About the Authors

Stefan Christensen

Roles Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Center for Interdisciplinary Medicine (CIM) Infectious Diseases, Muenster, Germany, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Muenster University Hospital, Muenster, Germany

Eva Wolf

Roles Writing – review & editing

Affiliation MUC Research, Munich, Germany

Julia Altevers

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Writing – review & editing

julia.altevers@xcenda.de

Affiliation Xcenda GmbH, Hannover, Germany

Helena Diaz-Cuervo

Roles Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Gilead Sciences Europe, Greater London, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

I have read the journal's policy and the authors of this manuscript have the following competing interests: SC has received honoraria and/or travel grants for consulting or speaking at educational events from Abbvie, Gilead, Indivior, Janssen-Cilag, MSD and ViiV. EW has received honoraria and/or travel grants for consulting or speaking at educational events from AbbVie, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Hexal, Janssen-Cilag, MSD SHARP & DOHME, Roche, and ViiV Healthcare. MUC Research has received support for clinical research from AbbVie, Gilead Sciences, MSD Sharp and Dohme, Pfizer und ViiV Healthcare. JA is an employee of Xcenda GmbH, a company which received funding from Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd for developing and conducting this study. HDC is a Gilead Sciences Europe Ltd employee.