2017 Annual Meeting Presentations
2017 Presentations
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MDR-TB Training
Monday, 29 May 2017
Principles of TB Epidemiology in Children, Including Contact Investigation
Anneke Hesseling
Screening, Diagnosis and Management of MDR-TB in Children
Simon Schaaf
Adverse Effects of Existing Second-line and Novel Antituberculosis Drugs in Children with Multidrug-resistant Tuberculosis
Tony Garcia-Prats
Approach to MDR-TB microbiology in children
Anne-Marie Demers
Respiratory Specimen Collection for TB Investigation
CXR reading for IMPAACT
Simon Schaaf
Pediatric ECG evaluation for MDR-TB trials
James Nielsen
A5300/I2003/PHOENIx Preparatory Study of MDR TB Cases and Their Household Contacts: Operational Feasibility to Inform PHOENIx Trial
Amita Gupta and
Vanessa Rouzier
IMPAACT Plenary 1
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Moderators: Sharon Nachman, MD and James McIntyre, MD
Perspectives from the Office of AIDS Research
Maureen Goodenow, PhD
Sharon Nachman, MD
Behavioral and Social Science in Biomedical HIV Research
Michael Stirratt, PhD
Adolescent Pregnancy and Retention on Antiretroviral Therapy
Elaine Abrams
Challenges to Eliminating HIV Among Adolescents
Mary Jane Rotheram, PhD
Turning the Corner on the AIDS Pandemic: Refining the Science-Driven HIV Research Enterprise
Carl Dieffenbach, PhD
IMPAACT Plenary 2
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Grace Aldrovandi, MD and James McIntyre, MD
Studies Toward Understanding the Role of Integrin a4b7 in HIV and SIV Transmission and Pathogenesis
James Arthos, PhD
Cytotoxic T-cell Responses and HIV Cure
Brad Jones, PhD
Long-acting Methods
Raphael Landovitz, MD, Msc
PROMISE Updates and Key Safety Findings
- PROMISE 1077BF Update and Safety Findings
- Safety Update: Impact of tenofovir-containing triple antiretroviral therapy (ART) on bone mineral density in HIV-infected breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa
- Hepatotoxicity in HIV+ Postpartum Women Initiating Efavirenz-Containing Regimensin PROMISE P1077
Mary Glenn Fowler, MD
Lynda Stranix-Chibanda, MD
Amita Gupta, MD, MHS
Statistical Issues in IMPAACT Studies
Terence Fenton, EdD
Grace Montepiedra, PhD
James McIntyre, MD
Adherence Working Group Meeting
Tuesday, 30 May 2017
Welcome, year in review and goals
K. Rivet Amico
Sybil Hosek
Adherence Measurement and Support in IMPAACT Studies
Pamela Murnane
IMPAACT 2009: Feasibility, Acceptability and Safety of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Primary HIV Prevention during Pregnancy and Breast Feeding in Adolescents and Young Women
Sybil Hosek
IMPAACT 2017: Phase I/II Study of the Safety, Acceptability, Tolerability, and Pharmacokinetics of Oral and Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir and Long-Acting Injectable Rilpivirine in Virologically Suppressed HIV-Infected Children and Adolescents
Liz Lowenthal
A5300B/IMPAACT 2003B – PHOENix MDR TB: Protecting Households on Exposure to Newly Diagnosed Index Multidrug-Resistant TB Patients
Amita Gupta
Anneke Hesseling
Shahin Lockman
Lameck Chinula
Study Coordinators Meeting
Wednesday, 31 May 2017
Key Updates and Operational Updates
IMPAACT Ops Representatives:
Kat Calabrese
Katie McCarthy
IMPAACT Site Overviews
- BJMC, India (31441)
- Hosp. Geral De Nova Igaucu, Brazil (5097)
- GHESKIO, Haiti (30022)
Sadaf Inamdar
Jorge Pilotto
Vanessa Rouzier
Tuberculosis Scientific Committee
Tuesday, 30 May
Welcome and Overview of Tuberculosis Scientific Agenda
Anneke Hesseling
Tuberculosis Prevention and Treatment Study Updates
Amita Gupta
Jyoti Mathad
Anneke Hesseling
Ethel Weld
The Future of MDR-TB Treatment in Children
SMaRT Kids, the Adult MDR-TB Trials Landscape and Moving Pediatric TB Trials Forward
Tony Garcia-Prats
Emerging Data on Delaminid Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Children with MDR-TB
Jeffrey Hafkin
Elin Svensson
Marco Schito
Quantification of Circulating Mtb Antigen Peptides for Rapid Diagnosis and Treatment Monitoring
Tony Hu
Novel Blood-based Biomarkers for Pediatric TB
Jeff Tornheim
Mandar Paradkar
Cure Scientific Committee
Wednesday, 31 May
Committee Updates
P1115 Study Status Updates
Deborah Persaud
Ellen Chadwick
Biomarkers of HIV persistence as predictors of HIV Rebound off ART
Robert Siliciano
Is HIV-1 antibody a useful biomarker for cure studies?
Katherine Luzuriaga
Effect of very early ART and therapeutic vaccines on reservoir size and viral rebound in non-human primates
Afam Okoye
Pediatric experience with ART interruption: what’s to fear?
William Borkowsky
Considerations for ART interruption in African infants participating in P1115
Mutsa Bwakura-Dangarembizi
Complications and Co-Morbidities Scientific Committee
Wednesday, 31 May
Neurodevelopment and Mental Health
Neurovirology of HIV Infection: New Directions for Clinical Research
Avi Nath
Update on IMPAACT NWCS 604 (Early Investigator Award)
David Bearden
Update on IMPAACT P1104s/ PROMISE (1077BF)/ Neurodevelopmental sub-study findings
Michael Boivin
Miriam Chernoff
Larry Brown
Geri Donenberg
Metabolic and Infectious Complications
Elaine Urbina
IMPAACT P1072 Secondary Analysis Results
Adriana Weinberg
Updates on RSV Studies: IMPAACT 2011, 2012, 2013
Betsy McFarland
Coleen Cunningham
Treatment Scientific Committee
Thursday, 1 June
Welcome and Overview of Treatment Scientific Agenda
Elaine Abrams
Ted Ruel
ART for Pregnant and Breastfeeding Women:
Considerations for Women and Their Babies
Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in the Context of Universal Antiretroviral Treatment
Jennifer Jao
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics and Safety of ARVs During Pregnancy
Brookie Best
Pharmacokinetics/Pharmacodynamics and Safety of ARVs During Breastfeeding
Edmund Capparelli
IMPAACT HIV Treatment Study Updates
P1026s: Pharmacokinetic Properties of Antiretroviral Therapy During Pregnancy
Tammy Meyers
Adrie Bekker
P1097: Raltegravir Pharmacokinetics and Safety in Neonates; and P1110: A Phase I Trial to Evaluate the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Raltegravir in HIV-Exposed Infants at High Risk
Diana Clarke
Ellen Chadwick
Ann Melvin
Carolyn Bolton
Prevention Scentific Committee
Thursday, 1 June
Prevention of Vertical Transmission of HIV
Modelling HIV Prevention Modalities for Children
Andrea Ciaranello
Primary Prevention in Adolescents and Youth – ARV Strategies
Study update for IMPAACT 2009: Feasibility, Acceptability and Safety of Oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis for Primary HIV Prevention during Pregnancy and Breast Feeding in Adolescents and Young Women
Sybil Hosek
Immune Strategies for HIV Prevention
Study update for IMPAACT P1112: Phase I Study to Determine Safety and Pharmacokinetic Parameters of Subcutaneous VRC01, a Potent Anti-HIV Neutralizing Monoclonal Antibody, in HIV-1 Exposed Infants
Coleen Cunningham
The Development of Broadly Neutralizing Antibodies in HIV-Infected Infants
Cassie Simonich
Julie Overbaugh
Pre-Clinical Infant HIV Vaccine Studies in Non-Human Primates
Kristina DeParis
Safety and Immunogenicity of HIV Vaccines in Infants
Giny Fouda