Antiretroviral therapy and management of HIV infection

PA Volberding, SG Deeks - The Lancet, 2010‏ - thelancet.com
Antiretroviral therapy of HIV infection has changed a uniformly fatal into a potentially chronic
disease. There are now 17 drugs in common use for HIV treatment. Patients who can access …

[HTML][HTML] Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies

When To Start Consortium - The Lancet, 2009‏ - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The CD4 cell count at which combination antiretroviral therapy should be
started is a central, unresolved issue in the care of HIV-1-infected patients. In the absence of …

Effect of early versus deferred antiretroviral therapy for HIV on survival

MM Kitahata, SJ Gange, AG Abraham… - … England Journal of …, 2009‏ - Mass Medical Soc
Background The optimal time for the initiation of antiretroviral therapy for asymptomatic
patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is uncertain. Methods We …

Antiretroviral treatment of adult HIV infection: 2008 recommendations of the International AIDS Society–USA panel

SM Hammer, JJ Eron, P Reiss, RT Schooley… - Jama, 2008‏ - jamanetwork.com
Context The availability of new antiretroviral drugs and formulations, including drugs in new
classes, and recent data on treatment choices for antiretroviral-naive and-experienced …

Incomplete Peripheral CD4+ Cell Count Restoration in HIV-Infected Patients Receiving Long-Term Antiretroviral Treatment

CF Kelley, CMR Kitchen, PW Hunt… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. Although antiretroviral therapy has the ability to fully restore a normal CD4+
cell count (> 500 cells/mm3) in most patients, it is not yet clear whether all patients can …

Enhanced T cell recovery in HIV-1–infected adults through IL-7 treatment

Y Levy, C Lacabaratz, L Weiss, JP Viard… - The Journal of clinical …, 2009‏ - jci.org
HIV infection results in CD4+ T cell deficiency, but efficient combination antiretroviral therapy
(c-ART) restores T cells and decreases morbidity and mortality. However, immune …

Current status and challenges of antiretroviral research and therapy

JA Esté, T Cihlar - Antiviral research, 2010‏ - Elsevier
Twenty-five years after the discovery of the therapeutic activity of azidothymidine (AZT), the
first antiretroviral drug used in the clinic, infection with the human immunodeficiency virus …

Incomplete reconstitution of T cell subsets on combination antiretroviral therapy in the AIDS Clinical Trials Group protocol 384

GK Robbins, JG Spritzler, ES Chan… - Clinical Infectious …, 2009‏ - academic.oup.com
Background. Initiation of combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) results in higher total CD4
cell counts, a surrogate for immune reconstitution. Whether the baseline CD4 cell count …

The future role of CD4 cell count for monitoring antiretroviral therapy

N Ford, G Meintjes, A Pozniak, H Bygrave… - The Lancet Infectious …, 2015‏ - thelancet.com
For more than two decades, CD4 cell count measurements have been central to
understanding HIV disease progression, making important clinical decisions, and monitoring …

Long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral therapy in low-income countries: a collaborative analysis of prospective studies

D Nash, M Katyal, MWG Brinkhof, O Keiser, M May… - Aids, 2008‏ - journals.lww.com
Background: Few data are available on the long-term immunologic response to antiretroviral
therapy (ART) in resource-limited settings, where ART is being rapidly scaled up using a …