Results of Antiretroviral Treatment Interruption and Intensification in Advanced Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Infection from the OPTIMA Trial
Holodniy M, Brown ST, Cameron DW, Kyriakides TC, Angus B, Babiker A, Singer J, Owens DK, Anis A, Goodall R, Hudson F, Piaseczny M, Russo J, Schechter M, Deyton L, Darbyshire J, . Results of Antiretroviral Treatment Interruption and Intensification in Advanced Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Infection from the OPTIMA Trial. PLOS ONE 2011, 6: e14764. PMID: 21483491, PMCID: PMC3069000, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0014764.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRe-treatment optionsART interruptionHIV infectionPrimary outcomeRetreatment optionsMultidrug resistanceAdvanced HIV diseaseAntiretroviral treatment interruptionARV treatment failurePrior AIDS diagnosisResistant HIV InfectionMedian CD4 countPrimary composite outcomeSerious adverse eventsMean viral loadBest medical managementOPTIMA trialCD4 countOpen labelTreatment interruptionAdverse eventsComposite outcomeFirst AIDSHIV diseaseAntiretroviral treatmentEffect of Treatment Interruption and Intensification of Antiretroviral Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced HIV
Joyce VR, Barnett PG, Chow A, Bayoumi AM, Griffin SC, Sun H, Holodniy M, Brown ST, Kyriakides TC, Cameron DW, Youle M, Sculpher M, Anis AH, Owens DK. Effect of Treatment Interruption and Intensification of Antiretroviral Therapy on Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients with Advanced HIV. Medical Decision Making 2011, 32: 70-82. PMID: 21383086, DOI: 10.1177/0272989x10397615.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVisual analog scaleHIV patientsART intensificationTreatment interruptionClinical eventsMedical Outcomes Study HIV Health SurveyAdvanced HIV patientsAntiretroviral therapy interruptionMultiple treatment failuresTemporary treatment interruptionAdverse clinical eventsHealth-related qualityStandard ARTHealth Utilities IndexStandard gambleQuality of lifeAdvanced HIVART interruptionInferior HRQoLMDR HIVTherapy interruptionAntiretroviral therapyHIV cohortOpen labelHRQoL scores