2023
Association of HIV Infection and Incident Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Among 143 001 Veterans
Filipkowski A, Kundu S, Eden S, Alcorn C, Justice A, So-Armah K, Tindle H, Wells Q, Beckman J, Freiberg M, Aday A. Association of HIV Infection and Incident Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Among 143 001 Veterans. Circulation 2023, 148: 135-143. PMID: 37226738, PMCID: PMC10443901, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.122.063040.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident abdominal aortic aneurysmT-cell countsHIV viral loadAbdominal aortic aneurysmRisk of AAAHIV infectionViral loadAortic aneurysmElevated HIV viral loadCardiovascular disease risk factorsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyCox proportional hazards modelCurrent Procedural Terminology codesAging Cohort StudyDisease risk factorsProportional hazards modelProcedural Terminology codesPrevious cross-sectional dataAAA eventsLow CD4Cohort studyHIV statusRisk factorsLongitudinal cohortCardiovascular disease
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 levels
2018
Association of Viral Suppression With Lower AIDS-Defining and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Veterans: A Prospective Cohort Study.
Park LS, Tate JP, Sigel K, Brown ST, Crothers K, Gibert C, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bedimo RJ, Justice AC, Dubrow R. Association of Viral Suppression With Lower AIDS-Defining and Non-AIDS-Defining Cancer Incidence in HIV-Infected Veterans: A Prospective Cohort Study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2018, 169: 87-96. PMID: 29893768, PMCID: PMC6825799, DOI: 10.7326/m16-2094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLong-term viral suppressionViral suppressionLong-term suppressionCancer incidenceCancer riskHIV treatment successLow viral suppressionViral suppression statusProspective cohort studyT-cell countsEffect of CD4HIV-positive veteransCancer incidence ratesNational InstituteNational Cancer InstituteAIDS definingNon-AIDSUninfected veteransAntiretroviral therapyExcess cancer riskProspective cohortCohort studyUninfected personsIncidence rateTreatment success
2017
Can Biomarkers Advance HIV Research and Care in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era?
Justice AC, Erlandson KM, Hunt P, Landay A, Miotti P, Tracy RP. Can Biomarkers Advance HIV Research and Care in the Antiretroviral Therapy Era? The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2017, 217: 521-528. PMID: 29165684, PMCID: PMC5853399, DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jix586.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV infectionLong-term treatment toxicityAntiretroviral therapy eraChronic HIV infectionLow-level inflammationT-cell countsForms of cancerART initiationTherapy eraTreatment toxicityImmune dysfunctionRenal diseaseLiver diseaseChronic inflammationIntervention trialsClinical managementNeurocognitive declineCardiovascular diseaseClinical trialistsUninfected individualsRNA suppressionHIV researchWeight gainTranslational scientistsBiomarkersAssociation 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 regression
2015
CD8+ T‐Cells Count in Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV Disease in a Predominantly Male Cohort
Badejo OA, Chang CC, So-Armah KA, Tracy RP, Baker JV, Rimland D, Butt AA, Gordon AJ, Rinaldo CR, Kraemer K, Samet JH, Tindle HA, Goetz MB, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Bedimo R, Gibert CL, Leaf DA, Kuller LH, Deeks SG, Justice AC, Freiberg MS. CD8+ T‐Cells Count in Acute Myocardial Infarction in HIV Disease in a Predominantly Male Cohort. BioMed Research International 2015, 2015: 246870. PMID: 25688354, PMCID: PMC4320893, DOI: 10.1155/2015/246870.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsT-cell countsAcute myocardial infarctionVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortCells/mm3AMI riskMyocardial infarctionT cellsUninfected peopleIncident acute myocardial infarctionEffect of CD8HIV viral loadCardiovascular disease riskHuman immunodeficiency virusT cell levelsBaseline CD8High CD8Low CD8Antiretroviral therapyCVD riskHIV diseaseViral loadImmunodeficiency virusCD8High riskCD4Sex Differences in Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe, Canada and the US
Jarrin I, Moreno S, Ingle S, May M, Sterling T, Justice A, Bickel M, Crane H, Mugavero M, De Wolf F, Jung N, Cescon A, Garcia I, Elzi L, Arminio A, Krause M, Smith C, Guest J, Hessamfar M, Gill J, Sterne J, del Amo J. Sex Differences in Overall and Cause-Specific Mortality among HIV-Infected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy in Europe, Canada and the US. Antiviral Therapy 2015, 20: 21-28. PMID: 24675571, DOI: 10.3851/imp2768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-AIDS mortalityInjection drug useAll-causeAntiretroviral therapyAIDS-mortality rateNon-AIDS-related mortalityCause-specific mortalityCD4(+) T-cell countsNon-AIDS infectionsRates of all-causeNon-AIDS malignanciesART Cohort CollaborationT-cell countsHIV-infected adultsHIV-positive patientsHIV-1 RNAAll-cause mortalityCox proportional hazards modelsCohort of individualsHIV-positive menProportional hazards modelART-CCSex differencesCART initiationCause-specific
2009
Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America
Deeks SG, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Saag MS, Justice AC, Hogg RS, Eron JJ, Brooks JT, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Bosch RJ, Benson CA, Collier AC, Martin JN, Klein MB, Jacobson LP, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Kirk GD, Napravnik S, Rachlis AR, Calzavara LM, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Gebo KA, Kushel MB, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Moore RD, Research and Design N. Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 49: 1582-1590. PMID: 19845473, PMCID: PMC2871149, DOI: 10.1086/644768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma HIV RNA levelsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsVirologic failureRegimen failureHistory of AIDSAntiretroviral therapyTreatment failureHigher plasma HIV RNA levelsAbility of therapyRNA levelsT-cell countsTreatment-naive patientsIndependent risk factorMultivariate Cox regressionAggressive therapeutic interventionMore effective optionsModified therapyHIV infectionCox regressionRisk factorsT cellsSubsequent mortalityMortality rateClinical practice
2008
Prognostic Importance of Anaemia in HIV Type-1-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: Collaborative Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies
Harris RJ, Sterne J, Abgrall S, Dabis F, Reiss P, Saag M, Phillips AN, Chêne G, Gill JM, Justice AC, Rockstroh J, Sabin CA, Mocroft A, Bucher HC, Hogg RS, Monforte AD, May M, Egger M. Prognostic Importance of Anaemia in HIV Type-1-Infected Patients Starting Antiretroviral Therapy: Collaborative Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies. Antiviral Therapy 2008, 13: 959-967. PMID: 19195321, PMCID: PMC4507810, DOI: 10.1177/135965350801300802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV type-1-infected patientsMild anemiaAntiretroviral therapyHemoglobin levelsAdjusted hazard ratioMonths of HAARTStart of HAARTActive antiretroviral therapyT-cell countsPrevalence of anemiaProspective cohort studyLong-term prognosisBaseline anemiaAIDS eventsHazard ratioCohort studyPrognostic importancePrognostic valueProspective studyUntreated individualsPatientsAnemiaHigh mortalityHAARTNormal hemoglobin