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Magiorkinis E, Detsika M, Hatzakis A, Paraskevis D. Monitoring HIV drug resistance in treatment-naive individuals: molecular indicators, epidemiology and clinical implications. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2009. [DOI: 10.2217/hiv.09.23] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Transmitted drug resistance (TDR) has been documented to occur soon after the introduction of HAART. The purpose of this review is to summarize the current knowledge regarding the epidemiology, the clinical implications and the trends in the research field of TDR. Until now, there have been different approaches for monitoring TDR, however, the surveillance drug resistance-associated mutations list seems fairly advantageous for TDR surveillance compared with other methods. The prevalence of TDR is approximately 10% in Europe and North America among recently or newly infected individuals sampled over the last few years. TDR was found to be higher among patients infected in Europe and North America compared with those in geographic areas with a high prevalence of HIV-1, reflecting the differences in the access to HAART in the two populations. Resistant viruses show different reversal rates to wild-type depending on the fitness cost of particular mutations. TDR in treatment-naive individuals is of major importance in HIV clinical practice and for this reason British–European and USA guideline panels recommend drug-resistance testing prior to treatment.
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- Emmanouil Magiorkinis
- National Retrovirus Reference Center, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, 11527, Greece
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- National Retrovirus Reference Center, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, 11527, Greece
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- National Retrovirus Reference Center, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, 11527, Greece
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- National Retrovirus Reference Center, Department of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Medical Statistics, School of Medicine, University of Athens, M. Asias 75, 11527, Greece
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OBJECTIVE We investigated temporal trends in the CD4 cell count and in plasma HIV RNA and total HIV DNA levels measured at the time of primary HIV infection, as proxies for HIV-1 virulence, taking changes in patient characteristics into account. DESIGN We studied 903 patients enrolled during primary HIV infection in the French multicenter ANRS PRIMO cohort from 1996 to 2007. METHODS Associations between the year of primary HIV infection and the values of the three markers were tested with regression models. The year of primary HIV infection was first introduced as a restricted cubic splines function in a regression model in order to explore the shape of the associations, and then as a continuous/categorical variable. The following confounders were considered in multiple regression analysis: time since infection and age (introduced as restricted cubic spline functions), sex, place of birth (Africa vs. others), symptomatic primary HIV infection, smoking, and virus-related factors (subtype B vs. non-B, and drug resistance mutations). RESULTS Multivariate analysis showed no temporal trends in the CD4 cell count (square-root) or in HIV-1 RNA and DNA levels (log10) measured at the time of primary HIV infection. We observed the well described associations between the prognostic markers and the time since infection, sex, symptomatic primary HIV infection, and smoking. CONCLUSION The CD4 cell count and HIV RNA and DNA levels measured at the time of primary HIV-1 infection remained stable across 12 consecutive years (1996-2007) in the ANRS PRIMO cohort, suggesting no major change in virulence, after taking into account changes in patient characteristics.
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Increasing clinical virulence in two decades of the Italian HIV epidemic. PLoS Pathog 2009; 5:e1000454. [PMID: 19478880 PMCID: PMC2682199 DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000454] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2008] [Accepted: 04/28/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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The recent origin and great evolutionary potential of HIV imply that the virulence of the virus might still be changing, which could greatly affect the future of the pandemic. However, previous studies of time trends of HIV virulence have yielded conflicting results. Here we used an established methodology to assess time trends in the severity (virulence) of untreated HIV infections in a large Italian cohort. We characterized clinical virulence by the decline slope of the CD4 count (n = 1423 patients) and the viral setpoint (n = 785 patients) in untreated patients with sufficient data points. We used linear regression models to detect correlations between the date of diagnosis (ranging 1984-2006) and the virulence markers, controlling for gender, exposure category, age, and CD4 count at entry. The decline slope of the CD4 count and the viral setpoint displayed highly significant correlation with the date of diagnosis pointing in the direction of increasing virulence. A detailed analysis of riskgroups revealed that the epidemics of intravenous drug users started with an apparently less virulent virus, but experienced the strongest trend towards steeper CD4 decline among the major exposure categories. While our study did not allow us to exclude the effect of potential time trends in host factors, our findings are consistent with the hypothesis of increasing HIV virulence. Importantly, the use of an established methodology allowed for a comparison with earlier results, which confirmed that genuine differences exist in the time trends of HIV virulence between different epidemics. We thus conclude that there is not a single global trend of HIV virulence, and results obtained in one epidemic cannot be extrapolated to others. Comparison of discordant patterns between riskgroups and epidemics hints at a converging trend, which might indicate that an optimal level of virulence might exist for the virus.
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Ghosh AK. Harnessing nature's insight: design of aspartyl protease inhibitors from treatment of drug-resistant HIV to Alzheimer's disease. J Med Chem 2009; 52:2163-76. [PMID: 19323561 DOI: 10.1021/jm900064c] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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- Arun K Ghosh
- Departments of Chemistry and Medicinal Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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Demonstration of sustained drug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus type 1 lineages circulating among treatment-naïve individuals. J Virol 2009; 83:2645-54. [PMID: 19158238 DOI: 10.1128/jvi.01556-08] [Citation(s) in RCA: 95] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Transmission of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) drug resistance is well-recognized and compromises response to first-line therapy. However, the population dynamics of transmitted resistance remains unclear, although previous models have assumed that such transmission reflects direct infection from treated individuals. We investigated whether population-based phylogenetic analyses would uncover lineages of resistant viruses circulating in untreated individuals. Through the phylogenetic analysis of 14,061 HIV type 1 (HIV-1) pol gene sequences generated in the United Kingdom from both treatment-naïve and -experienced individuals, we identified five treatment-independent viral clusters containing mutations conferring cross-resistance to antiretroviral drugs prescribed today in the United Kingdom. These viral lineages represent sustainable reservoirs of resistance among new HIV infections, independent of treatment. Dated phylogenies reconstructed through Bayesian Markov chain Monte Carlo inference indicated that these reservoirs originated between 1997 and 2003 and have persisted in the HIV-infected population for up to 8 years. Since our cohort does not represent all infected individuals within the United Kingdom, our results are likely to underestimate the number and size of the resistant reservoirs circulating among drug-naïve patients. The existence of sustained reservoirs of resistance in the absence of treatment has the capacity to threaten the long-term efficacy of antiretroviral therapy and suggests there is a limit to the decline of transmitted drug resistance. Given the current decrease in resistance transmitted from treated individuals, a greater proportion of resistance is likely to come from drug-naïve lineages. These findings provide new insights for the planning and management of treatment programs in resource-rich and developing countries.
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Understanding transmitted HIV resistance through the experience in the USA. Int J Infect Dis 2009; 13:552-9. [PMID: 19136289 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2008.10.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2008] [Revised: 09/01/2008] [Accepted: 10/16/2008] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Transmitted drug resistance is an emerging phenomenon with important clinical and public health implications. It has been reported in 3.4% to 26% of HIV-infected persons in the USA. Most cases affect non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors or nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors. Transmitted protease inhibitor or multi-class resistance is uncommon, occurring in <5% of cases. The genital tract may function as a reservoir of transmissible drug-resistant variants or a site for low-level viral replication at a time plasma HIV is suppressed. Transmitted drug-resistant HIV variants, including those that exist in very low titers (minority populations), are associated with suboptimal virologic response to initial antiretroviral therapy. Baseline resistance testing, preferably genotype, appears to be cost-effective and is recommended for all treatment-naïve patients in the USA, although prospective trials have not been performed. It appears transmitted drug resistance is still relatively low in developing countries, but there is a dearth of information.
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Huang HY, Daar ES, Sax PE, Young B, Cook P, Benson P, Cohen C, Scribner A, Hu H. The prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance in treatment-naïve patients and factors influencing first-line treatment regimen selection. HIV Med 2008; 9:285-93. [PMID: 18400075 DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-1293.2008.00561.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To estimate the prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral (ARV) drug resistance, and to assess whether resistance testing influences first-line ARV regimen selection. METHODS Data on patients' characteristics were collected through questionnaires. ARV drug resistance was tested by genotypic methods and defined by Quest-Stanford classification rule. Physicians reported the intended and actual treatments and the factors considered in treatment selection. RESULTS Two hundred and twenty-eight patients were included. The prevalence of ARV drug resistance was 12.1%, with 9.8% for non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), 4.5% for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and 1.8% for protease inhibitors (PIs). Pill burdens, dosing frequency and physicians' experience with regimens were the major factors considered in treatment selection. The intended and actual treatment differed for 73 and 44% of the patients with and without ARV drug resistance, respectively [odds ratio (95% confidence interval, CI)=3.6 (1.5-9.0), P=0.006]. NNRTI-based regimens were intended for 10 patients with resistance to NNRTIs; these patients were prescribed PI-based regimens after genotypic testing. CONCLUSIONS Transmitted ARV drug resistance was detected in 12.1% of treatment-naïve patients, with resistance to NNRTIs the most common. Resistance-testing results played a partial role in first-line treatment selection. However, resistance to NNRTIs pre-empted NNRTI use.
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- Outcomes Research and Management, Merck & Co. Inc., West Point, PA 19446, USA.
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OBJECTIVES Population-based sequencing of primary/recent HIV infections (PHIs) can provide a framework for understanding transmission dynamics of local epidemics. In Quebec, half of PHIs represent clustered transmission events. This study ascertained the cumulative implications of clustering on onward transmission of drug resistance. METHODS HIV-1 pol sequence datasets were available for all genotyped PHI (<6 months postseroconversion; n = 848 subtype B infections, 1997-2007). Phylogenetic analysis established clustered transmission events, based on maximum likelihood topologies having high bootstrap values (>98%) and short genetic distances. The distributions of resistance to nucleoside and nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors in unique and clustered transmissions were ascertained. RESULTS Episodic clustering was observed in half of recent/early stage infections from 1997-2008. Overall, 29 and 28% of new infections segregated into small (<5 PHI/cluster, n = 242/848) and large transmission chains (> or =5 PHI/cluster, n = 239/848), averaging 2.8 +/- 0.1 and 10.3 +/- 1.0 PHI/cluster, respectively. The transmission of nucleoside analogue mutations and 215 resistant variants (T215C/D/I/F/N/S/Y) declined with clustering (7.9 vs. 3.4 vs. 1.2 and 5.8 vs. 1.7 vs. 1.1% for unique, small, and large clustered transmissions, respectively). In contrast, clustering was associated with the increased transmission of viruses harbouring resistance to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (6.6 vs. 6.0 vs. 15.5%, respectively). CONCLUSION Clustering in early/PHI stage infection differentially affects transmission of drug resistance to different drug classes. Public health, prevention and diagnostic strategies, targeting PHI, afford a unique opportunity to curb the spread of transmitted drug resistance.
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Transmission cluster of multiclass highly drug-resistant HIV-1 among 9 men who have sex with men in Seattle/King County, WA, 2005-2007. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 49:205-11. [PMID: 18769347 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318185727e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND From 2005 through 2007, Seattle health care providers identified cases of primary multiclass drug-resistant (MDR) HIV-1 with common patterns of resistance to antiretrovirals (ARVs). Through surveillance activities and genetic analysis, the local Health Department and the University of Washington identified phylogenetically linked cases among ARV treatment-naive and -experienced individuals. METHODS HIV-1 pol nucleotide consensus sequences submitted to the University of Washington Clinical Virology Laboratory were assessed for phylogenetically related MDR HIV. Demographic and clinical data collected included HIV diagnosis date, ARV history, and laboratory results. RESULTS Seven ARV-naive men had phylogenetically linked MDR strains with resistance to most ARVs; these were linked to 2 ARV-experienced men. All 9 men reported methamphetamine use and multiple anonymous male partners. Primary transmissions were diagnosed for more than a 2-year period, 2005-2007. Three, including the 2 ARV-experienced men, were prescribed ARVs. CONCLUSIONS This cluster of 9 men with phylogenetically related highly drug-resistant MDR HIV strains and common risk factors but without reported direct epidemiologic links may have important implications to public health. This cluster demonstrates the importance of primary resistance testing and of collaboration between the public and private medical community in identifying MDR outbreaks. Public health interventions and surveillance are needed to reduce transmission of MDR HIV-1.
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Ghosh AK, Gemma S, Baldridge A, Wang YF, Kovalevsky AY, Koh Y, Weber IT, Mitsuya H. Flexible cyclic ethers/polyethers as novel P2-ligands for HIV-1 protease inhibitors: design, synthesis, biological evaluation, and protein-ligand X-ray studies. J Med Chem 2008; 51:6021-33. [PMID: 18783203 PMCID: PMC2812926 DOI: 10.1021/jm8004543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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We report the design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of a series of novel HIV-1 protease inhibitors. The inhibitors incorporate stereochemically defined flexible cyclic ethers/polyethers as high affinity P2-ligands. Inhibitors containing small ring 1,3-dioxacycloalkanes have shown potent enzyme inhibitory and antiviral activity. Inhibitors 3d and 3h are the most active inhibitors. Inhibitor 3d maintains excellent potency against a variety of multi-PI-resistant clinical strains. Our structure-activity studies indicate that the ring size, stereochemistry, and position of oxygens are important for the observed activity. Optically active synthesis of 1,3-dioxepan-5-ol along with the syntheses of various cyclic ether and polyether ligands have been described. A protein-ligand X-ray crystal structure of 3d-bound HIV-1 protease was determined. The structure revealed that the P2-ligand makes extensive interactions including hydrogen bonding with the protease backbone in the S2-site. In addition, the P2-ligand in 3d forms a unique water-mediated interaction with the NH of Gly-48.
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- Arun K Ghosh
- Department of Chemistry, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907, USA.
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Phylogenetic investigation of transmission pathways of drug-resistant HIV-1 utilizing pol sequences derived from resistance genotyping. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 49:9-16. [PMID: 18667928 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e318180c8af] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To investigate the nature of transmission links existing between patients recently infected with HIV strains containing transmitted drug resistance (TDR) mutations. METHODS Virus from 63 individuals recently infected with HIV-1 containing TDR mutations was analyzed phylogenetically to determine virological links. Phylogenetic trees were reconstructed using maximum likelihood and distance-based methods. Monophyletic clusters detected on the basis of pol sequences were confirmed using env and gag sequences. Potential bias caused by the presence of drug resistance mutations was assessed by reanalyzing the pol sequence set after the omission of 16 drug resistance codons identified in the TDR population. RESULTS Phylogenetic analysis revealed 9 apparent transmission clusters involving 24 of the 63 (38%) TDR patients. Each cluster was supported by high bootstrap values and low intracluster genetic distances. The 9 transmission clusters were confirmed in separate analyses using env and gag sequences and in pol sequences after the removal of codons associated with drug resistance. CONCLUSIONS Pol sequences generated during baseline resistance genotyping for newly HIV-infected patients provide the opportunity for real-time phylogenetics to identify sources of multiple HIV transmission events. This study demonstrated the existence of several distinct clusters of patients whose TDR strains were linked. Several discrete clusters involving transmission of K103N- and/or M41L-resistant virus to multiple recipients were detected, suggesting that multiple transmission pathways can exist for viruses with the same resistance mutations.
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Obel N, Engsig FN, Rasmussen LD, Larsen MV, Omland LH, Sorensen HT. Cohort Profile: The Danish HIV Cohort Study. Int J Epidemiol 2008; 38:1202-6. [DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyn192] [Citation(s) in RCA: 96] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Hirsch MS, Günthard HF, Schapiro JM, Brun-Vézinet F, Clotet B, Hammer SM, Johnson VA, Kuritzkes DR, Mellors JW, Pillay D, Yeni PG, Jacobsen DM, Richman DD. Antiretroviral drug resistance testing in adult HIV-1 infection: 2008 recommendations of an International AIDS Society-USA panel. Clin Infect Dis 2008; 47:266-85. [PMID: 18549313 DOI: 10.1086/589297] [Citation(s) in RCA: 350] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/28/2023] Open
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Resistance to antiretroviral drugs remains an important limitation to successful human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) therapy. Resistance testing can improve treatment outcomes for infected individuals. The availability of new drugs from various classes, standardization of resistance assays, and the development of viral tropism tests necessitate new guidelines for resistance testing. The International AIDS Society-USA convened a panel of physicians and scientists with expertise in drug-resistant HIV-1, drug management, and patient care to review recently published data and presentations at scientific conferences and to provide updated recommendations. Whenever possible, resistance testing is recommended at the time of HIV infection diagnosis as part of the initial comprehensive patient assessment, as well as in all cases of virologic failure. Tropism testing is recommended whenever the use of chemokine receptor 5 antagonists is contemplated. As the roll out of antiretroviral therapy continues in developing countries, drug resistance monitoring for both subtype B and non-subtype B strains of HIV will become increasingly important.
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Transmission of HIV-1 minority-resistant variants and response to first-line antiretroviral therapy. AIDS 2008; 22:1417-23. [PMID: 18614864 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3283034953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 84] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND The transmission of drug-resistant HIV-1 can impair the virological response to antiretroviral therapy. Minority-resistant variants have been detected in acute seroconverters. We investigated the clinical relevance of the detection of majority and minority-resistant variants in an observational study in antiretroviral therapy naive, recently infected patients. METHODS We included patients infected between 1996 and 2005, with a plasma sample obtained less than 18 months after seroconversion and prior to antiretroviral therapy initiation. Majority-resistant variants were determined by direct population sequencing. Minority-resistant variants were searched by allele-specific PCR for the mutations K103N and M184V in reverse transcriptase and L90M in protease. The association between resistance and viroimmunological response to antiretroviral therapy was estimated by using a piecewise linear mixed model. RESULTS Majority-resistant variants were detected in 23/172 (13.4%) patients. Patients with majority-resistant variants had a lower mean plasma viral load and higher mean CD4 cell count at baseline compared with those without resistance. The decrease in viral load between 1 and 6 months on antiretroviral therapy was significantly steeper in patients with sensitive viruses compared with those with majority-resistant variants (P = 0.029). Minority-resistant variants were detected in 21/73 (29%) patients with wild-type viruses at sequencing analysis. The presence of minority-resistant variants did not modify baseline viral load and CD4 cell count and did not affect the changes in viral load and CD4 cell count. CONCLUSION The transmission of majority-resistant variants, but not minority-resistant variants, influenced the response to antiretroviral therapy in this prospective study. The detection of the transmission of minority-resistant variants warrants further clinical validation.
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CCR5Delta32 genotypes in a German HIV-1 seroconverter cohort and report of HIV-1 infection in a CCR5Delta32 homozygous individual. PLoS One 2008; 3:e2747. [PMID: 18648518 PMCID: PMC2453227 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0002747] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2008] [Accepted: 06/29/2008] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Background Homozygosity (Δ32/Δ32) for the 32 bp deletion in the chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5) gene is associated with strong resistance against HIV infection. Heterozygosity is associated with protection of HIV-1 disease progression. Methodology/Principal Findings We genotyped a population of 737 HIV-positive adults and 463 healthy controls for the CCR5Δ32 deletion and found heterozygous frequencies of 16.2% (HIV-negative) and 17.5% (HIV-positive) among Caucasian individuals. Analysis of CCR5Δ32 influence on disease progression showed notably lower viral setpoints and a longer time to a CD4 count of <200 µl−1 in seroconverters heterozygous for the deletion. Furthermore, we identified one HIV-positive man homozygous for the Δ32 deletion. Conclusions/Significance The protective effect of CCR5 Δ32 heterozygosity is confimed in a large cohort of German seroconverters. The HIV-infected CCR5 Δ32 homozygous individual, however, displays extremely rapid disease progression. This is the 12th case of HIV-infection in this genotype described worldwide.
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Transmitted Drug Resistant HIV-1 and Association With Virologic and CD4 Cell Count Response to Combination Antiretroviral Therapy in the EuroSIDA Study. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2008; 48:324-33. [DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31817ae5c0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Kuritzkes DR, Lalama CM, Ribaudo HJ, Marcial M, Meyer WA, Shikuma C, Johnson VA, Fiscus SA, D'Aquila RT, Schackman BR, Acosta EP, Gulick RM. Preexisting resistance to nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors predicts virologic failure of an efavirenz-based regimen in treatment-naive HIV-1-infected subjects. J Infect Dis 2008; 197:867-70. [PMID: 18269317 DOI: 10.1086/528802] [Citation(s) in RCA: 133] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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A case-cohort study was used to determine the effect of baseline nonnucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) resistance, as assessed by viral genotyping, on the response to efavirenz-containing regimens in AIDS Clinical Trials Group A5095. The sample included a random cohort of efavirenz-treated subjects plus unselected subjects who experienced virologic failure. Of 220 subjects in the random cohort, 57 (26%) had virologic failure. The prevalence of baseline NNRTI resistance was 5%. The risk of virologic failure for subjects with baseline NNRTI resistance was higher than that for subjects without such resistance (hazard ratio 2.27 [95% confidence interval], 1.15-4.49; P = .018). These results support resistance testing before starting antiretroviral therapy.
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- Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Cambridge, MA 02139, USA.
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Darunavir, promising option in therapy multi-experience HIV-infected patients. HIV & AIDS REVIEW 2008. [DOI: 10.1016/s1730-1270(10)60059-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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McCoy C. Darunavir: a nonpeptidic antiretroviral protease inhibitor. Clin Ther 2007; 29:1559-76. [PMID: 17919539 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinthera.2007.08.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/23/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND Protease inhibitors were a major therapeutic breakthrough in the mid-1990s for the treatment of HIV infection, which resulted in improved life expectancy for patients who had failed previous therapies. With time and evolution of the virus, however, there is a new population of patients with treatment-resistant disease and few treatment options. Darunavir is a synthetic nonpeptidic analogue of amprenavir with enhanced activity against resistant virus that became available in 2006. OBJECTIVES The purpose of this review was to describe the clinical pharmacology, pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic properties, and clinical efficacy of darunavir. Also discussed are the published clinical experience with darunavir, its adverse events, drug interactions, pharmacoeconomics, and dosing and administration. METHODS A MEDLINE and EMBASE search (English-language only) was performed from January 1996 through April 2007 using the key words darunavir and TMC114. Abstracts from relevant scientific meetings were searched for the years 2000 through 2007. Additionally, the US Food and Drug Administration Web site was accessed to review the new drug application summary and data presented therein. RESULTS Darunavir was found to maintain antiretroviral activity against HIV with protease inhibitor mutations in 6 studies. Clinical efficacy and safety data are limited to 4 controlled and 2 uncontrolled trials. In 2 large Phase IIb clinical studies, viral suppression at 48 weeks to undetectable levels in heavily pretreated patients was achieved in 45% of patients compared with 10% of patients in the control group (P < 0.001). The addition of enfuvirtide enhanced this response rate to 58% compared with 11% of the patients who did not receive enfuvirtide (P < 0.001). Gastrointestinal symptoms, nausea, and headache were the most commonly reported events. CONCLUSIONS Darunavir has improved activity against resistant HIV isolates in patients with few treatment choices, particularly when enfuvirtide is added. The safety profile of darunavir is comparable to other protease inhibitors based on early data.
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- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Department of Pharmacy Services, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA.
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Chaix ML, Desquilbet L, Descamps D, Costagliola D, Deveau C, Galimand J, Goujard C, Signori-Schmuck A, Schneider V, Tamalet C, Pellegrin I, Wirden M, Masquelier B, Brun-Vezinet F, Rouzioux C, Meyer L. Response to HAART in French patients with resistant HIV-1 treated at primary infection: ANRS Resistance Network. Antivir Ther 2007. [DOI: 10.1177/135965350701200814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Objective The aim of the study was to analyse the response to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) initiated at the time of primary HIV infection (PHI) in patients infected with a virus resistant to ≥1 drug of their treatment compared with patients infected with a wild-type virus. Methods We analysed data from 350 patients who were enrolled from 1996–2004 in the French ANRS PRIMO Cohort or in the ANRS Resistance Group and treated with HAART during PHI. During the study period, HAART was initiated before the result of the genotypic resistance test was available. We compared patients infected with a virus resistant to ≥1 drug of their regimen (GR group, n=46) with patients harbouring a wild-type virus (WT group, n=304). Virological and immunological response to treatment according to drug-resistance profile was analysed 3 months and 6 months after HAART initiation. Results In GR and WT groups, HIV RNA level was <400 copies/ml in 68% and 83% ( P=0.02) and <50 copies/ml in 23% and 40% ( P=0.08) 3 months after HAART initiation. In multivariable logistic regression taking into account gender, age, boosted PI regimen, plasma HIV RNA and CD4+ T-cell count at HAART initiation, patients with virus resistant to ≥1 drug of their regimen were significantly less likely to achieve undetectable viral load at month 3 (odds ratio 0.32, 95% confidence interval 0.15–0.72) than the others. This difference was sustained up to month 6. Conclusion In this large cohort of HAART-treated PHI-patients, the presence of drug resistance mutations led to suboptimal response to early therapy.
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- Marie-Laure Chaix
- EA 3620, Université Paris Descartes, Service de Virologie, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U822, IFR69, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; AP-HP, Hopital Bicêtre, Service de Santé Publique, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- Service de Virologie, CHU Bichat-Claude Bernard, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U822, IFR69, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; AP-HP, Hopital Bicêtre, Service de Santé Publique, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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- EA 3620, Université Paris Descartes, Service de Virologie, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Service de Virologie, CHU Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- EA 3620, Université Paris Descartes, Service de Virologie, CHU Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris, France
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- Inserm, U822, IFR69, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Université Paris-Sud, Faculté de Médecine Paris-Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; AP-HP, Hopital Bicêtre, Service de Santé Publique, Le Kremlin Bicêtre, France
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OBJECTIVES Representative prevalence data of transmitted drug-resistant HIV-1 are essential to establish accurate guidelines addressing resistance testing and first-line treatments. METHODS Systematic resistance testing was carried out in individuals in Switzerland with documented HIV-1 seroconversion during 1996-2005 and available samples with RNA > 1000 copies/ml obtained within 1 year of estimated seroconversion. Resistance interpretation used the Stanford list of mutations for surveillance of transmitted drug resistance and the French National Agency for AIDS Research algorithm. RESULTS Viral sequences from 822 individuals were available. Risk groups were men having sex with men (42%), heterosexual contacts (32%) and intravenous drug users (20%); 30% were infected with non-B subtype viruses. Overall, prevalence of transmitted resistance was 7.7% [95% confidence interval (CI), 5.9-9.5] for any drug, 5.5% (95% CI, 3.9-7.1) for nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, 1.9% (95% CI, 1.0-2.8) for non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and 2.7% (95% CI, 1.6-3.8) for protease inhibitors. Dual- or triple-class resistance was observed in 2% (95% CI, 0.8-2.5). No significant trend in prevalence of transmitted resistance was observed over years. There were no differences according to ethnicity, risk groups or gender, but prevalence of transmitted resistance was highest among individuals infected with subtype B virus. CONCLUSIONS The transmission rate of drug-resistant HIV-1 has been stable since 1996, with very rare transmission of dual- or triple-class resistance. These data suggest that transmission of drug resistance in the setting of easy access to antiretroviral treatment can remain stable and be kept at a low level.
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Dilernia DA, Lourtau L, Gomez AM, Ebenrstejin J, Toibaro JJ, Bautista CT, Marone R, Carobene M, Pampuro S, Gomez-Carrillo M, Losso MH, Salomón H. Drug-resistance surveillance among newly HIV-1 diagnosed individuals in Buenos Aires, Argentina. AIDS 2007; 21:1355-60. [PMID: 17545713 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0b013e3280b07db1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Our objective was to estimate primary resistance in an urban setting in a developing country with a long history of antiretroviral delivery and high coverage levels. DESIGN We carried out a resistance surveillance study according to WHO HIV-Resistance Guidelines. METHODS Blood samples were collected from 323 drug-naive HIV-1 infected individuals diagnosed at two HIV voluntary counselling and testing centers in Buenos Aires. Viral-load, CD4 cell counts and detuned assays were performed on all samples. The pol gene was sequenced and the resistance profile determined. Phylogenetic analysis was performed by neighbor-joining trees and bootscanning analysis. RESULTS We found that 12 (4.2%) of the 284 samples sequenced harbored primary resistance mutations, of which K103N, M41L and V108I were most prevalent. Phylogenetic analysis revealed evidence for the transmission of the K103N mutation among the drug-naive population. The proportion of recent infections identified by the detuned assay was 10.1%. CONCLUSIONS Levels of primary resistance in Buenos Aires are still low, despite a long history of ARV delivery and high coverage levels.
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- Dario A Dilernia
- National Reference Center for AIDS, School of Medicine, University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW An update is given on the epidemiology of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance among HIV-1-infected adults. RECENT FINDINGS Reported prevalence surveys show inter-region and intra-region variability, in part as a result of methodological differences. Temporal trends are difficult to define as rates appear stable or declining in some cohorts but increasing in others. While the highest prevalence continues to be observed in North America, Western Europe and areas of South America, transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance is emerging in countries where access to therapy is being scaled up, including regions of sub-Saharan Africa. Resistance patterns in drug-experienced and drug-naïve persons, transmission efficiency of resistant variants and their ability to persist as dominant species in the absence of drug pressure determine the prevalence of resistance mutations in persons with transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance. The most frequently detected mutations are in reverse transcriptase, especially thymidine analogue mutations, whereas protease mutations other than natural polymorphisms are generally less prevalent. SUMMARY A consensus is required internationally on how transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance should be investigated and reported. Although routine testing methods provide only minimal estimates of the prevalence of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance, successful treatment outcomes are observed in patients with resistance receiving first-line therapy guided by baseline resistance testing.
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- Anna Maria Geretti
- Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK.
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Taiwo BO, Murphy R. Transmitted Resistance: An Overview and Its Potential Relevance to the Management of HIV-Infected Persons in Resource-Limited Settings. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 6:188-97. [PMID: 17473177 DOI: 10.1177/1545109707300683] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Transmitted resistance has become an important clinical problem in developed countries with long histories of antiretroviral use. In resource-limited settings, it is a foreseeable, if not insidiously emerging, issue. Any transmission route or currently approved antiretroviral drug may be involved. The clinical relevance of polymorphisms that commonly occur at sites known to be associated with resistance, and peculiarities of the non-B subtypes, are incompletely understood. Adverse clinical consequences that have been demonstrated with transmitted resistance include an increased risk of failing initial therapy and further development of resistance. Although treatment outcomes can be optimized by baseline resistance testing and virologic monitoring, these are impractical in most resource-limited settings at this time. The scale and impact of transmitted resistance can probably be reduced by comprehensive prevention and management strategies. Equally germane are epidemiological and clinical studies to extend understanding of the dynamics, clinical implications, and management of transmitted resistance.
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- Babafemi O Taiwo
- Division of Infectious Diseases at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.
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Booth CL, Geretti AM. Prevalence and determinants of transmitted antiretroviral drug resistance in HIV-1 infection. J Antimicrob Chemother 2007; 59:1047-56. [PMID: 17449483 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkm082] [Citation(s) in RCA: 92] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Transmission of drug-resistant HIV-1 variants from antiretroviral treatment-experienced persons has been documented to occur through multiple routes, including sexual intercourse, intravenous drug use and vertically from mother to child. Newly infected persons with transmitted drug resistance (TDR) also act as a source for the onward transmission of resistant variants. Rates of virological suppression and behavioural patterns of treated populations and the relative fitness of drug-resistant variants are important determinants of the prevalence of TDR. Current estimates indicate that the prevalence is highest in regions and populations with long-established use of antiretroviral therapy. Limited data suggest that the incidence of TDR is rising in developing countries where access to therapy is increasing. There are methodological variations between studies, however, including those relative to the selection of the study population and the resistance interpretation system, which can skew prevalence estimates. TDR has important implications for the successful management of antiretroviral therapy. Routine resistance testing of drug-naive persons has been widely adopted in affluent countries and shown to effectively guide the selection of first-line regimens. Genotypic resistance tests offer a practical approach for detecting TDR. However, routine methods can only detect resistant mutants within the dominant quasi-species and fail to detect low-frequency resistant variants, which may become important once selective drug pressure is introduced. More sensitive testing methods are being evaluated but remain research tools at present. In addition, factors such as superinfection and possible differences in resistance patterns between plasma and cellular reservoirs and between anatomical compartments should be considered when evaluating TDR.
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- Clare L Booth
- Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free and University College Medical School, London, UK
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Parisi SG, Boldrin C, Cruciani M, Nicolini G, Cerbaro I, Manfrin V, Dal Bello F, Franchin E, Franzetti M, Rossi MC, Cattelan AM, Romano L, Zazzi M, Andreoni M, Palù G. Both human immunodeficiency virus cellular DNA sequencing and plasma RNA sequencing are useful for detection of drug resistance mutations in blood samples from antiretroviral-drug-naive patients. J Clin Microbiol 2007; 45:1783-8. [PMID: 17442799 PMCID: PMC1933075 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.00056-07] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Genotypic antiretroviral testing is recommended for newly infected drug-naive subjects, and the material of choice is plasma RNA. Since drug resistance mutations (DRMs) may persist longer in cellular DNA than in plasma RNA, we investigated whether the use of peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) DNA increases the sensitivity of genotypic testing in antiretroviral-drug-naive subjects. We compared the rate of primary drug resistance in plasma RNA and PBMC DNA in 288 HIV type 1-infected drug-naive persons tested at a single clinical virology center from June 2004 to October 2006. Resistance in the plasma compartment to at least one drug was detected for 64 out of 288 (22.2%) naive patients and in the PBMC compartment for 56 (19.4%) patients. Overall, DRMs were found in 80 out of 288 (27.8%) patients. PBMC DNA [corrected] DRMs were present in [corrected] 16 subjects with wild-type virus in their plasma RNA [corrected] Another nine patients had additional DRMs in their PBMC DNA [corrected] with respect to those detected in their [corrected] plasma RNA. On the other hand, extra plasma RNA [corrected] DRMs were detected in [corrected] 24 and 8 subjects with wild-type and drug-resistant virus in their PBMC DNA [corrected] respectively. Resistance to more than one class of antiretroviral drug was detected by plasma and PBMC analysis for 25.0% and 36.2% of the subjects, respectively. Our data support the potential utility of genotypic resistance testing of PBMC DNA in conjunction with the currently recommended plasma RNA analysis.
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- Saverio G Parisi
- Department of Histology, Microbiology and Medical Biotechnology, Padova University, via Gabelli 63, 35100 Padova, Italy.
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Nelson CP, Lambert PC, Squire IB, Jones DR. Flexible parametric models for relative survival, with application in coronary heart disease. Stat Med 2007; 26:5486-98. [DOI: 10.1002/sim.3064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 171] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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Boffito M, Pillay D, Wilkins E. Management of advanced HIV disease: resistance, antiretroviral brain penetration and malignancies. Int J Clin Pract 2006; 60:1098-106. [PMID: 16939552 DOI: 10.1111/j.1742-1241.2006.01073.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Data from Italy, Spain and the USA all highlight the worrying fact that presentation with advanced HIV disease - defined as a cluster of differentiation 4 (CD4) count <50 cells/mm(3) or the presence of an acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining illness - is increasingly common. A review from 2003 showed that 31% of patients in the UK and Ireland presented late (<200 CD4 cells/mm(3)). Early diagnosis is vital to ensure that patients benefit from antiretroviral therapy, and when patients present late, they do not obtain the benefits of early treatment. The risk of death is lower when antiretroviral therapy is initiated at CD4 counts of 201-350 cells/mm(3) than at lower CD4 cell counts. In addition, the risk of unintentional infection of others is increased, which is particularly troubling in light of evidence that transmission of resistance can occur even in the absence of antiretroviral therapy. The management of patients with advanced disease and no complications is complex, but issues of transmitted resistance and comorbid conditions further confuse management decisions in the treatment of patients with higher CD4 counts. This article reviews recent evidence on transmitted resistance, the pharmacokinetics of antiretroviral drugs in patients with central nervous system disease and the management issues in patients with comorbid malignancies to offer practical advice on therapeutic options for treatment-naïve patients who present with advanced HIV disease.
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- M Boffito
- Pharmacokinetic Research Unit, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital, London, UK.
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- Gregory J Dore
- National Centre in HIV Epidemiology and Clinical Research, University of New South Wales, Sydney 2010, New South Wales, Australia.
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Pao D, Smit E, Imami N, Fisher M. A case of multidrug resistant primary HIV infection with delayed CD4 T-cell count decline despite low viral load, treated with interleukin-2. AIDS 2006; 20:1564-5. [PMID: 16847417 DOI: 10.1097/01.aids.0000237378.69433.6b] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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