Brief Report: Impact of ART on Maternal Health After Cessation of Breastfeeding

Sean S. Brummel, Taha E. Taha, Konstantia Angelidou, Friday Saidi, Patience Atuhaire, Dingase Dula, Dhayendre Moodley, Allen Matubu, Gift Chareka, Neetal Nevrekar, Tichaona Vhembo, Lee Fairlie, Gerhard Theron, Pendo Mlay, Kathleen George, Michael Basar, Nahida Chakhtoura, Renee Browning, Mary Glenn Fowler, Judith S. Currier

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Abstract

Abstract:IMPAACT PROMISE 1077BF/FF was a sequentially randomized study of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV to investigate the efficacy and safety of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This Maternal Health Component investigated efficacy for the risk of developing AIDS or death; and safety among women randomized to continue ART (CTART: N = 289) or discontinue ART (N = 268) after cessation of breastfeeding or after confirmation of infant infection. No AIDS-defining illnesses were reported during follow-up in either arm. Adverse events of grade 3 or higher were more frequent in the CTART arm [hazard ratio = 1.78, 95% confidence interval: (1.05 to 3.02), P-value = 0.03]. The difference in adverse events in the 2 groups was mostly driven by moderate weight loss for women on the CTART arm.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)450-454
Number of pages5
JournalJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume86
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2021

Keywords

  • AIDS
  • ART
  • HIV
  • adverse events
  • breastfeeding
  • mothers

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology (medical)

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