Benefits of Early HIV Therapy

Filed in archive HIV & AIDS , Studies on October 27, 2008

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New clinical findings suggest earlier treatment in HIV may produce statistically meaningful benefit. The findings were presented at the ICAAC/IDSA meeting, which is occurring this week in Washington, DC.

In the study, those getting early antiretroviral treatment for HIV had a 70% lower risk of dying sooner than later compared to those who waited. Findings suggest treatment should begin earlier than current guidelines, when the CD4 cell count falls between 350 and 500 per cubic millimeter of blood, versus 350.

MedPage Today has provided a news summary of this research.

[Thanks to Marc Iskowitz for the hat tip.]