MTN Publications

Palanee-Phillips T, Baeten JM. Topical delivery of long-acting antiretrovirals to prevent HIV acquisition. Curr Opin HIV AIDS 2020 Jan;15(1):42-48. PMCID: PMC7325564

Duby Z, Katz A, Musara P, Nabukeera J, Zimba CC, Woeber K, Palanee-Phillips T, van der Straten A. "The state of mind tells me it's dirty": menstrual shame amongst women using a vaginal ring in Sub Saharan Africa. Women Health 2020 Jan;60(1):72-86. PMCID: PMC6824969

Mhlanga FG, Balkus JE, Singh D, Chappell C, Kamira B, Harkoo I, Szydlo D, Mukaka S, Piper J, Hillier SL. Feasibility and Safety of IUD Insertion by Mid-Level Providers in Sub-Saharan Africa. Int Perspect Sex Reprod Health 2019 Dec 17;45:61-69. PMCID: PMC8515488

Montgomery ET, Roberts ST, Nel A, Malherbe M, Torjesen K, Bunge K, Singh D, Baeten JM, Marrazzo J, Chirenje ZM, Kabwigu S, Beigi R, Riddler SA, Gafoor Z, Reddy K, Mansoor LE, Nair L, Woeber K, Moodley J, Jeenarain N, Siva S, Naidoo L, Govender V, Palanee-Phillips T. Social Harms in Female-INITIATED hiv prevention method RESEARCH: state of the evidence. AIDS 2019 Nov 15;33(14):2237-2244. PMCID: PMC6832829

Chitukuta M, Duby Z, Katz A, Nakyanzi T, Reddy K, Palanee-Phillips T, Tembo T, Etima J, Musara P, Mgodi NM, van der Straten A, MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Negative rumours about a vaginal ring for HIV-1 prevention in sub-Saharan Africa. Cult Health Sex 2019 Nov;21(11):1209-1224. PMCID: PMC6639142

Hartmann M, Lanham M, Palanee-Phillips T, Mathebula F, Tolley EE, Peacock D, Pascoe L, Zissette S, Roberts ST, Wagner D, Wilson E, Ayub A, Wilcher R, Montgomery ET; CHARISMA team. Generating CHARISMA: Development of an Intervention to Help Women Build Agency and Safety in Their Relationships While Using PrEP for HIV Prevention. AIDS Educ Prev 2019 Oct;31(5):433-451. PMCID: PMC7082989

Chappell CA, Harkoo I, Szydlo DW, Bunge KE, Singh D, Nakabiito C, Mhlanga F, Kamira B, Piper JM, Balkus JE, Hillier SL; CAT and MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Contraceptive method switching among women living in sub-Saharan Africa participating in an HIV-1 prevention trial: a prospective cohort study. Contraception 2019 Sep;100(3):214-218. PMCID: PMC6699890

Liu AY, Norwood A, Gundacker H, Carballo-Diéguez A , Johnson S, Patterson K , Gail Bekker L, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Buchbinder S, Piper JM, Lama JR, Cranston RD, On Behalf of the Microbicide Trials Network-017 Team. Routine Use of Oral PrEP in a Phase 2 Rectal Microbicide Study of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel (MTN-017). J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2019 Aug 15;81(5):516-520. PMCID: PMC6629432

Palanee-Phillips T, Brown ER, Szydlo D, Matovu Kiweewa F, Pather A, Harkoo I, Nair G, Soto-Torres L, Hillier SL, Baeten JM; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Risk of HIV-1 acquisition among South African women using a variety of contraceptive methods in a prospective study. AIDS 2019 Aug 1;33(10):1619-1622. PMCID: PMC6636847

Simoni JM, Beima-Sofie K, Amico KR, Hosek SG, Johnson MO, Mensch BS. Debrief Reports to Expedite the Impact of Qualitative Research: Do They Accurately Capture Data from In-depth Interviews? AIDS Behav. 2019 Aug;23(8):2185-2189. PMCID: PMC6642848

Riddler SA, Balkus JE, Parikh UM, Mellors JW, Akello C, Dadabhai S, Mhlanga F, Ramjee G, Mayo AJ, Livant E, Heaps AL, O'Rourke C, Baeten JM; MTN-015; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Teams. Clinical and Virologic Outcomes Following Initiation of Antiretroviral Therapy Among Seroconverters in the MTN-020/ASPIRE Phase III Trial of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. Clin Infect Dis 2019 Aug; 69(3), 523–529. PMCID: PMC6637274

van der Straten A, Browne EN, Shapley-Quinn MK, Brown ER, Reddy K, Scheckter R, Soto-Torres L, Palanee-Phillips T, Baeten JM, Mensch B; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. First Impressions Matter: How Initial Worries Influence Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2019 Jul 1;81(3):304-310. PMCID: PMC6571014

Caplan MR, Landovitz RJ, Palanee-Phillips T, Nair G, Mhlanga F, Balkus JE, Riddler SA, Gorbach PM. Complex decisions: correlates of injectable contraceptive discontinuation following HIV-1 seroconversion in an HIV prevention trial. AIDS Care 2019 Jun;31(6):746-753. PMCID: PMC6594184

Marrazzo JM, Rabe L, Kelly C, Richardson B, Deal C, Schwartz JL, Chirenje ZM, Piper J, Morrow RA, Hendrix CW, Marzinke MA, Hillier SL; VOICE Study Team. Tenofovir gel for prevention of herpes simplex virus type-2 acquisition: findings from the VOICE Trial. J Infect Dis 2019 May 24;219(12):1940-1947. PMCID: PMC6534189

Sugarman J, Lin L, Baeten JM, Palanee-Phillips T, Brown ER, Matovu Kiweewa F, Mgodi NM, Nair G, Siva S, Seils DM, Weinfurt KP; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Preventive Misconception and Risk Behaviors in a Multinational HIV Prevention Trial. AJOB Empir Bioeth 2019 Apr-Jun;10(2):79-87. PMCID: PMC6612263

Liu AY, Zhang J, Anderson PL, Wagner T, Pan Z, Peda M, Gomez K, Beamer M, Jacobson C, Strizki J, Dezzutti CS, Piper JM; MTN-028 Protocol Team for the Microbicide Trials Network. Phase 1 Pharmacokinetic Trial of 2 Intravaginal Rings Containing Different Dose Strengths of Vicriviroc (MK-4176) and MK-2048. Clin Infect Dis 2019 Mar 19;68(7):1129-1135. PMCID: PMC6424086

Hoesley CJ, Chen BA, Anderson PL, Dezzutti CS, Strizki J, Sprinkle C, Heard F, Bauermeister J, Hall W, Jacobson C, Berthiaume J, Mayo A, Gundacker H, Richardson-Harman N, Piper J; Microbicide Trials Network 027 Study Team. Phase 1 Safety and Pharmacokinetics Study of MK-2048/Vicriviroc (MK-4176)/MK-2048A Intravaginal Rings. Clin Infect Dis. 2019 Mar 19;68(7):1136-1143. PMCID: PMC6424075

Chen BA, Zhang J, Gundacker HM, Hendrix CW, Hoesley CJ, Salata RA, Dezzutti CS, van der Straten A, Hall WB, Jacobson CE, Johnson S, McGowan I, Nel AM, Soto-Torres L, Marzinke MA; MTN-024/IPM 031 Protocol Team for the Microbicide Trials Network. Phase 2a Safety, Pharmacokinetics, and Acceptability of Dapivirine Vaginal Rings in US Postmenopausal Women. Clin Infect Dis 2019 Mar 19;68(7):1144-1151. PMCID: PMC6424088

Myerski A, Siegel A, Engstrom J, McGowan I, Brand RM. The use of droplet digital PCR to quantify HIV-1 viral replication in the colorectal explant model. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2019 Mar;35(3):326-334. PMCID: PMC6434591

Leu CS, Giguere R, Bauermeister JA, Dolezal C, Brown W 3rd, Balán IC, Richardson BA, Piper JM, Lama JR, Cranston RD, Carballo-Diéguez A. Trajectory of use over time of an oral tablet and a rectal gel for HIV prevention among transgender women and men who have sex with men. AIDS Care 2019 Mar;31(3):379-387. PMCID: PMC6382555

Noguchi LM, Hoesley C, Kelly C, Scheckter R, Bunge K, Nel A, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Dezzutti CS, Hillier SL, Bogen DL, Piper JM, Beigi RH. Pharmacokinetics of dapivirine Transfer into blood plasma, breast milk, and cervicovaginal fluid of lactating women using the dapivirine vaginal ring. Antimicrob Agents Chemother 2019 Feb 26;63(3). pii: e01930-18. PMCID:PMC6395928

Kiweewa FV, Brown E, Mishra A, Nair G, Palanee-Phillips T, Mgodi N, Nakabiito C, Chakhtoura N, Hillier SL, Baeten JM, MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Acquisition of Sexually Transmitted Infections among Women Using a Variety of Contraceptive Options: A Prospective Study among High-Risk African Women. J Int AIDS Soc 2019 Feb;22(2):e25257. PMCID: PMC6393855

McGowan I, Wilkin T, Landovitz RJ, Wu C, Chen Y, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Richardson P, Eshleman SH, Andrade A, Chege W, Anderson PL, McCauley M, Farley J, Mayer KH, Anton P, Brand RM, Cranston RD, Gulick R. The pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, and mucosal responses to maraviroc-containing pre-exposure prophylaxis regimens in MSM. AIDS 2019 Feb 1;33(2):237-246. PMCID: PMC6714572

Cranston RD, Carballo-Diéguez A, Gundacker H, Richardson BA, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Siegel A, KunjaraNaAyudhya RP, Gomez K, Piper JM, Lama JR, McGowan I; MTN-017 Protocol Team. Prevalence and determinants of anal human papillomavirus infection in men who have sex with men and transgender women. Int J STD AIDS 2019 Feb;30(2):154-162. PMCID:PMC6552657

Mensch BS, Richardson BA, Husnik M, Brown ER, Kiweewa FM, Mayo AJ, Baeten JM, Palanee-Phillips T, van der Straten A; MTN-020/ASPIRE study team. Vaginal Ring Use in a Phase 3 Microbicide Trial: A Comparison of Objective Measures and Self-reports of Non-adherence in ASPIRE. AIDS Behav 2019 Feb;23(2):504-512. PMCID: PMC6374159

Katz AWK, Mensch BS, Woeber K, Musara P, Etima J, van der Straten A. Understanding women's motivations to participate in MTN-003/VOICE, a phase 2b HIV prevention trial with low adherence. BMC Womens Health 2019 Jan 25;19(1):18. PMCID:PMC6347781

Makanani B, Balkus JE, Jiao Y, Noguchi LM, Palanee-Phillips T, Mbilizi Y, Moodley J, Kintu K, Reddy K, Kabwigu S, Jeenariain N, Harkoo I, Mgodi N, Piper J, Rees H, Scheckter R, Beigi R, Baeten JM. Pregnancy and Infant Outcomes Among Women Using the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring in Early Pregnancy. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018 Dec 15;79(5):566-572. PMCID: PMC6231990

Palanee-Phillips T, Roberts ST, Reddy K, Govender V, Naidoo L, Siva S, Gafoor Z, Pather A, Matovu F, Hlahla K, Makanani B, Nair G, Schwartz K, Torjesen K, Brown E, Soto-Torres L, Baeten J, Montgomery ET. Impact of Partner-Related Social Harms on Women's Adherence to the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring During a Phase III Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018 Dec 15;79(5):580-589. PMCID: PMC6231955

Wynne J, Muwawu R, Mubiru MC, Kamira B, Kemigisha D, Nakyanzi T, Kabwigu S, Nakabiito C, Kiweewa Matovu F. Maximizing participant retention in a phase 2B HIV prevention trial in Kampala, Uganda: The MTN-003 (VOICE) Study. HIV Clin Trials 2018 Oct;19(5):165-171. PMCID: PMC6614555

Hughes SM, Ferre AL, Yandura SE, Shetler C, Baker CAR, Calienes F, Levy CN, Astronomo RD, Shu Z, Lentz GM, Fialkow M, Kirby AC, McElrath MJ, Sinclair E, Rohan LC, Anderson PL, Shacklett BL, Dezzutti CS, Gao D, Hladik F. Cryopreservation of human mucosal tissues. PLoS One 2018 Jul 30;13(7):e0200653. PMCID:PMC6066204

Montgomery ET, Stadler J, Naidoo S, Katz AW, Laborde N, Garcia M, Reddy K, Mansoor LE, Etima J, Zimba C, Chitukuta M, Soto-Torres L. Reasons for non-adherence to the dapivirine vaginal ring: Narrative explanations of objective drug-level results. AIDS 2018 July 17; 32(11):1517-1525. PMCID: 29957723

Abbai NS, Nyirenda M, Naidoo S, Ramjee G. Prevalent Herpes Simplex Virus-2 Increases the Risk of Incident Bacterial Vaginosis in Women from South Africa. AIDS Behav 2018 Jul;22(7):2172-2180. PMCID:PMC5871553

Justman JE, Nair G, Hendrix CW, Piper JM, Marzinke MA, Dai JY, Pan Z, Galaska B, Levy L, Schwartz JL ; Balar B, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Mushamiri I, McGowan I, Dezzutti CS, for the MTN-014 Study Team. Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel in the Rectal and Vaginal Compartments in Women: A Cross-Compartmental Study with Directly Observed Dosing. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018 Jun 1;78(2):175-182. PMCID: PMC5963717

Brown W 3rd, Giguere R, Sheinfil A, Ibitoye M, Balan I, Ho T, Brown B, Quispe L, Sukwicha W, Lama JR, Carballo-Diéguez A, Cranston RD. Challenges and Solutions Implementing an SMS Text Message-based Survey CASI and Adherence Reminders in an International Biomedical HIV PrEP Study (MTN 017). J Biomed Inform 2018 Apr;80:78-86. PMCID: PMC5920551

Giguere R, Brown Iii W, Balán IC, Dolezal C, Ho T, Sheinfil A, Ibitoye M, Lama JR, McGowan I, Cranston RD, Carballo-Diéguez A. Are participants concerned about privacy and security when using short message service to report product adherence in a rectal microbicide trial? J Am Med Inform Assoc. 2018 Apr 1;25(4):393-400. PMCID: PMC5885798

Balán IC, Giguere R, Brown W 3rd, Carballo-Diéguez A, Horn S, Hendrix CW, Marzinke MA, Ayudhya RPKN, Patterson K, Piper JM, McGowan I, Lama JR, Cranston RD; MTN-017 Protocol Team. Brief Participant-Centered Convergence Interviews Integrate Self-Reports, Product Returns, and Pharmacokinetic Results to Improve Adherence Measurement in MTN-017. AIDS Behav 2018 Mar;22(3):986-995. PMCID: PMC5983888

Musara P, Montgomery ET, Mgodi NM, Woeber K, Akello CA, Hartmann M, Cheng H, Levy L, Katz A, Grossman CI, Chirenje ZM, van der Straten A, Mensch B; Microbicide Trials Network-003D Study Team. How Presentation of Drug Detection Results Changed Reports of Product Adherence in South Africa, Uganda and Zimbabwe. AIDS Behav 2018 Mar;22(3):877-886. PMCID:PMC5587392

Laborde ND, Pleasants E, Reddy K, Atujuna M, Nakyanzi T, Chitukuta M, Naidoo S, Palanee-Phillips T, Baeten JM, Montgomery ET; MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Impact of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring on Sexual Experiences and Intimate Partnerships of Women in an HIV Prevention Clinical Trial: Managing Ring Detection and Hot Sex. AIDS Behav 2018 Feb;22(2):437-446. PMCID: PMC5866044

Mhlanga FG, Noguchi L, Balkus JE, Kabwigu S, Scheckter R, Piper J, Watts H, O'Rourke C, Torjesen K, Brown ER, Hillier SL, Beigi R. Implementation of a prospective pregnancy registry for antiretroviral based HIV prevention trials. HIV Clin Trials 2018 Feb;19(1):8-14. PMCID: PMC5995113

Giguere R, Rael CT, Sheinfil A, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Ho T, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Liu A, Mayer KH, Lama JR, McGowan I, Carballo-Diéguez A, Cranston RD, MTN-017 Protocol Team. Factors Supporting and Hindering Adherence to Rectal Microbicide Gel Use with Receptive Anal Intercourse in a Phase 2 Trial. AIDS Behav 2018 Feb;22(2):388-401. PMCID:PMC5818328

Montgomery ET, Noguchi LM, Dai JY, Pan J, Biggio J, Hendrix C, Isaacs K, Watts DH, Schwartz JL, Piper J, Beigi R. Acceptability of and Adherence to an Antiretroviral-Based Vaginal Microbicide among Pregnant Women in the United States. AIDS Behav 2018 Feb;22(2):402-411. PMCID:PMC5702586

Balkus JE, Brown ER, Palanee-Phillips T, Matovu Kiweewa F, Mgodi N, Naidoo L, Mbilizi Y, Jeenarain N, Gaffoor Z, Siva S, Nair G, Pather A, Baeten JM. Performance of a Validated Risk Score to Predict HIV-1 Acquisition Among African Women Participating in a Trial of the Dapivirine Vaginal Ring. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2018 Jan 1;77(1):e8-e10. PMCID:PMC5720924

Carballo-Diéguez A, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Rael C, Richardson BA, Piper JM, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla CD, Lama JR, McGowan I, Cranston RD; MTN-017 Protocol Team. Preference of Oral Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate/Emtricitabine Versus Rectal Tenofovir Reduced-Glycerin 1% Gel Regimens for HIV Prevention Among Cisgender Men and Transgender Women Who Engage in Receptive Anal Intercourse with Men. AIDS Behav 2017 Dec;21(12):3336-3345. PMCID: PMC5856109

Husnik MJ, Brown ER, Marzinke M, Livant E, Palanee-Phillips T, Hendrix C, Kiweewa FM, Nair G, Soto-Torres LE, Schwartz K, Hillier SL, Baeten JM; MTN-020 ASPIRE Study Team. Implementation of a Novel Adherence Monitoring Strategy in a Phase III, Blinded, Placebo-Controlled, HIV-1 Prevention Clinical Trial. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 Nov 1;76(3):330-337. PMCID: PMC5634926

Balkus JE, Palanee-Phillips T, Reddy K, Siva S, Harkoo I, Nakabiito C, Kintu K, Nair G, Chappell C, Kiweewa FM, Kabwigu S, Naidoo L, Jeenarain N, Marzinke M, Soto-Torres L, Brown ER, Baeten JM. Brief Report: Dapivirine Vaginal Ring Use Does Not Diminish the Effectiveness of Hormonal Contraception. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017 Oct 1;76(2):e47-e51. PMCID: PMC5597463

Livant E, Heaps A, Kelly C, Maharaj R, Samsunder N, Nhlangulela L, Karugaba P, Panchia R, Marrazzo J, Chirenje ZM, Parikh UM; VOICE Study Team. The fourth generation AlereTM HIV Combo rapid test improves detection of acute infection in MTN-003 (VOICE) samples. J Clin Virol 2017 Sep;94:15-21. PMCID: PMC5790424

Cosentino LA, Danby CS, Rabe LK, Macio I, Meyn LA, Wiesenfeld HC, Hillier SL. Use of Nucleic Acid Amplification Testing for Diagnosis of Extragenital Sexually Transmitted Infections. J Clin Microbiol 2017 Sep;55(9):2801-2807. PMCID: PMC5648715

Koss CA, Bacchetti P, Hillier SL, Livant E, Horng H, Mgodi N, Mirembe BG, Gomez Feliciano K, Horn S, Liu AY, Glidden DV, Grant RM, Benet LZ, Louie A, van der Straten A, Chirenje ZM, Marrazzo JM, Gandhi M. Differences in Cumulative Exposure and Adherence to Tenofovir in the VOICE, iPrEx OLE, and PrEP Demo Studies as Determined via Hair Concentrations. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses 2017 August 1; 33(8): 778-783. PMCID: PMC5564054

Carballo-Diéguez A, Balán IC, Brown W 3rd, Giguere R, Dolezal C, Leu CS, Marzinke MA, Hendrix CW, Piper JM, Richardson BA, Grossman C, Johnson S, Gomez K, Horn S, Kunjara Na Ayudhya RP, Patterson K, Jacobson C, Bekker LG, Chariyalertsak S, Chitwarakorn A, Gonzales P, Holtz TH, Liu A, Mayer KH, Zorrilla C, Lama J, McGowan I, Cranston RD. High levels of adherence to a rectal microbicide gel and to oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) achieved in MTN-017 among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women. PLoS One 2017 Jul 27;12(7):e0181607. PMCID: PMC5531503

van der Straten A, Shapley-Quinn M, Reddy K, Cheng H, Etima J, Woeber K, Musara P, Palanee-Phillips T, Baeten JM, Montgomery ET, and on behalf of the MTN-020/ASPIRE Study Team. Favoring "Peace of Mind": A Qualitative Study of African Women's HIV Prevention Product Formulation Preferences from the MTN-020/ASPIRE Trial. AIDS Patient Care and STDs 2017 July ; 31(7): 305-314 PMCID: PMC5512310