NOVEMBER 14, 2022

New START Data Reinforces Benefits of Early ART

By IDSE News Staff

New START data confirm that starting antiretroviral treatment (ART) early in the course of HIV infection when the immune system is stronger results in better long-term health outcomes compared with delaying ART, according to findings presented at IDWeek 2022, in Washington, D.C.

In 2015, the START (Strategic Timing of Antiretroviral Treatment) study demonstrated a 57% reduced risk for AIDS and serious non-AIDS health outcomes among participants who began ART when their CD4+