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The purpose of this randomized, open-label study is to evaluate virological efficacy and safety of two double protease inhibitor regimens: atazanavir/fosamprenavir/ritonavir 300 mg once daily/ 700/100 mg twice daily, versus atazanavir/saquinavir/ritonavir 300/1500/100 mg once daily in protease

In patients with HIV multidrug resistance, maintaining a failing full-dose HAART regimen usually results in significant drug toxicity and in continued accumulation of resistance mutations that can preclude future therapeutic options. In contrast, treatment interruption provokes the reemergence of

The pillar of the current standard of care for highly active antiretroviral therapies (HAART) is the use of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs).1 However, these agents can inhibit the mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma, causing mitochondrial dysfunction, which, in turn, may cause

From 2008 to 2009, blood samples will be collected from consecutive HIV-1-infected patients who received HIV care at the National Taiwan University Hospital. We expect to collect 100 cases who are antiretroviral naïve and 100 cases who are treatment-experienced patients. A standardized case

Several studies have been performed to understand the cellular mechanisms involved in the development of VTE in cancer patients. The pathogenesis of a thrombotic state is linked to the presence of a tumor and is associated with the development of a hypercoagulant state, namely coagulopathy, which

Combinations of antiretroviral for the management of HIV infection recommended by the main treatment guidelines include a combination of two nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase (NRTI) with a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NNRTI) or an inhibitor protease (IP) .1 However, NRTIs can

Efavirenz (EFV) is a non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) with a long half-life, allowing for once-daily dosing. Although it is generally well-tolerated and widely used, a major disadvantage of EFV is its relatively low barrier to resistance. The single K103N mutation confers

Since current drugs cannot cure HIV infection, lifelong therapy is required. Development of drug resistance is common, with 30% to 80% of patients with initial viral load decreases following a potent anti-HIV regimen experiencing regimen failure within the first year of therapy. Dose intensification

BACKGROUND: This study is designed to test the toxicity and pharmacokinetics of different doses of BAY 43-9006 (Sorafenib) in patients with Kaposi s sarcoma (KS). It will also assess, in a preliminary manner, the activity of BAY 43-9006 in this disease and its effect on biological markers. BAY

This is a multicenter, open-label, non-randomized, dual-arm pilot study to investigate the prevalence of the RT resistance mutations, K65R/x or L74V/x, in HIV-1 plasma from subjects experiencing confirmed first-time incomplete virologic suppression during treatment with an initial ARV regimen

Anaemia is a recalcitrant problem in global health, affecting particularly children and childbearing women in sub-Saharan Africa. Anaemia causes impaired growth and cognitive development in children, poor pregnancy outcomes including both maternal and perinatal mortality. Also, it is associated with

Background Coronary atherosclerosis is responsible for the initiation of acute myocardial infarction with plaque rupture leading to acute coronary thrombosis and myocardial infarction. Current treatment in the acute phase involves re-establishing vessel patency by percutaneous coronary intervention