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Peet MM, Agrahari V, Clark MR, Doncel GF. Preclinical and Early Clinical Development of Tenofovir Alafenamide/Elvitegravir Topical Inserts for Effective On-Demand Vaginal and Rectal HIV Prevention. Pharmaceutics 2024; 16(3):348.
Liu AY, Gundacker H, Richardson B, Chen BA, Hoesley C, van der Straten A, Brown A, Beamer M, Robinson J, Jacobson CE, Scheckter R, Bunge K, Schwartz J, Thurman A, Piper JM, Marzinke MA; MTN-038 Protocol Team for the Microbicide Trials Network. Phase 1 randomized pharmacokinetic and safety study of a 90-day tenofovir vaginal ring in the United States. J Int AIDS Soc 2024 Mar;27(3):e26223.
Montgomery ET, Hawley I, Fairlie L, Bunge K, Mathebula F, Etima J, Mutero P, Senyama L, Mayo A, Stoner MCD, Piper J, Balan I, van der Straten A. Acceptability of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral Truvada Among African Users in Late-Stage of Pregnancy. AIDS Behav 2024 Mar;28(3):963-973. PMCID: PMC10896786
Bunge K, Balkus JE, Fairlie L, Mayo AJ, Nakabiito C, Mgodi N, Gadama L, Matrimbira M, Chappell CA, Piper J, Chakhtoura N, Szydlo DW, Richardson B, Hillier SL. DELIVER: A Safety Study of a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Oral PrEP for the Prevention of HIV During Pregnancy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2024 Jan 1;95(1):65-73.
Parikh UM, Penrose KJ, Heaps AL, Sethi R, Goetz BJ, Szydlo D, Chandran U, Palanee-Phillips T, Mgodi NM, Baeten JM, Mellors JW; and the MTN-025/HOPE Study Team. Brief Report: HIV Drug Resistance Assessment among Women who Seroconverted during the MTN-025/HOPE Open-Label Extension Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2024 Jan 1;95(1):35-41.
Browne EN, Torjesen K, Mirembe BG, Palanee-Phillips T, Jeenarain N, Chitukuta M, Stoner MCD, Mansoor LE, Reddy K, Tauya TT, Naidoo L, Siva S, Richardson B, Dadabhai S, Seyama L, Soto-Torres L, van der Straten A on behalf of the MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Acceptability of the dapivirine vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention among women reporting engagement in transactional sex. AIDS Care 2024 Jan;36(1):80-86. PMCID: PMC10579446
Stalter RM, Dong TQ, Hendrix CW, Palanee-Phillips T, van der Straten A, Hillier SL, Kiweewa FM, Mgodi NM, Marzinke MA, Bekker LG, Soto-Torres L, Baeten JM, Brown ER; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Assessing Per-Sex-Act HIV-1 Risk Reduction Among Women using the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. J Infect Dis 2023 Dec 14:jiad550. Epub ahead of print.
Choi SK, Bauermeister J, Tingler RC, Johnson S, Macagna N, Ho K, Hoesley C, Liu A, Kayange N, Palanee-Phillips T, Chariyalertsak S, Gonzales P, Piper JM; MTN-035 Protocol Team. A latent trajectory analysis of young sexual and gender minorities' adherence to three rectal microbicide placebo formulations (MTN-035; a randomized crossover trial). BMC Public Health 2023 Dec 8;23(1):2464. PMCID: PMC10709877.
Nair G, Celum C, Szydlo D, Brown ER, Akello CA, Nakalega R, Macdonald P, Milan G, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Tahuringana E, Muhlanga F, Nakabiito C, Bekker LG, Siziba B, Hillier SL, Baeten JM, Garcia M, Johnson S, McClure T, Levy L, Livant E, Jacobson C, Soto-Torres L, van der Straten A, Hosek S, Rooney JF, Steytler J, Bunge K, Parikh U, Hendrix C, Anderson P, Ngure K; REACH Protocol Team. Adherence, safety, and choice of the monthly dapivirine vaginal ring or oral emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among African adolescent girls and young women: a randomised, open-label, crossover trial. Lancet HIV 2023 Dec;10(12):e779-e789. PMCID: PMC10756058
Stoner MCD, Hawley I, Mathebula F, Horne E, Etima J, Kemigisha D, Mutero P, Dandadzi A, Seyama L, Fabiano Z, Scheckter R, Noguchi L, Owor M, Balkus JE, Montgomery ET. Acceptability and Use of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring and Daily Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) During Breastfeeding in South Africa, Malawi, Zimbabwe, and Uganda. AIDS Behav 2023 Dec;27(12):4114-4123. PMCID: PMC10615878
Young AM, Mancuso N, Atujuna M, Tenza S, Chitukuta M, Kemigisha D, Ngure K, van der Straten A, Garcia M, Szydlo D, Soto-Torres L, Roberts ST. Adolescent Girls and Young Women's Experiences with Disclosing Oral PrEP or Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use: a Multi-Country Qualitative Analysis. AIDS Behav 2023 Dec;27(12):3941-3951. PMCID: PMC10598125
Silhol R, Nordsletten A, Maheu-Giroux M, Elmes J, Staunton R, Owen B, Shacklett B, McGowan I, Feliciano KG, van der Straten A, Eller LA, Robb M, Marrazzo J, Dimitrov D, Boily MC. The Association Between Heterosexual anal Intercourse and HIV Acquisition in Three Prospective Cohorts of Women. AIDS Behav 2023 Dec;27(12):4010-4021. PMCID: PMC10598156
Roberts ST, Mancuso N, Williams K, Nabunya HK, Mposula H, Mugocha C, Mvinjelwa P, Garcia M, Szydlo DW, Soto-Torres L, Ngure K, Hosek S. How a menu of adherence support strategies facilitated high adherence to HIV prevention products among adolescent girls and young women in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods analysis. J Int AIDS Soc 2023 Nov;26(11):e26189. PMCID: PMC10630658
Mancuso N, Mathebula F, Chitukuta M, Matambanadzo KV, Tenza S, Reddy K, Nobula L, Kemigisha D, Stoner MCD. The impact of COVID-19 on sexual behavior, HIV prevention interest, general healthcare access, and other HIV risk factors among trial participants in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. Front Reprod Health 2023 Oct 30;5:1270419. PMCID: PMC10642282
Naidoo K, Montgomery ET, Katz AWK, Garcia M, Naidoo S, Mansoor LE. Women's motivations for participating in the dapivirine vaginal ring open label extension study. AIDS Care 2023 Sep 21:1-17.
Shapley-Quinn MK, Song M, Chen BA, Devlin B, Luecke E, Brown J, Blithe DL, Achilles SL and van der Straten A. Participant experiences with a multipurpose vaginal ring for HIV and pregnancy prevention during a phase 1 clinical trial: learning from users to improve acceptability. Front Reprod Health 2023 Jul 6;5:1147628. PMCID: PMC10359149
Ngure K, Friedland BA, Szydlo DW, Roberts ST, Garcia M, Levy L, Akello CA, Reddy K, Palanee-Phillips T, Macdonald P, Siziba B, Soto-Torres L, Hosek S, Hillier SL, Nair G, Celum C, van der Straten A. Baseline preferences for oral pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) or dapivirine intravaginal ring for HIV prevention among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe (MTN-034/IPM-045 study). PLoS One 2023 Jun 23;18(6):e0287525. PMCID: PMC10289422.
Bauermeister JA, Dominguez Islas C, Jiao Y, Tingler R, Brown E, Zemanek J, Giguere R, Balan I, Johnson S, Macagna N, Lucas J, Rose M, Jacobson C, Collins C, Livant E, Singh D, Ho K, Hoesley C, Liu A, Kayange N, Palanee-Phillips T, Chariyalertsak S, Gonzales P, Piper J; MTN-035 Protocol Team. A randomized trial of safety, acceptability and adherence of three rectal microbicide placebo formulations among young sexual and gender minorities who engage in receptive anal intercourse (MTN-035). PLoS One 2023 Apr 12;18(4):e0284339. PMCID: PMC10096248
Garcia M, Roberts ST, Mayo AJ, Scheckter R, Mansoor LE, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Naidoo Y, Akello CA, Gaffoor Z, Siva S, Rushwaya C, Hlahla K, Jambaya J, Makoni R, Kachale E, Ndovie M, Zuma J, Montgomery ET; MTN-025/HOPE study team. Integrating Gender-Based Violence Screening and Support into the Research Clinic Setting: Experiences from an HIV Prevention Open-Label Extension Trial in Sub-Saharan Africa. AIDS Behav 2023 Apr;27(4):1277-1286. PMCID: PMC10036410
Mirembe BG, Cabrera MV, van der Straten A, Nakalega R, Cobbing M, Mgodi NM, Palanee-Phillips T, Mayo AJ, Dadabhai S, Mansoor LE, Siva S, Nair G, Chinula L, Akello CA, Nakabiito C, Soto-Torres LE, Baeten JM, Brown ER. Correlates of Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Acceptance among Women Participating in an Open Label Extension Trial. AIDS Behav 2023 Mar;27(3):1030-1043. PMCID: PMC10102709
Roberts ST, van der Straten A, Rael CT, Gorbach PM, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Naidoo K, Dadabhai S, Chinula L, Gaffoor Z, Levy L, Balkus JE, Riddler SA. Intimate Partner Violence and Engagement in the HIV Care Continuum among Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Prospective Cohort Study. AIDS Behav 2023 Mar;27(3):984-989. Erratum in: AIDS Behav. 2022 Nov 8; PMCID: PMC10032576
Morar NS, Mansoor LE, Naidoo K, Katz AW, Garcia M, Duma C, Precious Myeni NB, Tshbalala T, Naidoo S, Montgomery ET. Male partner opinions of the dapivirine vaginal ring used during an open-label extension HIV prevention trial in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2023 Feb 1;92(2):127-133. PMCID: PMC9839591
Peebles K, Brown ER, Hendrix CW, Palanee-Phillips T, van der Straten A, Harkoo I, Reddy K, Mirembe BG, Jeenarain N, Hillier SL, Baeten JM, Barnabas RV; MTN-020/ASPIRE study team. Brief Report: Dapivirine ring HIV-1 prevention effectiveness for women engaged in vaginal and anal intercourse: insights from mathematical modeling. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2023 Feb 1;92(2):122-126. PMCID: PMC9839478
Naidoo K, Montgomery ET, Katz AW, Morgan G, Krishnaveni R, Lydia ST, Sarita N, Leila ME. Efficacy and Action of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring as Understood by Women Participating in an Open Label Extension Study. AIDS Behav 2023 Jan;27(1):75-81.
Stoner MCD, Browne EN, Etima J, Musara P, Hartmann M, Shapley-Quinn MK, Kemigisha D, Mutero P, Mgodi NM, Nakabiito C, Bhushan NL, Piper J, van der Straten A, Minnis AM. Couples' decision making regarding the use of multipurpose prevention technology (MPT) for pregnancy and HIV prevention. AIDS Behav 2023 Jan;27(1):198-207. PMCID: PMC9805468
Musara P, Hartmann M, Ryan JH, Reddy K, Ggita J, Mutero P, Macagna N, Taulo F, Mgodi NM, Piper J, van der Straten A. Understanding the role of men in women's use of the vaginal ring and oral PrEP during pregnancy and breastfeeding: multi-stakeholder perspectives. Afr J AIDS Res 2022 Dec;21(4):354-363. PMCID: PMC9983781
Minnis AM, Etima J, Musara P, Browne EN, Mutero P, Kemigisha D, Mgodi NM, Nakabiito C, Shapley-Quinn MK, Stoner MCD, Hartmann M, Macagna N, Piper J, van der Straten A. Couples' Preferences for "2 in 1" Multipurpose Prevention Technologies to Prevent Both HIV and Pregnancy: Results of a Discrete Choice Experiment in Uganda and Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav 2022 Dec;26(12):3848-3861. PMCID: PMC9175528
Ho K, Dominguez-Islas C, Szydlo D, Edick S, Macagna N, Riddler SA, Brand RM, Jacobson CE, Kramzer L, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Piper J, Marzinke MA, Bauermeister J, Nuttall J, Hillier SL, Hendrix CW. MTN-033: a Phase 1 Study Comparing Applicator versus "as Lubricant" Delivery of Rectal Dapivirine Gel. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2022 Nov 15;66(11):e0081622. PMCID: PMC9664840
Katz AWK, Balán IC, Reddy K, Etima J, Weber K, Tauya T, Atujuna M, Scheckter R, Ngure K, Soto-Torres L, Mgodi N, Palanee-Phillips T, Baeten JM, van der Straten A. Women's experience receiving drug feedback and adherence counseling in MTN-025/HOPE - an HIV Prevention open-label trial of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. AIDS Behav 2022 Nov;26(11):3607-3619. PMCID: PMC9561023
Bhushan NL, Musara P, Hartmann M, Stoner MCD, Shah SR, Nabukeera J, Rukundo I, Mutero P, Lewis MA, Piper J, Shapley-Quinn MK, Etima J, Minnis AM. Making the Case for Joint Decision-Making in Future Multipurpose Prevention Technology (MPT) Choice: Qualitative Findings on MPT Attribute Preferences from the CUPID Study (MTN-045). J Int AIDS Soc 2022 Oct;25(10):e26024. PMCID: PMC9577116
Hunidzarira P, Brown ER, Chirenje ZM, Hillier SL, Marrazzo JM, Palanee-Phillips T, Kiweewa FM, Baeten JM; MTN-003/VOICE and MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Teams. Population-level correlation between incidence of curable sexually transmitted infections and HIV-1 among African women participating in HIV-1 pre-exposure prophylaxis trials. J Infect Dis 2022 Sep 21;226(6):1069-1074. PMCID: PMC10233491
Reddy K, Kemigisha D, Chitukuta M, Dadabhai S, Mathebula F, Tenza S, Palanee-Phillips T, Ryan J, Macagna N, Musara P, van der Straten A. ''Ask the way from those who have walked it before"-Grandmothers' roles in health-related decision making and HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis use among pregnant and breastfeeding women in sub-Saharan Africa. PLoS One 2022 Sep 1;17(9):e0271684. PMCID: PMC9436035
Bauermeister JA, Tingler RC, Ho K, Scheckter R, McClure T, Davis J, Piper J, Friedland BA, Edick S, Song M, Jiao Y, Hendrix CW, Hoesley C. Acceptability of PC-1005 Gel Administered Rectally to HIV-1 Seronegative Adults at Three Different Volume Levels (MTN-037). AIDS Educ Prev. 2022 Aug;34(4):257-271. doi: 10.1521/aeap.2022.34.4.257. PMID: 35994578; PMCID: PMC9924357.
Jacobson C, Johnson S, Billups T, Mitterer L, Chadza M, Gumede S, Manoyos V, Pareja K, Zemanek J, Jiao Y, Bauermeister J. Overcoming COVID-19 disruptions: Innovations in product provision in a multi-national clinical trial among cisgender men, transgender men and transgender women in five countries. Contemp Clin Trials Commun 2022 Aug;28:100930. PMCID: PMC9167802
Browne EN, Brown ER, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Naidoo L, Jeenarain N, Nair G, Husnik MJ, Singh D, Scheckter R, Soto-Torres L, Baeten JM, van der Straten A; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Patterns of Adherence to a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV-1 Prevention Among South African Women in a Phase III Randomized Controlled Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2022 Aug 1;90(4):418-424. PMCID: PMC9342948
Roberts ST, Hawley I, Luecke E, Mensch B, Wagner T, Hoesley C, McClure T, Dominguez Islas CP, Piper JM, Liu AY, van der Straten A. Acceptability and Preference for 3-Month Versus 1-Month Vaginal Rings for HIV-1 Risk Reduction Among Participants in a Phase 1 Trial. J Womens Health (Larchmt) 2022 Jul;31(7):1029-1039. PMCID: PMC9299526
Austin MN, Meyn LA, Avolia HA, Petrina MA, Cosentino LA, Alphonse C, Chen BA, Bunge K, Noguchi L, Beigi R, Squires K, Hillier SL. Impact of Dapivirine and Placebo Vaginal Rings on the Microbiota of Adolescent, Lactating, and Postmenopausal Females. J Infect Dis 2022 Jun 15;225(12):2208-2218. PMCID: PMC9200158
Reddy K, Mathebula F, Katz A, Luecke E, Tenza S, Palanee-Phillips T, Garcia M, Mansoor LE, Naidoo S, Morar N, Chitukuta M, Tsidya M, Montgomery ET; MTN-032 Study team. Ring-ing in the Future: Participant and Male Partner Perspectives Regarding Future Use of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention. AIDS Behav 2022 Jun;26(6):1923-1932. PMCID: PMC9050873
Etima J, Katz AWK, Duby Z, Garcia M, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Mathebula F, Zimba C, Mansoor LE, Singh D, Manengamambo E, Naidoo S, Soto-Torres L, Montgomery ET; MTN-020/ASPIRE, MTN 025/HOPE, MTN-032 Study teams. Does the Ring Work? Perceptions and Understanding of the Efficacy of a Dapivirine Vaginal Ring for HIV Prevention Amongst Women in a Placebo-Controlled Trial. AIDS Behav 2022 May;26(5):1597-1606. PMCID: PMC9007827
Bauermeister JA, Tingler RC, Dominguez C, Dunne EF, Hoesley C, Ho K, Johnson S, Lucas J, Macagna N, Brown E, Gundacker H, Peda M, Jacobson CE, Kramzer L, Singh D, Dezzutti CS, Ayudhya RPKN, Marzinke MA, Piper J, Devlin B, Nuttall J, McGowan I, Hendrix CW, Cranston RD; MTN 026 team. Acceptability of a Dapivirine/Placebo Gel Administered Rectally to HIV-1 Seronegative Adults (MTN-026). AIDS Behav 2022 May;26(5):1333-1346. PMCID: PMC9024063
Hawley I, Song M, Scheckter R, McClure T, Piper J, Chen B, Hoesley C, Liu A, van der Straten A. Users' Preferred Characteristics of Vaginal Rings for HIV Prevention: A Qualitative Analysis of Two Phase I Trials. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2022 Apr;38(4):313-326. PMCID: PMC9048173
McGowan IM, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Brand RM, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Johnson S, Piper J, Holtz TH, Curlin ME, Chitwarakorn A, Raengsakulrach B, Doncel G, Schwartz Icloud Com J, Rooney JF, Cranston RD. An Open-Label Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Assessment of Tenofovir Gel and Oral Emtricitabine / Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2022 Apr;38(4):279-287. PMCID: PMC9048169
Cranston RD, Brown E, Bauermeister J, Dunne EF, Hoesley C, Ho K, Johnson S, Lucas J, Dominguez-Islas C, Gundacker H, Peda M, Jacobson CE, Kramzer L, Singh D, Dezzutti CS, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Brand RM, Wang L, Marzinke MA, Piper J, Devlin B, Nuttall J, McGowan I, Hendrix CW. A Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study of Dapivirine Gel (0.05%) Administered Rectally to HIV-1 Seronegative Adults (MTN-026). AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2022 Apr;38(4):257-268. PMCID: PMC9048178
Shapley-Quinn MK, Laborde N, Luecke E, Hoesley C, Salata RA, Johnson S, Nel A, Soto-Torres L, Chen BA, van der Straten A. Acceptability of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in Postmenopausal US Women. AIDS Patient Care STDS 2022 Mar;36(3):97-105. PMCID: PMC8971982
Ryan JH, Young A, Musara P, Reddy K, Macagna N, Guma V, Seyama L, Piper J, van der Straten A; MTN- 041/MAMMA Study Team. Sexual Attitudes, Beliefs, Practices, and HIV Risk During Pregnancy and Post-delivery: A Qualitative Study in Malawi, South Africa, Uganda, and Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav 2022 Mar;26(3):996-1005. PMCID: PMC8840901
Balán IC, Lentz C, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Kajura-Manyindo C, Kutner BA, Zalwango A, Makoni R, Madlala B, Makala Y, Khanyile N, Kadyamusuma M, Kachenjera L, Ndhlovu-Forde Z, Tuswa-Haynes N. Inconsistent Counselor Fidelity in Delivering an Evidence-Based Adherence Intervention During a PrEP Trial. AIDS Behav 2022 Mar;26(3):698-708. PMCID: PMC8840968
Montgomery ET, Roberts ST, Reddy K, Tolley E, Hartmann M, Wilson E, Mathebula F, Wagner LD, Zissette S, Lanham M, Wilcher R, Baeten JM, Palanee-Phillips T. Integration of a Relationship-focused Counseling Intervention with Delivery of the Dapivirine Ring for HIV Prevention to Women in Johannesburg: Results of the CHARISMA Pilot Study. AIDS Behav 2022 Mar;26(3):752-763. PMCID: PMC8840958
Stoner MCD, Browne EN, Gundacker HM, Hawley I, Chen BA, Hoesley C, Scheckter R, Piper J, Singh D, Song M, Liu A, van der Straten A. Acceptability of an extended duration vaginal ring for HIV prevention and interest in a multi-purpose ring. PLoS One 2022 Feb 22;17(2):e0263664. PMCID: PMC8863232
Ridgeway K, Montgomery ET, Smith K, Torjesen K, Straten AV, Achilles SL, Griffin JB. Vaginal ring acceptability: a systematic review and meta-analysis of vaginal ring experiences from around the world. Contraception 2022 Feb;106:16-33. PMCID: PMC9128798
Liu G, Mugo NR, Brown ER, Mgodi NM, Chirenje ZM, Marrazzo JM, Winer RL, Mansoor L, Palanee-Phillips T, Siva SS, Naidoo L, Jeenarain N, Gaffoor Z, Nair GL, Selepe P, Nakabiito C, Mkhize B, Mirembe BG, Taljaard M, Panchia R, Baeten JM, Balkus JE, Hladik F, Celum CL, Barnabas RV. Prevalent human papillomavirus infection increases the risk of HIV acquisition in African women: advancing the argument for human papillomavirus immunization. AIDS 2022 Feb 1;36(2):257-265. PMCID: PMC8702475