The largest HIV clinical trials organization in the world plays a major role in setting standards of care for HIV infection and opportunistic diseases related to HIV/AIDS in the United States and the developed world. The AACTG has been pivotal in providing the data necessary for the approval of therapeutic agents, as well as the treatment and prevention strategies, for many opportunistic infections and malignancies. The AACTG is composed of, and directed by, leading clinical scientists in HIV/AIDS therapeutic research and funded through the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases<!-- (see) -->. Internet address:
http://aactg.s-3.com/ .