Long-term increase in CD4+ T-cell counts during combination antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection

OBJECTIVE: To inform guidelines concerning when to initiate combination antiretroviral therapy (ART), we investigated whether CD4(+) T-cell counts (CD4 cell counts) continue to increase over long periods of time on ART. Losses-to-follow-up and some patients discontinuing ART at higher CD4 cell counts hamper such evaluation, but novel statistical methods can help address these issues. We estimated the long-term CD4 cell count trajectory accounting for losses-to-follow-up and treatment discontinuations.

DESIGN: The study population included 898 US patients first initiating ART in a randomized trial (AIDS Clinical Trials Group 384); 575 were subsequently prospectively followed in an observational study (AIDS Clinical Trials Group Longitudinal Linked Randomized Trials).

METHODS: Inverse probability of censoring weighting statistical methods were used to estimate the CD4 cell count trajectory accounting for losses-to-follow-up and ART discontinuations, overall and for pretreatment CD4 cell count categories (<or=200, 201-350, 351-500, and >500 cells/microl).

RESULTS: Median CD4 cell count increased from 270 cells/microl pre-ART to an estimated 556 cells/microl at 3 and 532 cells/microl at 7 years after starting ART in analyses ignoring treatment discontinuations, and to 570 and 640 cells/microl, respectively, had all patients continued ART. However, even had ART been continued, an estimated 25, 9, 3, and 2% of patients with pretreatment CD4 cell counts of 200 or less, 201-350, 351-500, and more than 500 cells/microl would have had CD4 cell counts of 350 cells/microl or less after 7 years.

CONCLUSION: If patients remain on ART, CD4 cell counts increase in most patients for at least 7 years. However, the substantial percentage of patients starting therapy at low CD4 cell counts who still had low CD4 cell counts after 7 years provides support for ART initiation at higher CD4 cell counts.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2010

Erschienen:

2010

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:24

Enthalten in:

AIDS (London, England) - 24(2010), 12 vom: 31. Juli, Seite 1867-76

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lok, Judith J [VerfasserIn]
Bosch, Ronald J [VerfasserIn]
Benson, Constance A [VerfasserIn]
Collier, Ann C [VerfasserIn]
Robbins, Gregory K [VerfasserIn]
Shafer, Robert W [VerfasserIn]
Hughes, Michael D [VerfasserIn]
ALLRT team [VerfasserIn]
Sbrolla, Amy [Sonstige Person]
Burgett-Yandow, Nicole [Sonstige Person]
Albrecht, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Kim, Neah [Sonstige Person]
Skolnik, Paul R [Sonstige Person]
Adams, Betsy [Sonstige Person]
Sax, Paul [Sonstige Person]
Delaney, Joanne [Sonstige Person]
Jones, Denice [Sonstige Person]
Wiggins, Ilene [Sonstige Person]
Forcht, Janet [Sonstige Person]
St Louis, Richardson [Sonstige Person]
Valle, Sandra [Sonstige Person]
Norris, Jane [Sonstige Person]
Currier, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Cahill, Susan [Sonstige Person]
Meixner, Linda [Sonstige Person]
Hare, C Bradley [Sonstige Person]
Havlir, Diane [Sonstige Person]
Bolivar, Hector H [Sonstige Person]
Fischl, Margaret A [Sonstige Person]
McMahon, Deborah [Sonstige Person]
Rutecki, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Kumar, Princy [Sonstige Person]
Hawkins, Karyn [Sonstige Person]
Reid, Jane [Sonstige Person]
Adams, Mary [Sonstige Person]
Morse, Gene [Sonstige Person]
El-Daher, Nyef [Sonstige Person]
Hurley, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Corales, Roberto [Sonstige Person]
Sattler, Fred R [Sonstige Person]
Canchola, Frances Marie [Sonstige Person]
Storey, Sheryl S [Sonstige Person]
Dunaway, Shelia [Sonstige Person]
Balfour, Henry H [Sonstige Person]
Fietzer, Christine [Sonstige Person]
Henry, Keith [Sonstige Person]
Bordenave, Bette [Sonstige Person]
Swindells, Susan [Sonstige Person]
Van Meter, Frances [Sonstige Person]
Cox, Gary M [Sonstige Person]
Silberman, Martha [Sonstige Person]
Rodriguez, Mark [Sonstige Person]
Kim, Ge-Youl [Sonstige Person]
Para, Michael F [Sonstige Person]
Gochnour, Diane [Sonstige Person]
Feinberg, Judith [Sonstige Person]
Baer, Jenifer [Sonstige Person]
Rodriguez, Benigno [Sonstige Person]
Philpotts, Barbara [Sonstige Person]
Goldman, Mitchell [Sonstige Person]
Zwickl, Beth [Sonstige Person]
Murphy, Robert L [Sonstige Person]
Berzins, Baiba [Sonstige Person]
Sha, Beverly E [Sonstige Person]
Fritsche, Janice [Sonstige Person]
Adeyemi, Oluwatoyin [Sonstige Person]
Despotes, Joanne [Sonstige Person]
Mildvan, Donna [Sonstige Person]
Costantini, Gwendolyn [Sonstige Person]
Tashima, Karen T [Sonstige Person]
Poethke, Pamela [Sonstige Person]
Wright, Katherine [Sonstige Person]
Raposa, Kim [Sonstige Person]
Ragan, David [Sonstige Person]
Eron, Joseph J [Sonstige Person]
Epperson, Kim [Sonstige Person]
Lane, Timothy [Sonstige Person]
Currin, David [Sonstige Person]
Patterson, Kristine [Sonstige Person]
Morgan, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Jackson, Brenda [Sonstige Person]
Bailey, Vicki [Sonstige Person]
Nicotera, Janet [Sonstige Person]
Keiser, Philip [Sonstige Person]
Petersen, Tianna [Sonstige Person]
Schreiber, Melissa [Sonstige Person]
Olusanya, Abby [Sonstige Person]
Davis, Charles [Sonstige Person]
Erondu, Onyinye [Sonstige Person]
Hanks, Nancy [Sonstige Person]
Nagamine, Lorna [Sonstige Person]
Santana, Jorge L [Sonstige Person]
Marrero, Santiago [Sonstige Person]
Saag, Michael [Sonstige Person]
Upton, Kerry [Sonstige Person]
Lennox, Jeffrey [Sonstige Person]
del Rio, Carlos [Sonstige Person]
Putnam, Beverly [Sonstige Person]
Basler, Cathi [Sonstige Person]
Friedman, Harvey [Sonstige Person]
Kappes, Rosemarie [Sonstige Person]
O'Brien, William A [Sonstige Person]
Casey, Gerianne [Sonstige Person]
Connor, Jolene Noel [Sonstige Person]
Torres, Madeline [Sonstige Person]
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Stroberg, Todd [Sonstige Person]
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Themen:

Journal Article
Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

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Date Completed 06.05.2011

Date Revised 20.10.2021

published: Print

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT00000919, NCT00001137

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0b013e32833adbcf

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM198061021