Antiretrovirals

Maraviroc plus atazanavir/ritonavir in a nuke-sparing regimen in treatment-naive patients

Five-year results from raltegravir registrational studies

First report: atazanavir-related gallstones (cholelithiasis)

Novel lopinavir/ritonavir sprinkle formulation for children in resource-limited settings

Update on new antiretrovirals for children and adolescents

Efavirenz levels variable in children in the CHAPAS-3 study

Early initiation of ART is associated with growth recovery in children in NEVEREST-2

Lipid profile in children in PREDICT: immediate versus deferred nevirapine-based ART

Skeletal muscle toxicity and raltegravir

Dolutegravir indicates superiority compared to efavirenz in treatment-naïve patients: top-line results only

FDA update to darunavir label: severe skin reactions

Outcomes from switches to atazanavir/r in London

Studies on pipeline ARVs

Fosamprenavir paediatric dosing approved in US for ages 4 weeks to <6 years

FDA advisory panel vote 13:1 for approval of Quad

FDA advisory hearing supports approval of tenofovir/FTC for PrEP

Pharmacokinetics of atazanavir/ritonavir plus raltegravir

Renal impairment in the D:A:D study

Early data for rilpivirine long acting formulation supports further investigation for PrEP

Darunavir use during pregnancy

Quad fixed-dose integrase combination: phase 3 studies at week 48

Dolutegravir studies continue to show promise

Tenofovir prodrug: 10 day monotherapy study sets dose at 25 mg for easier coformulation

Paediatric formulations of ARVs: including an exciting new class

High prevalence of d4T-associated lipodystrophy including lipoatrophy in children

Dolutegravir Expanded Access Programme

FDA approves etravirine for treatment-experienced children 6 to 18 years of age and new scored 25 mg tablet for paediatric dosing

Similar efficacy and a few gender related differences in side effects with rilpivirine vs efavirenz at 96-weeks

The effect of BMI on efficacy, safety and tolerability of lopinavir/r in women

Poorer adherence and loss to follow up in Kenyan women who are pregnant when enrolled to ART programmes

Nevirapine prolonged release (PR) once-daily formulation available in the UK

Etravirine 200 mg formulation available in UK

Tenofovir label extended to paediatric indication

FDA approve US paediatric dose for raltegravir

FDA approve paediatric dose for darunavir

Efavirenz dose increase to 800 mg QD with rifampin in patients >50 kg

Raltegravir achieves superiority over efavirenz after four years

Statin blocks negative impact of PIs on bone formation in vitro

Intracellular raltegravir concentrations better with twice-daily than once-daily dosing

Rilpivirine (Edurant) and rilpivirine/FTC/tenofovir FDC (Eviplera) approved in Europe

FDA updates US label for darunavir for serious rash

FDA updates US label for raltegravir due to serious rash

Lopinavir concentrations suboptimal at reduced dose of lopinavir/ritonavir 200/50 mg twice daily

Switching to 50mg ritonavir dose for selected protease inhibitors

New formulations, acquisitions and company announcements

US guidelines (DHHS) update recommendations for first-line combinations (October 2011)

Once-daily nevirapine approved in Europe

Fixed-dose combination of rilpivirine/tenofovir/FTC (Eviplera) recommended for approval in Europe

ViiV withdraw European application for once-daily maraviroc

Treatment is prevention: ARV treatment in HPTN-052 reduces transmission by at least 96%: single transmission in treatment arm occurred before viral suppression

Daily oral tenofovir/FTC PrEP reduces heterosexual transmission by 63% in the TDF2 study

Tenofovir/FTC vs tenofovir as daily oral PrEP: preliminary results from Partners PrEP

Elvitegravir vs raltegravir: 48 week results in treatment-experienced patients

Dolutegravir: 48 week results from phase II study in treatment-naive patients

Lersivirine: 48 week results compared to efavirenz in phase 2 treatment-naive study

Maraviroc plus atazanavir/r without nukes versus standard of care: 48 week results

SPARTAC trial: treatment in primary infection for 48 weeks shows small delay in disease progression

Paediatric antiretroviral pipeline: darunavir and raltegravir

FDA approve new NNRTI rilpivirine (Edurant) in the US

FDA approve new NNRTI-based fixed dose combination of rilpivirine/tenofovir/FTC (Complera) in the US

The antiretroviral pipeline

Atazanavir in pregnancy: 155 cases in London clinics

Quad reduces levels of oral contraceptives

Elvitegravir/cobicistat and acid reducing agents

Lopinavir/r reduces levels of rifabutin

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