Global iPrEx Results Released
On 23 November, the iPrEx study released positive results that found that a daily dose of the antiretroviral tablet, Truvada, was safe and reduced HIV infection risk among men who have sex with men (MSM) by an average of 43.8% overall. iPrEx enrolled 2,499 participants at 11 sites in 6 countries (South Africa, Brazil, Ecuador, Peru, Thailand and the US) on 4 continents. RHI congratulates the investigators and iPrEx team on their successful study. To read more on iPrEx and RHI’s ongoing studies on ARV-based prevention research, including the VOICE Study and FACTS 001, click on the links below:
iPrEx Study press release and fact sheets: http://www.iprexnews.com
New England Journal of Medicine article: http://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMoa1011205
For information about FACTS click here