International AIDS Society (IAS) news release
21 July 2026 (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) – Studies revealing the real-world impact of disruptions to the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and important advances in long-acting HIV prevention and treatment were announced ahead of AIDS 2026, the 26th International AIDS Conference, which will take place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, and virtually from 26 to 31 July.
Today’s scientific highlights press conference previewed studies selected from thousands of abstracts that will be presented next week, including:
- A pair of studies that shed light on the real-world consequences of PEPFAR disruptions
- Findings from the open-label extension phase of the PURPOSE 1 and 2 studies of twice-yearly injectable lenacapavir for HIV prevention
- The first detailed results from the Phase 3 ISLEND-1 and ISLEND-2 trials of oral islatravir/lenacapavir, which has the potential to be the first complete once-weekly oral treatment for HIV
- A study showing that HIV-specific immune activity may persist in the spinal fluid of adolescents with perinatally acquired HIV, even when the virus is suppressed in the blood
Read the full news release here.
Source : International AIDS Society
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