Reply to Commentary Are HIV-Infected Candidates for Participation in Risky Cure-Related Studies Otherwise Healthy?

• Published in: Journal of empirical research on human research ethics Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 23 - 25
• Main Authors: Dubé, Karine, Sylla, Laurie, Dee, Lynda
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA Sage Publications, Ltd 01.02.2018; SAGE Publications; Sage Publications Ltd
• Subjects: Clinical trials; Ethical Issues in Clinical Trials; Health; HIV; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human subjects; Participation; people living with HIV; HIV cure research; United States; panobinostat; otherwise healthy volunteers

We respond to Eyal et al.’s commentary focusing on how people living with HIV participating in HIV cure-related studies are defined. We argue that the types of participants enrolled in research cannot be dissociated from the study interventions, the types of anticipated risks, and the background sta...