2019
Contributions of traditional and HIV-related risk factors on non-AIDS-defining cancer, myocardial infarction, and end-stage liver and renal diseases in adults with HIV in the USA and Canada: a collaboration of cohort studies
Althoff KN, Gebo KA, Moore RD, Boyd CM, Justice AC, Wong C, Lucas GM, Klein MB, Kitahata MM, Crane H, Silverberg MJ, Gill MJ, Mathews WC, Dubrow R, Horberg MA, Rabkin CS, Klein DB, Re V, Sterling TR, Desir FA, Lichtenstein K, Willig J, Rachlis AR, Kirk GD, Anastos K, Palella FJ, Thorne JE, Eron J, Jacobson LP, Napravnik S, Achenbach C, Mayor AM, Patel P, Buchacz K, Jing Y, Gange SJ, Research and Design N. Contributions of traditional and HIV-related risk factors on non-AIDS-defining cancer, myocardial infarction, and end-stage liver and renal diseases in adults with HIV in the USA and Canada: a collaboration of cohort studies. The Lancet HIV 2019, 6: e93-e104. PMID: 30683625, PMCID: PMC6589140, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(18)30295-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseEnd-stage renal disease outcomesPopulation attributable fractionRenal disease outcomesTraditional risk factorsElevated total cholesterolLiver diseaseMyocardial infarctionRisk factorsRenal diseaseTotal cholesterolDisease outcomeHIV RNANorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationDetectable plasma HIV RNALow CD4 cell countsHepatitis B virus infectionEnd-stage renal diseaseClinical AIDS diagnosisDetectable HIV RNAHIV Clinical CohortLow CD4 countCD4 cell countPlasma HIV RNAB virus infection
2017
Increased 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 population
2016
Cause-Specific Mortality in HIV-Positive Patients Who Survived Ten Years after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy
Trickey A, May MT, Vehreschild J, Obel N, Gill MJ, Crane H, Boesecke C, Samji H, Grabar S, Cazanave C, Cavassini M, Shepherd L, Monforte A, Smit C, Saag M, Lampe F, Hernando V, Montero M, Zangerle R, Justice AC, Sterling T, Miro J, Ingle S, Sterne JA, Collaboration A. Cause-Specific Mortality in HIV-Positive Patients Who Survived Ten Years after Starting Antiretroviral Therapy. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0160460. PMID: 27525413, PMCID: PMC4985160, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160460.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyLow CD4 countHIV-positive patientsAntiretroviral therapyCD4 countDrug useAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationFive-year mortality riskAIDS infectionOlder ageCause-specific mortality rate ratiosNon-AIDS cancerLiver-related mortalityHIV Cohort StudyInjection drug useHIV-1 RNAMortality rate ratiosLiver-related diseasesHigh subsequent mortalityCohort CollaborationLow CD4Prior AIDSCardiovascular mortalityCohort studyPrognostic factors
2015
Comparative effectiveness of immediate antiretroviral therapy versus CD4-based initiation in HIV-positive individuals in high-income countries: observational cohort study
Lodi S, Phillips A, Logan R, Olson A, Costagliola D, Abgrall S, van Sighem A, Reiss P, Miró JM, Ferrer E, Justice A, Gandhi N, Bucher HC, Furrer H, Moreno S, Monge S, Touloumi G, Pantazis N, Sterne J, Young JG, Meyer L, Seng R, Dabis F, Vandehende MA, Pérez-Hoyos S, Jarrín I, Jose S, Sabin C, Hernán MA, Collaboration H. Comparative effectiveness of immediate antiretroviral therapy versus CD4-based initiation in HIV-positive individuals in high-income countries: observational cohort study. The Lancet HIV 2015, 2: e335-e343. PMID: 26423376, PMCID: PMC4643831, DOI: 10.1016/s2352-3018(15)00108-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeed of ARTHIV RNA viral loadCD4 countAntiretroviral therapyHIV-positive individualsMean survival timeImmediate initiationHIV diagnosisCohort studyViral loadRelative riskHigh-income countriesProportion of individualsSurvival timeInitiation of ARTART initiation strategiesImmediate antiretroviral therapyLow CD4 countMedian CD4 countObservational cohort studyAIDS-free survivalHIV-1 infectionDiagnosis of HIVViral load measurementsHIV-CAUSAL Collaboration
2014
Long-term Mortality in HIV-Positive Individuals Virally Suppressed for >3 Years With Incomplete CD4 Recovery
Engsig FN, Zangerle R, Katsarou O, Dabis F, Reiss P, Gill J, Porter K, Sabin C, Riordan A, Fätkenheuer G, Gutiérrez F, Raffi F, Kirk O, Mary-Krause M, Stephan C, de Olalla PG, Guest J, Samji H, Castagna A, Monforte A, Skaletz-Rorowski A, Ramos J, Lapadula G, Mussini C, Force L, Meyer L, Lampe F, Boufassa F, Bucher HC, De Wit S, Burkholder GA, Teira R, Justice AC, Sterling TR, Crane H, Gerstoft J, Grarup J, May M, Chêne G, Ingle SM, Sterne J, Obel N, EuroCoord F, Engsig F, Zangerle R, Katsarou O, Dabis F, Reiss P, Gill J, Porter K, Sabin C, Riordan A, Fätkenheuer G, Gutiérrez F, Raffi F, Kirk O, Mary-Krause M, Stephan C, de Olalla P, Guest J, Samji H, Castagna A, Monforte A, Skaletz-Rorowski A, Ramos J, Lapadula G, Mussini C, Force L, Meyer L, Lampe F, Boufassa F, Bucher H, De Wit S, Burkholder G, Teira R, Justice A, Sterling T, Crane H, Gerstoft J, Grarup J, May M, Chêne G, Ingle S, Sterne J, Boulle A, Brodt H, Casabona J, Cavassini M, Chêne G, Costagliola D, Dabis F, Monforte A, del Amo J, Van Sighem A, Fätkenheuer G, Gill J, Guest J, Haerry D, Hogg R, Justice A, Mocroft A, Obel N, Kitahata M, Lampe F, Reiss P, Saag M, Sterling T, Teira R, Williams M, Zangerle R, Ingle S, May M, Sterne J, Zangerle R, Touloumi G, Warszawski J, Meyer L, Dabis F, Krause M, Ghosn J, Leport C, Reiss P, Wit F, Prins M, Bucher H, Sabin C, Gibb D, Fätkenheuer G, Del Amo J, Obel N, Thorne C, Mocroft A, Kirk O, Stephan C, Pérez-Hoyos S, Hamouda O, Gussenheimer-Bartmeyer B, Noguera-Julian A, Antinori A, Monforte A, Brockmeyer N, Ramos J, Battegay M, Rauch A, Mussini C, Tookey P, Casabona J, Miró J, Castagna A, de Wit S, Goetghebuer T, Torti C, Teira R, Garrido M, Judd A, Conejo P, Haerry D, Weller I, Casabona J, Costagliola D, d'Arminio-Monforte A, Battegay M, de Wit S, Del Amo J, Grarup J, Chêne G, Colin C, Schwimmer C, Termote M, Kjaer J, Campbell M, Raben D, Battegay M, Bohlius J, Bouteloup V, Bucher H, Cozzi-Lepri A, Dabis F, Monforte A, del Amo J, Dorrucci M, Egger M, Engsig F, Furrer H, Judd A, Kirk O, Lambotte O, Lewden C, Lodi S, Lodwick R, Matheron S, Meyer L, Miro J, Mocroft A, Monge S, Nakagawa F, Obel N, Paredes R, Phillips A, Puoti M, Reekie J, Sabin C, Scherrer A, Smit C, Sterne J, Thiebaut R, Thorne C, Torti C, Touloumi G, Wittkop L. Long-term Mortality in HIV-Positive Individuals Virally Suppressed for >3 Years With Incomplete CD4 Recovery. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 58: 1312-1321. PMID: 24457342, PMCID: PMC6276895, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCombination antiretroviral therapyIncomplete CD4 recoveryCD4 countLong-term mortalityHIV-positive individualsViral suppressionRisk factorsCD4 recoveryInitiation of cARTLow initial CD4 countsCD4 cell recoveryLow CD4 countSustained viral suppressionInitial CD4 countHuman immunodeficiency virusCause of deathDifferent patient groupsCART initiationAntiretroviral therapyHIV cohortCox regressionImmunodeficiency virusPatient groupEligible individualsSubsequent mortality
2011
Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications
Wang EA, McGinnis KA, Fiellin DA, Goulet JL, Bryant K, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Mattocks K, Sullivan LE, Vogenthaler N, Justice AC, for the VACS Project Team. Food Insecurity is Associated with Poor Virologic Response among HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Antiretroviral Medications. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2011, 26: 1012-1018. PMID: 21573882, PMCID: PMC3157515, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-011-1723-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV-1 RNAHIV disease outcomeLow CD4 countAntiretroviral medicationsBody mass indexCD4 countMass indexDisease outcomeVeterans Aging Cohort StudyPoor virologic responseUnsuppressed viral loadAging Cohort StudyMultivariable logistic regressionAntiretroviral medication adherenceCross-sectional studyFood insecure participantsFood-secure participantsPotential causal associationVirologic responseVirologic suppressionCohort studyHIV diseaseHIV outcomesAdjusted analysisFood insecurity
2010
CD4 count at presentation for HIV care in the United States and Canada: Are those over 50 years more likely to have a delayed presentation?
Althoff KN, Gebo KA, Gange SJ, Klein MB, Brooks JT, Hogg RS, Bosch RJ, Horberg MA, Saag MS, Kitahata MM, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Deeks SG, Martin JN, Jacobson LP, Kirk GD, Collier AC, Benson CA, Silverberg MJ, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Thorne J, Rachlis A, Moore RD, Justice AC, for the North American AIDS Cohort Collaboration on Research and Design. CD4 count at presentation for HIV care in the United States and Canada: Are those over 50 years more likely to have a delayed presentation? AIDS Research And Therapy 2010, 7: 45. PMID: 21159161, PMCID: PMC3022663, DOI: 10.1186/1742-6405-7-45.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCD4 countHIV careRace/ethnicityFirst presentationNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHIV transmission risk groupAge groupsAdvanced HIV diseaseHIV testing effortsLow CD4 countTransmission risk groupsMean CD4 countMedian CD4 countHIV transmission riskCohort CollaborationHIV diseaseInitial presentationRisk groupsClinical cohortProportion of individualsTransmission riskOlder individualsYoung adultsCohortYoung individuals
2009
Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in HIV-Infected Versus Noninfected Patients in the HAART Era: Impact of Immunosuppression
Bedimo RJ, McGinnis KA, Dunlap M, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Justice AC. Incidence of Non-AIDS-Defining Malignancies in HIV-Infected Versus Noninfected Patients in the HAART Era: Impact of Immunosuppression. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2009, 52: 203-208. PMID: 19617846, PMCID: PMC2814969, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e3181b033ab.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive antiretroviral therapy (HAART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraIncidence rate ratiosCD4 countTherapy eraAnal cancerLow CD4 countHigher CD4 countsMedian CD4 countImpact of immunosuppressionRate ratioCohort of veteransNon-AIDSNoninfected patientsHAART eraUninfected patientsHodgkin's lymphomaIncidence rateProstate cancerHIVPatientsCancerIndividual cancersMalignancyIncidence