Keystone HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccine Development Report 12-18 April 2004, Whistler, British Columbia, Canada
29 July 2004. Related: Conference reports.
Conference reports
Keystone HIV Pathogenesis and Vaccine Report
29 July 2004. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology, Vaccines and microbicides.
10th Anniversary Conference of the British HIV Association (BHIVA), 15–17 April 2004, Cardiff
2 June 2004. Related: Conference reports.
BHIVA 2003-4 audit on HIV and pregnancy
2 June 2004. Related: Conference reports.
More positive children are surviving into adult life and require tailored services
2 June 2004. Related: Conference reports, Paediatric care.
Other news from 10th BHIVA conference
2 June 2004. Related: Conference reports.
5th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy, 1-3 April 2004, Rome, Italy
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions.
Large reductions in plasma PK levels of saquinavir, amprenavir and lopinavir/r levels when given with tipranavir/ritonavir
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions.
Good generic drugs and good adherence in Rwanda
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Treatment access, PK and drug interactions.
Steady state PK of nelfinavir and M8 in pregnancy
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Pregnancy, PK and drug interactions, TB coinfection.
Higher nelfinavir concentrations improve response in children
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Paediatric care, PK and drug interactions.
PK of once daily lopinavir/r in children
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Paediatric care, PK and drug interactions.
2nd European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, 11-13 March 2004, Rome, Italy
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports.
Understanding developments in HIV drug resistance for new drugs and targets — atazanavir, fusion (T-20) and receptor inhibitors
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Drug resistance.
11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), 8-11 February 2004, San Francisco
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports.
HIV-associated dementia and cognitive dysfunction
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Coinfections and complications.
Diabetes and HIV and HCV; aging/HIV and diabetes
2 May 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Weight, diabetes, metabolic complications.
11th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI)
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports.
Drug levels can persist for more than two weeks after stopping efavirenz
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, PK and drug interactions.
Race affects absorption and clearance of efavirenz
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions, Side effects.
Triple PI interactions: atazanavir increases saquinavir levels in ritonavir-boosted once-daily combination
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions.
Triple PI interactions: fosamprenavir and Kaletra interaction is difficult to overcome
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions.
Ribavirin (RBV) does not alter intracellular levels of AZT, 3TC or d4T
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, PK and drug interactions, Hepatitis coinfection.
COLATE study shows no clinical benefit from continuing 3TC to maintain M184V mutation
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Studies of new pipeline drugs
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Little benefit seen for treatment during acute infection
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Basic science and immunology.
Summary of resistance studies at Retrovirus
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Drug resistance.
Update on peripheral neuropathy in HIV-infection
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects.
Smoking marijuana provides analgesic effect on HIV neuropathy
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects.
Two D:A:D updates: cardiovascular risk from HAART, and predictors of hypertension and changes in blood pressure
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects.
Low-dose rHGH maintains reductions in abdominal fat for 60 weeks
3 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Weight, diabetes, metabolic complications.
Rosiglitazone shows no benefit for lipoatrophy
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Weight, diabetes, metabolic complications.
Hypertension related to HAART in HIV-positive women
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Women's health.
Testosterone therapy for women with low androgen levels or body weight
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Women's health.
Nevirapine, pregnancy and adverse events
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Pregnancy.
Prior nevirapine exposure for pregnant women can contribute to treatment failure
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports.
Conflicting findings with HAART use in pregnancy and prematurity
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Pregnancy.
Antiretrovirals, mode of delivery and transmission risk
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Pregnancy.
Tenofovir studies in children
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Paediatric care.
Increase of non-AIDS defining cancers in HOPS cohort
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Cancer and HIV.
HIV/HCV coinfection: superiority of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin, but lower response rate compared to mono-infected patients, especially for genotype-1
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Hepatitis coinfection.
Epoetin-alfa improves interferon/ribavirin-associated anaemia
2 April 2004. Related: Conference reports, Hepatitis coinfection.
9th European AIDS Conference (EACS), 25-29 October 2003, Warsaw
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports.
Lower doses of d4T produce similar efficacy and reduced side effects
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Side effects, Weight, diabetes, metabolic complications.
Switching from efavirenz to nevirapine to avoid CNS side effects
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Side effects.
Interruption of treatment is safe for those who started too early
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Treatment strategies.
T20 is cost effective for UK purchasers
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Intrauterine exposure to efavirenz
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Women's health, Pregnancy, Side effects.
African patients and adherence in the UK
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Five-year results of Kaletra-based therapy in treatment-naïve HIV patients
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
IL-2 effectively increases CD4 count in people with low CD4 nadir
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Basic science and immunology.
Hepatitis coinfection: incidence in Europe and response to transplant
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Hepatitis coinfection.
Rituximab plus CDE for HIV-related Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma (NHL)
1 December 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Cancer and HIV.
13th International Conference on AIDS and STIs in Africa (ICASA), 21-26 September 2003, Nairobi
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports.
STIs in resource limited settings
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports, Treatment strategies.
43rd Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 14-17 September 2003, Chicago
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports.
ddI may retain activity in nucleoside experienced patients
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Studies and strategies with existing drugs
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals, Treatment strategies.
Incremental progress with new antiviral drugs
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports, Antiretrovirals.
Newer nucleoside analogues show fewer adverse effects
1 November 2003. Related: Conference reports, Side effects.
43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), 14-17 September 2003, Chicago
1 October 2003. Related: Conference reports.
South African AIDS Conference, 3-6 August 2003, Durban
1 October 2003. Related: Conference reports.
Township project is a model for care in resource poor settings
1 October 2003. Related: Conference reports, Treatment access.
Projects band together to buy lowest-cost generic drugs
1 October 2003. Related: Conference reports, Treatment access.
MTCT-Plus operates in Cote D’Ivoire, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, South Africa, Thailand, Uganda and Zambia
1 October 2003. Related: Conference reports, Pregnancy.