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Nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor options: a re-examination of the class.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  17114828     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The main options for dual nucleoside (or nucleotide) analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (nRTIs) as a component of initial antiretroviral therapy regimens are tenofovir/emtricitabine, zidovudine/lamivudine, and abacavir/lamivudine as fixed-dose combinations. Resistance to nRTIs can limit usefulness of many of the drugs in the class. Investigation of triple nRTI regimens has shown that zidovudine/lamivudine/abacavir does not provide benefits compared with dual nRTIs plus efavirenz and that others (tenofovir/lamivudine/abacavir and didanosine/lamivudine/abacavir) are associated with very high virologic failure rates. Further, 4-nRTI regimens are under investigation. The article summarizes a presentation on nRTIs made by Scott M. Hammer, MD, at the International AIDS Society-USA course in New York in March 2006. The original presentation is available as a Webcast at www.iasusa.org.
Authors:
Scott M Hammer
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Review    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Topics in HIV medicine : a publication of the International AIDS Society, USA     Volume:  14     ISSN:  1542-8826     ISO Abbreviation:  Top HIV Med     Publication Date:    2006 Oct-Nov
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2006-11-20     Completed Date:  2007-01-09     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  100954650     Medline TA:  Top HIV Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  140-3     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral*
HIV Infections / drug therapy*
Humans
Nucleosides
Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Nucleosides; 0/Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors

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