Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)

Studies presented included once-yearly lenacapavir formulations for PrEP, bictegravir outperforming darunavir in advanced HIV, Immunocore's IMC-M113V showing viral control and reservoir reduction, and more.

Rachel A Bender Ignacio, MD, MPH explores safety, pharmacokinetics, and future directions for HIV treatment.

Onyema Ogbuagu, MBBCh, FACP, FIDSA discussed 96% virologic suppression with lenacapavir-based therapy, showing similar results to daily oral regimens.

Anchalee Avihingsanon, MD, PhD presents results showing 95.4% HIV RNA suppression and 86.6% HBV DNA suppression after 48 weeks of B/F/TAF in HIV-HBV co-infected patients.

David Berman, MD, PhD, discusses signs of dose-dependent viral control and reduction in active HIV reservoir in Phase 1/2 STRIVE trial data.

Phase 1 data on VH184, a third-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor, and VH499, a novel HIV-1 capsid inhibitor, highlighting their antiviral potency, safety profiles, and potential for long-acting injectable formulations.

New data at CROI 2025 shows zero cases of HIV acquisition reported with Apretude (cabotegravir long-acting (CAB LA) for PrEP in varied clinical settings and populations in 2 implementation studies in the US and Brazil.

Shionogi’s investigational antiviral is the first COVID-19 oral therapy that has shown this distinction.

Sarita Shah, MD, MPH, reveals a decline in timely ART initiation from 86.5% in 2019 to 83.9% in 2020, with viral suppression rates dropping from 91.1% to 84.7%, before showing signs of recovery by 2021.

Colleen Kelley, MD, MPH, offers some insights on where we are today with the state of HIV prevention including the expanding PrEP options, why PEP is underutilized, and the challenges behind HIV vaccine development.

Mia Moore, PhD, presents findings showing 74% reduction in hospitalizations and key insights into primary vaccination and booster impact on population immunity in Washington and Oregon.

Thumbi Ndung'u, BVM, PhD discussed the safety and partial virologic control observed in a Phase 2a trial using broadly neutralizing antibodies and vesatolimod in HIV treatment interruption.

In a blinded phase 3 study, doravirine and islatravir was compared to antiretroviral therapy, BIC/FTC/TAF (Biktarvy), and it was shown that there was no between-group differences in mean change in CD4 T-cell or total lymphocyte count at week 48.

In a long-acting dose regimen, an investigational antibodies treatment is a potent antiviral that can function as a component of a complete antiretroviral regimen.

Georg Behrens, MD, PhD, highlights superior virological suppression and immune recovery with bictegravir-based therapy in therapy-naïve individuals with advanced HIV disease.

In a small study, investigators found they could reduce the antiretroviral therapy (ART) dosing to longer durations and the treatment remained safe and efficacious.

New pharmacokinetic data, shared by Moupali Das, MD, MPH, reveal long-lasting plasma concentrations, surpassing twice-yearly subcutaneous formulation for HIV prevention

Beatriz Mothe, MD, PhD discusses the Phase 1/2 STRIVE trial of IMC-M113V, a T cell receptor bispecific therapy targeting HIV-infected cells

Joseph Cherabie MD, MSc, explains the importance of how these 2 components go hand-in-hand, and what it means to continue forward in spite of being in an unpredictable time.

Kellie Hawkins, MD discusses the findings along with the challenges of diagnosing Long COVID in people with HIV, emphasizing the need for improved clinical recognition and education.

At CROI 2025, researchers from Université de Montréal discuss how fostemsavir could target residual viral fragments and reduce inflammation.

Nilu Goonetilleke, LLBHons, BScHons, PhD, presents findings showing the bivalent HIVconsvX vaccine targets both Mosaic-1 and Mosaic-2, resulting in broader immune responses.

Nilu Goonetilleke, LLBHons, BScHons, presents findings from the phase 1 study, showing a 50% reduction in T cell response with age, while 85% of participants demonstrated strong immune responses.

Annie Antar, MD, PhD, offers insights around her research on her findings on this subject.

This year at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), Lenacapavir shows virological suppression, Remdesivir reduces long covid risks, Bulevirtide benefits chronic HBV, HIV treatment enhances outcomes, vaginal ring or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis safe for HIV prevention throughout pregnancy.

Study proves the role of harnessing CrAgSQ for management over the infection.

Customizing treatment strategies for enhanced outcomes and longevity.

Defense against omicron in HIV-positive patients post-COVID.

The therapy, lenacapavir, showed sustained virological suppression and safety over a 2-year period in this treatment-challenged patient population.

Both the use of a vaginal ring or oral pre-exposure prophylaxis were found to be safe for HIV prevention throughout pregnancy.