A Comparison of Two Anti-HIV Drug Regimens for Youth Who Have Failed Prior Therapy

Summary

HIV infected children and adolescents who have taken many anti-HIV drugs may have limited treatment options and are at high risk for progressing to AIDS. The purpose of this study is to determine whether an anti-HIV treatment regimen of 2 protease inhibitors (PIs) and 2 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) is more effective than a regimen of 4 NRTIs in treatment-experienced children and adolescents who have failed previous anti-HIV treatment.

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2007-05

Publications

• Background Brogly S, Williams P, Seage GR 3rd, Oleske JM, Van Dyke R, McIntosh K; PACTG 219C Team. Antiretroviral treatment in pediatric HIV infection in the United States: from clinical trials to clinical practice. JAMA. 2005 May 11;293(18):2213-20. doi: 10.1001/jama.293.18.2213.
• Background Gavin PJ, Yogev R. The role of protease inhibitor therapy in children with HIV infection. Paediatr Drugs. 2002;4(9):581-607. doi: 10.2165/00128072-200204090-00004.
• Background Handforth J, Sharland M. Triple nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor therapy in children. Paediatr Drugs. 2004;6(3):147-59. doi: 10.2165/00148581-200406030-00002.
• Background Neely M, Kovacs A. Management of Antiretroviral Therapy in Neonates, Children, and Adolescents. Curr Infect Dis Rep. 2003 Dec;5(6):521-530. doi: 10.1007/s11908-003-0097-4.
• Background Piketty C, Race E, Castiel P, Belec L, Peytavin G, Si-Mohamed A, Gonzalez-Canali G, Weiss L, Clavel F, Kazatchkine MD. Efficacy of a five-drug combination including ritonavir, saquinavir and efavirenz in patients who failed on a conventional triple-drug regimen: phenotypic resistance to protease inhibitors predicts outcome of therapy. AIDS. 1999 Jul 30;13(11):F71-7. doi: 10.1097/00002030-199907300-00001.

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