2016
Survival benefits of antiretroviral therapy in Brazil: a model‐based analysis
Luz PM, Girouard MP, Grinsztejn B, Freedberg KA, Veloso VG, Losina E, Struchiner CJ, MacLean RL, Parker RA, Paltiel AD, Walensky RP. Survival benefits of antiretroviral therapy in Brazil: a model‐based analysis. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2016, 19: 20623. PMID: 27029828, PMCID: PMC4814587, DOI: 10.7448/ias.19.1.20623.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyHIV-positive patientsSurvival benefitART initiationEligible HIV-positive patientsProvision of ARTDramatic survival benefitsSubsequent ART regimensMean CD4 countLife expectancyNumber of patientsProjected life expectancyART regimensCD4 countHigher CD4HIV diseaseRegimen efficacyLife expectancy increasesEra 1PatientsTherapyNational programExpectancyCD4Regimens
2015
Cost-Effectiveness of Genotype Testing for Primary Resistance in Brazil
Luz PM, Morris BL, Grinsztejn B, Freedberg KA, Veloso VG, Walensky RP, Losina E, Nakamura YM, Girouard MP, Sax PE, Struchiner CJ, Paltiel AD. Cost-Effectiveness of Genotype Testing for Primary Resistance in Brazil. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2015, 68: 152-161. PMID: 25415289, PMCID: PMC4294967, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000426.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGenotype resistance testingART initiationAntiretroviral treatmentART costsGenotype testingEvandro Chagas Clinical Research InstituteResistance prevalenceFirst-line ART initiationHIV Clinical CohortHIV treatment guidelinesIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioBaseline patient characteristicsEffective antiretroviral treatmentART-naive individualsLife expectancyClinical Research InstituteCost-effectiveness ratioImmune recoveryCD4 countViral suppressionHIV diseasePatient characteristicsTreatment guidelinesMean agePrimary resistance
2013
Dengue dynamics and vaccine cost-effectiveness in Brazil
Durham DP, Mbah M, Medlock J, Luz PM, Meyers LA, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue dynamics and vaccine cost-effectiveness in Brazil. Vaccine 2013, 31: 3957-3961. PMID: 23791696, PMCID: PMC3755607, DOI: 10.1016/j.vaccine.2013.06.036.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVaccination costsDengue vaccine trialsVaccine efficacyTotal vaccination costDengue vaccinationCost-effectiveness analysisPotential vaccination policiesVaccine trialsPay thresholdsVaccine efficacy scenariosOptimal allocationLow vaccine efficacyLatest clinical trialsOptimistic scenarioTrial estimatesVaccination coverageEfficacy scenariosClinical trialsAvailable dosesVaccination policyFurther trialsVaccination modelHerd immunityVaccinationCost
2011
Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment
Luz PM, Vanni T, Medlock J, Paltiel AD, Galvani AP. Dengue vector control strategies in an urban setting: an economic modelling assessment. The Lancet 2011, 377: 1673-1680. PMID: 21546076, PMCID: PMC3409589, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(11)60246-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCost-effectiveness ratioHerd immunityAdult controlsDengue burdenIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioDengue transmissionCost-effective interventionResource-constrained countriesProbabilistic sensitivity analysesCost-effectiveness analysisIncidence of dengueFuture dengue epidemicsImmunological effectsHealth burdenRisk of dengueVector control policiesDengue epidemicsImmunityVector control strategiesBurdenDengueAdult mosquitoesInterventionEpidemicYears