Conference reports

Further reports from 2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, Paris, 13-16 July 2003

New atazanavir information

Boosted PI therapy antiretrovirals in treatment-experienced patients: SQV/r, ATV, ATV/r

HIV viral dynamics: viral fitness, genetic diversity, progression, co-receptor use

Pulmonary hypertension: finally a treatment trial!

XII International HIV Drug Resistance Workshop, Los Cabos, Mexico, 10-14 June 2003

Transmission of drug resistance – at 11% in Europe and 17% in the UK

HIV coinfection, reinfection and superinfection

Single-dose nevirapine resistance in over 75% of mothers

Transmission of drug resistant virus does not revert to wild-type and does not appear ‘less fit’

Standard genotype assays may miss 75% of mutations when present in less than 35% of plasma sample

Low-level resistance and minority populations: cross resistance between nevirapine and efavirenz occurs even in the absence of genotypic mutations found using population sequencing

Persistent effect of d4T and 3TC, but not NNRTIs in the presence of associated genotypic mutations

Replicative capacity results complicated by minority wild-type virus

Tenofovir, resistance and K65R and concomitant nucleosides

Response to STI is determined by virus rather than immunological response

Why resistance rarely develops with viral suppression <50 copies/mL

Long-term persistence of distinct mutations in genital tract

5th International Workshop on Adverse Drug Reactions and Lipodystrophy, 8-11 July 2003, Paris

Underlying mechanisms: adipocytes and cytokines

More mitochondrial DNA depletion

IMT and cardiovascular risk

Reduced bone mineral density in HIV-positive women

Rosiglitazone with insulin resistance

Additional benefits of exercise with metformin

Mitochondrial toxicity with AZT and d4T – and benefits of switch to abacavir

Facial fat loss – measuring and treatment

Uridine treatment for mitochondrial toxicity

Breast enlargement in men and testosterone treatment

Severe efavirenz psychotic events

Treatment interruption: a real choice

2nd IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis and Treatment, 13-16 July 2003, Paris

Nevirapine and MTCT: the single-dose backlash

Triple nucleoside combinations fail patients again

Nucleoside-sparing regimens

Dual boosted PIs in salvage therapy

BMS reports on atazanavir efficacy and safety in treatment experienced patients

Unsupervised treatment interruptions are associated with increased risk of AIDS or death

Uridine as a potential treatment for NRTI related mitochondrial toxicity

Long term exposure to nucleoside analogues and peripheral nerve function

Step-wise intervention eases diarrhoea linked to PI nelfinavir (Viracept) therapy

First results from ESPRIT study: CD4 response to IL-2 is associated with higher nadir and baseline CD4 and younger age

Lessons learned from early HAART in acute HIV infection

CD4 cell reconstitution is significantly slower in older patients

Pharmacology studies at the 2nd IAS conference

Studies highlight problems of rectal disease in HIV-positive patients

9th Annual British HIV Association Conference (BHIVA), 24-26 April 2003, Manchester

UK 2003 audit and national standards of care

Outline of changes to UK 2003 guidelines for treating HIV in adults

Gender differences in rates and reasons for stopping treatment

Maternal health, transmission and fertility

Women: sexual function and relationships

Paediatrics: neurological and developmental outcomes

The impact of migration, race and ethnic diversity on healthcare delivery and clinical outcomes in the UK

High levels of gout may be linked to HAART

4th International Workshop on Clinical Pharmacology of HIV Therapy, 27-29 March 2003, Cannes, France

Can low NVP plasma concentrations explain the results seen in the EFV and NVP containing arms of the NARVAL study?

Up to one third of patients receiving standard doses of NNRTIs may be being underdosed

Nelfinavir concentrations are significantly higher in HIV/HCV co-infected patients with cirrhosis

Less diarrhoea and bioequivalence with the new nelfinavir 625mg tablet

The potential for probenecid to have a serious interaction with HIV-1 protease inhibitors

PK studies reveal significant sex/gender differences

Pregnancy-related PK studies

New test to measure intracellular levels of nucleosides

Case studies for therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM)

Post navigation