Impact of Antiretroviral Therapy on Maternal Health after Cessation of Breastfeeding.

Citation: 
Brummel SS1,Taha TE2, Angelidou KN1, Saidi F3, Atuhaire P4, Dula D5, Moodley D6, Matubu A7, Chareka G7, Nevrekar N8, Vhembo T9, Fairlie L10, Theron G11, Mlay P12, George K13, Basar M14, Chakhtoura N15, Browning R16, Fowler MG17, Currier JS18,
Publication year: 
2020

IMPAACT PROMISE 1077BF/FF was a sequentially randomized study of pregnant and postpartum women living with HIV to investigate the efficacy and safety of antiretroviral therapy (ART). This Maternal Health Component investigated efficacy for the risk of developing AIDS or death; and safety among women randomized to continue ART (CTART: N=289) or discontinue ART (DCART: N=268) after cessation of breastfeeding or after confirmation of infant infection. No AIDS defining illnesses were reported during follow-up in either arm. Adverse events of grade 3 or higher were more frequent in the CTART arm (Hazard Ratio = 1.78, 95% CI (1.05, 3.02), p-value=0.03). The difference in adverse events in the two groups was mostly driven by moderate weight loss for women on the CTART arm.