PxWire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Highlights in this issue of PxWire include a report on data from the Step vaccine trial and animal studies of relevance to the proposed HVTN 505 trial of the NIH Vaccine Research Center DNA-Ad5 combination strategy presented at the Keystone Symposium on HIV prevention–an annual meeting focused on basic and preclinical science. This issue also reviews newly launched trials, lays out this year’s upcoming trial milestones, and gives information on ordering the 2009 AVAC report on the prevention research field, to be released in May.
Px Wire January-March 2009, Vol. 2, No. 1
Px Wire October-December 2008, Vol. 1, No. 4
Px Wire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Highlights of this year-end issue include: AVAC’s take on the year in prevention research; an update on the proposed AIDS vaccine trial HVTN 505; news on the female condom and microbicide trials.
Px Wire July-September 2008, Vol. 1, No. 3
PxWire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Highlights in this issue of PxWire include a discussion of the no-go decision on the proposed PAVE 100 vaccine trial (though the candidate may yet be tested), updates on women’s input into male circumcision for HIV prevention, and AVAC’s take on indelible moments and themes from the International AIDS Conference in Mexico City in August.
Px Wire April-June 2008, Vol. 1, No. 2
PxWire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Highlights in this issue of PxWire include an update on the ongoing discussion regarding the proposed PAVE 100 vaccine trial, details on the first microbicide trial in pregnant women, a Mexico City preview, and notes on two recently released resources for the field, AVAC Report 2008: The Search Must Continue and the Global Campaign for Microbicides’ Microbicides Essentials online learning tool.
Px Wire Abril-Junio 2008, Vol. 1, No. 2 (en español)
PxWire is AVAC’s quarterly update covering the latest in the field of biomedical HIV prevention research, implementation and advocacy. Highlights in this issue of PxWire include an update on the ongoing discussion regarding the proposed PAVE 100 vaccine trial, details on the first microbicide trial in pregnant women, a Mexico City preview, and notes on two recently released resources for the field, AVAC Report 2008: The Search Must Continue and the Global Campaign for Microbicides’ Microbicides Essentials online learning tool.
Px Wire January-March 2008, Vol. 1, No. 1
This is the first issue of our new quarterly, PxWire, which tracks key developments in the field of HIV prevention research, including the launch of new trials, results of ongoing studies and an up-to-date tally of trials going on worldwide. PxWire is designed to complement AVAC’s other publications and to help advocates stay on top of the ever-changing field of HIV prevention research. It is the first one-stop source for information on the full range of HIV prevention research going on worldwide, including vaccines, microbicides, pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), herpes simplex virus-2 treatment, male circumcision, cervical barrier methods and partner treatment.
Finding Your Way: A guide to understanding ethical issues related to participation in clinical trials for preventive HIV vaccines
This guide is designed to help readers gain a better understanding of the ethical issues involved in developing a preventive HIV vaccine. While much of the guide is intended for a prospective clinical trial participant, it provides a basic introduction for anyone who wants to learn more about ethical issues and HIV vaccine development.
AIDS Vaccine Handbook: 2nd edition, Global perspectives
The Handbook provides comprehensive introductory material on the key scientific, policy, social, ethical and economic facets of AIDS vaccine research. While the science has changed greatly over the decade since this second edition of the Handbook was published in 2005, the themes and content in many of the essays still hold true. Edited by Patricia Kahn, the handbook contains articles by community educators and advocates, trial staff and volunteers, scientists and researchers, and policy makers and journalists.
2003 AVAC Report: 4 Years and Counting: How do you Fight a Disease of Mass Destruction?
When America became frightened by the bio-terror threat, Congress and the Administration moved swiftly to put funding and incentives in place. That same kind of decisive action is needed to accelerate research and ensure an AIDS vaccine is available to all who need it. This Report looks at the bioterror model, and provides the results of our new industry survey.
2002 AVAC Report: 5 Years and Counting: Science, Urgency and Courage
Five years away from the date former President Bill Clinton set as a goal for finding an AIDS vaccine, there are more candidate vaccine products in development than ever before. No one knows if any of the current experimental vaccines will work. No one even knows what immune response a vaccine needs to elicit to prevent HIV disease. The only way to obtain answers is to ask tens of thousands of altruistic and courageous participants to participate in dozens of trials. The only way to obtain answers is to invest hundreds of millions of dollars to fund these trials.