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Anti-HIV gel hopes dashed by trial results

(The Guardian) 14 December 2009: Hopes of a breakthrough that would allow women to protect themselves from HIV have been dashed with today's revelation from a large, British-funded trial that a promising microbicide has turned out to be ineffective.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-12-14

Vaginal HIV gel fails to cut risk

BBC News (London) 14 December 2009: A major trial of a vaginal microbicide has produced no evidence that its use reduces the risk of HIV infection in women.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-12-14

Disappointment as microbicide fails to protect against HIV

By Keith Alcorn (Aidsmap) 14 December 2009: PRO 2000 microbicide gel failed to protect women against HIV infection in the largest microbicide study to date, partners in the Microbicide Development Programme’s 301 study have announced.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-12-14

Hopes dashed Pro 2000 gel might block HIV

By Tamar Kahn (Business Day) 14 December 2009: Hopes that the microbicide Pro 2000 might block transmission of HIV have been dashed, after results from a large study sponsored by the UK’s Medical Research Council had shown it offered women no protection against the virus.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-12-14

Disappointing results for microbicide research

SAPA (Mail&Guardian) 14 December 2009: New research has concluded that the vaginal microbicide gel, PRO 2000, does not prevent HIV infection in women, a study released on Monday said.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-12-14

Microbicide study out in November

(SAPA) 21 August 2009: A MICROBICIDE study involving 11000 women from six African countries will present its results in November, Deputy President Kgalema Motlanthe told a SA National Aids Council conference today.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-08-21

New Lab Test Offers Better Prediction of HIV Microbicide Safety

NEWSWIRE (9 July 2009) Scientists at Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have devised a laboratory test for predicting whether microbicides against HIV are safe for human use. The researchers have also discovered why several supposedly “safe” microbicides made women more susceptible to HIV infection.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-07-09

South Africa central to HIV research

By Clare Keeton (The Times) 20 May 2009: South Africa is central to the global search. An HIV ‘toolkit’ would include a new vaccine SA scientists at the vanguard of the quest to find an Aids vaccine, writes Claire Keeton

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-05-20

New contraceptive vaginal ring may also help block HIV transmission

Asian News International (Washington) 20 May 2009: An Indian-origin scientist at Weill Cornell Medical College say that a novel contraceptive may also prove effective in blocking the transmission of the HIV virus. Dr. Brij Saxena, the Harold and Percy Uris Professor of Reproductive Biology and professor of Endocrinology, has revealed that the device is a vaginal ring that releases multiple types of non-hormonal agents and microbicides, which can prevent conception as well as sexually transmitted HIV infection.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-05-20

AIDS researchers turn attention to microbicides

By Mary Engel (Los Angeles Times) 5 March 2009: With AIDS vaccine efforts at an impasse, microbicides -- virus-blocking gels inserted into the vagina before sexual intercourse -- have risen from their own string of setbacks to once again offer hope of preventing HIV infections, at least in women.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-03-05

See also sex gel curbed AIDS in monkeys using drug approved for people

by John Lauerman (Bloomberg) 4 March 2009: A sexual gel might curb the spread of AIDS by stopping cells vulnerable to the virus from rushing to the site of infection, according to a study of monkeys.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-03-04

Finally, anti-HIV microbicides research gives hope

By Bobby Ramakant (Zimbabwe Guardian - Guest Column) 26 February 2009: THE anti-HIV microbicides research has finally given a positive outcome - the microbicides gel PRO2000 under research showed 30% reduction of HIV transmission in the human clinical trials.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-02-26

STATEMENT: International Partnership for Microbicides Receives US $130 Million from UK Government and the Gates Foundation

(IPM, Silver Springs, Md.) 24 February 2009: New support will accelerate development of new tools to help women protect themselves from HIV

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-02-24

Anti-HIV gel fails to meet target

BY Rex Chikoko (National news) 20 February 2009: Results of a John Hopkins Project (JHP) and the University of North Carolina (UNC) research of microbicides gel that could effectively protect women from HIV infections were released last week.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-02-20

Study: Microbicide protects against HIV during sex in women

By Bob Roehr (Bay area reporter) 19 February 2009: The first successful clinical trial of a microbicide, a topical gel that can protect against HIV during sex, brought a sense of hope and relief to prevention advocates.

  • Posted by Deborah
  • Published: 2009-02-19
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