When to Start Anti-HIV Drugs in Patients With Opportunistic Infections

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of starting anti-HIV drugs in HIV infected patients who are being treated for opportunistic infections (OIs). This study will follow two patient groups: those who received anti-HIV drugs soon after being diagnosed with an OI and patients with OIs who deferred beginning anti-HIV drugs until after recovering from the OI.

Timeline

Start

2003-03

Primary completion

2006-09

Completion

2007-08

Publications

• Background Wislez M, Bergot E, Antoine M, Parrot A, Carette MF, Mayaud C, Cadranel J. Acute respiratory failure following HAART introduction in patients treated for Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2001 Sep 1;164(5):847-51. doi: 10.1164/ajrccm.164.5.2007034.
• Background Bartlett JA, DeMasi R, Quinn J, Moxham C, Rousseau F. Overview of the effectiveness of triple combination therapy in antiretroviral-naive HIV-1 infected adults. AIDS. 2001 Jul 27;15(11):1369-77. doi: 10.1097/00002030-200107270-00006.
• Background Hamill RJ. Immune restoration syndrome in AIDS and mycoses. Program and abstracts of the 41st Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy; December 16-19, 2001; Chicago, IL. Abtract 1272.
• Background Nunez M, Asencio R, Valencia ME, Leal M, Gonzalez-Lahoz J, Soriano V. Rate, causes, and clinical implications of presenting with low CD4+ cell counts in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy. AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2003 May;19(5):363-8. doi: 10.1089/088922203765551719.
• Results Sax PE, Sloan CE, Schackman BR, Grant PM, Rong J, Zolopa AR, Powderly W, Losina E, Freedberg KA; Cepac US And Actg A5164 Investigators. Early antiretroviral therapy for patients with acute aids-related opportunistic infections: a cost-effectiveness analysis of ACTG A5164. HIV Clin Trials. 2010 Sep-Oct;11(5):248-59. doi: 10.1310/hct1105-248.
• Grant PM, Komarow L, Andersen J, Sereti I, Pahwa S, Lederman MM, Eron J, Sanne I, Powderly W, Hogg E, Suckow C, Zolopa A. Risk factor analyses for immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a randomized study of early vs. deferred ART during an opportunistic infection. PLoS One. 2010 Jul 1;5(7):e11416. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0011416.
• Zolopa A, Andersen J, Powderly W, Sanchez A, Sanne I, Suckow C, Hogg E, Komarow L. Early antiretroviral therapy reduces AIDS progression/death in individuals with acute opportunistic infections: a multicenter randomized strategy trial. PLoS One. 2009;4(5):e5575. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0005575. Epub 2009 May 18.

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