Introduction: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been shown to be effective in many recent trials. However, there is limited data on time trends of HAART efficacy after treatment change. Methods: Data from different European cohorts were compiled within the EuResist Project. The efficacy of HAART defined by suppression of viral replication at 24 weeks after therapy switch was analyzed considering previous treatment modifications from 1999 to 2008. Results: Altogether, 12,323 treatment change episodes in 7,342 patients were included in the analysis. In 1999, HAART after treatment switch was effective in 38.0% of the patients who had previously undergone 1-5 therapies. This figure rose to 85.0% in 2008. In patients with more than 5 previous therapies, efficacy rose from 23.9 to 76.2% in the same time period. In patients with detectable viral load at therapy switch, the efficacy rose from 23.3 to 66.7% with 1-5 previous treatments and from 14.4 to 55.6% with more than 5 previous treatments. Conclusion: The results of this large cohort show that the outcome of HAART switch has improved considerably over the last years. This result was particularly observed in the context after viral rebound. Thus, changing HAART is no longer associated with a high risk of treatment failure.

Oette, M., Schülter, E., Rosen Zvi, M., Peres, Y., Zazzi, M., Sönnerborg, A., et al. (2012). Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy Switch in HIV-Infected Patients: A 10-Year Analysis of the EuResist Cohort. INTERVIROLOGY, 55(2), 160-166 [10.1159/000332018].

Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy Switch in HIV-Infected Patients: A 10-Year Analysis of the EuResist Cohort.

ZAZZI, MAURIZIO;
2012-01-01

Abstract

Introduction: Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has been shown to be effective in many recent trials. However, there is limited data on time trends of HAART efficacy after treatment change. Methods: Data from different European cohorts were compiled within the EuResist Project. The efficacy of HAART defined by suppression of viral replication at 24 weeks after therapy switch was analyzed considering previous treatment modifications from 1999 to 2008. Results: Altogether, 12,323 treatment change episodes in 7,342 patients were included in the analysis. In 1999, HAART after treatment switch was effective in 38.0% of the patients who had previously undergone 1-5 therapies. This figure rose to 85.0% in 2008. In patients with more than 5 previous therapies, efficacy rose from 23.9 to 76.2% in the same time period. In patients with detectable viral load at therapy switch, the efficacy rose from 23.3 to 66.7% with 1-5 previous treatments and from 14.4 to 55.6% with more than 5 previous treatments. Conclusion: The results of this large cohort show that the outcome of HAART switch has improved considerably over the last years. This result was particularly observed in the context after viral rebound. Thus, changing HAART is no longer associated with a high risk of treatment failure.
2012
Oette, M., Schülter, E., Rosen Zvi, M., Peres, Y., Zazzi, M., Sönnerborg, A., et al. (2012). Efficacy of Antiretroviral Therapy Switch in HIV-Infected Patients: A 10-Year Analysis of the EuResist Cohort. INTERVIROLOGY, 55(2), 160-166 [10.1159/000332018].
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