Positioning of lopinavir/ritonavir in antiretroviral treatment schemes

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Lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) was approved for use in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in 2001 and is the protease inhibitor that has been most widely studied in clinical trials. Despite the time interval since its approval, all the evidence accumulated in the last 14 years indicates that LPV/r continues to occupy an important position among antiretroviral drugs. Firstly, LPV/r plus 2 nucleoside/nucleotide analogs is still considered a good option for initial antiretroviral therapy (ART). Secondly, numerous studies have evaluated the efficacy and safety of new initial ART strategies based on LPV/r in dual therapy. The results obtained suggest that LPV/r plus lamivudine (3TC) or raltegravir can be as effective in initial ART as standard triple therapy and justify their consideration as alternative regimens in this scenario. Thirdly, LPV/r is a pioneer drug, as well as being the agent with the largest amount of evidence from clinical trials on simplification to monotherapy (LPV/r) or dual therapy (LPV/r + 3TC). Lastly, LPV/r is highly useful is special situations. It has a low risk of liver toxicity in patients with chronic liver disease, its use is preferred in the treatment of patients with HIV-2, and it is safe and effective in preventing vertical HIV transmission.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:32 Suppl 3

Enthalten in:

Enfermedades infecciosas y microbiologia clinica - 32 Suppl 3(2014) vom: 15. Nov., Seite 31-4

Sprache:

Spanisch

Weiterer Titel:

Posicionamiento de lopinavir/ritonavir en los esquemas de la terapia antirretroviral

Beteiligte Personen:

Camacho, Ángela [VerfasserIn]
Rivero, Antonio [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

2494G1JF75
Anti-HIV Agents
Antiretroviral therapy
Drug Combinations
HIV Integrase Inhibitors
HIV Protease Inhibitors
HIV infection
Infección por el VIH
Journal Article
Lopinavir
Lopinavir/ritonavir
Lopinavir-ritonavir drug combination
O3J8G9O825
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors
Ritonavir
Tratamiento antirretroviral

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Date Completed 31.10.2016

Date Revised 21.03.2022

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/S0213-005X(14)70166-1

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM244907218