eHIV Review

HIV Therapies: Newly Approved and in the Pipeline

In this issue:

Ongoing research has led to new therapies — both newly approved and in the pipeline — for patients with HIV infection. Treatment options are rapidly increasing, including new drugs with novel mechanisms, less frequent dosing strategies, long-acting ART, and investigational duotherapies.

In this issue, Dr. Ethel Weld from the Division of Clinical Pharmacology and the Division of Infectious Diseases at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine explains how the new therapies available or in late-stage development can help clinicians improve their management of their patients infected with the HIV virus.

Learning objectives:

After participating in this activity, the participant will demonstrate the ability to:

• Describe some of the seminal clinical trials and evidence bases behind newly approved and emerging therapies for HIV.
• Explain how new therapies can be used in treating HIV, including relevant dosing, side effects, resistance, and adherence considerations.
• Summarize the current and potential future role for less frequent dosing strategies, duotherapy, and long-acting antiretrovirals (ART) in treating HIV.