Safety of Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate (TDF) and Emtricitabine/TDF in HIV Infected Pregnant Women and Their Infants

Summary

Most infants infected with HIV through mother-to-child transmission (MTCT, or perinatal transmission) become infected during labor and delivery. The purpose of this study is to test the safety and tolerability of a single dose of tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) or emtricitabine/TDF (FTC/TDF) given at the time of labor to HIV infected pregnant women and to their newborn infants.

Timeline

Start

2004-03

Primary completion

2010-03

Completion

2011-03

Publications

• Background Antoniou T, Park-Wyllie LY, Tseng AL. Tenofovir: a nucleotide analog for the management of human immunodeficiency virus infection. Pharmacotherapy. 2003 Jan;23(1):29-43. doi: 10.1592/phco.23.1.29.31915.
• Background Kourtis AP, Duerr A. Prevention of perinatal HIV transmission: a review of novel strategies. Expert Opin Investig Drugs. 2003 Sep;12(9):1535-44. doi: 10.1517/13543784.12.9.1535.
• Background Moodley J, Moodley D. Management of human immunodeficiency virus infection in pregnancy. Best Pract Res Clin Obstet Gynaecol. 2005 Apr;19(2):169-83. doi: 10.1016/j.bpobgyn.2004.10.007. Epub 2004 Dec 15.
• Background Abrams EJ. Prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV--successes, controversies and critical questions. AIDS Rev. 2004 Jul-Sep;6(3):131-43.
• Background Thorne C, Newell ML. The safety of antiretroviral drugs in pregnancy. Expert Opin Drug Saf. 2005 Mar;4(2):323-35. doi: 10.1517/14740338.4.2.323.

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