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Twenty-five years of translational medicine in antiretroviral therapy: promises to keep.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  20610849     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The year 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of modern antiretroviral drug discovery and development. In the early 1980s, AIDS was almost always a lethal disease with an appalling clinical course characterized by severe opportunistic infections and unusual forms of cancer. Since that time, starting with zidovudine (AZT) and related 2',3'-dideoxynucleosides, the causative retrovirus, now called HIV-1, went from being an untreatable infectious agent to being the target of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). This degree of progress refuted early prophesies of therapeutic futility and represents a striking example of translational medicine. Here I review foundational discoveries and events in HIV-1/AIDS research and explore lessons for future translational medicine efforts.
Authors:
Samuel Broder
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Historical Article; Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Science translational medicine     Volume:  2     ISSN:  1946-6242     ISO Abbreviation:  Sci Transl Med     Publication Date:  2010 Jul 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-07-08     Completed Date:  2010-12-08     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  101505086     Medline TA:  Sci Transl Med     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  39ps33     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Celera Corporation, 1901 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850-3180, USA. broderse@celera.com
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / drug therapy,  epidemiology,  history*,  psychology
Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / history*
Cooperative Behavior
Fear
History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Humans
Translational Research / history*,  trends*
Zidovudine / therapeutic use
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
30516-87-1/Zidovudine

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