MA, Gill MJ, Koethe JR, Rebeiro PF, Silverberg MJ, Palella FJ, Patel P, Kitahata MM, Crane HM, Abraham AG, Samji H, Napravnik S, Ahmed T, Thorne JE, Bosch RJ, Mayor AM, Althoff KN, Research and Design F. First Occurrence of Diabetes, Chronic Kidney Disease, and Hypertension Among North American HIV-Infected Adults, 2000–2013. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 64: 459-467. PMID: 28172581, PMCID: PMC5850614, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw804.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic kidney diseaseHuman immunodeficiency virusDiabetes mellitusAntiretroviral therapyCumulative incidenceKidney diseaseNoncommunicable diseasesNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationOccurrence of DMType 2 diabetes mellitusRisk of deathDemographic subgroupsNon-black womenCohort CollaborationHIV populationImmunodeficiency virusTreatment optionsHypertensionAge 70Poisson regressionRacial disparitiesDiseaseBlack womenIncidenceCare