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. 2007 Mar 13:4:6.
doi: 10.1186/1742-6405-4-6.

Safety and efficacy of a generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine antiretroviral therapy between HIV-infected patients with baseline CD4 <50 versus CD4 > or = 50 cells/mm3

Weerawat Manosuthi  1 , Sukanya Chimsuntorn, Sirirat Likanonsakul, Somnuek Sungkanuparph
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Safety and efficacy of a generic fixed-dose combination of stavudine, lamivudine and nevirapine antiretroviral therapy between HIV-infected patients with baseline CD4 <50 versus CD4 > or = 50 cells/mm3

Weerawat Manosuthi et al. AIDS Res Ther. .

Abstract

Background: Antiretroviral therapy (ART) with a generic fixed-dose combination (FDC) of stavudine (d4T)/lamivudine (3TC)/nevirapine (NVP) is widely used in developing countries. The clinical data of this FDC among very advanced HIV-infected patients is limited.

Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted among ART-naïve HIV-infected patients who were initiated a generic FDC of d4T/3TC/NVP between May 2004 and October 2005. Patients were categorized into 2 groups according to the baseline CD4 (group A: <50 cell/mm3 and group B: > or = 50 cell/mm3).

Results: There were 204 patients with a mean +/- SD age of 37.1 +/- 8.9 years, 120 (58.8%) in group A and 84 (41.2%) in group B. Median (IQR) CD4 cell count was 6 (16-29) cells/mm3 in group A and 139 (92-198) cells/mm3 in group B. Intention-to-treat analysis at 48 weeks, 71.7% (86/120) of group A and 75.0% (63/84) of group B achieved plasma HIV RNA <50 copies/ml (P = 0.633). On-treatment analysis, 90.5% (87/96) in group A and 96.9% (63/65) in group B achieved plasma HIV RNA <50 copies/ml (P = 0.206). At 12, 24, 36 and 48 weeks of ART, mean CD4 were 98, 142, 176 and 201 cells/mm3 in group A and 247, 301, 336 and 367 cells/mm3 in group B, respectively. There were no differences of probabilities to achieve HIV RNA <50 copies/ml (P = 0.947) and CD4 increment at 48 weeks between the two groups (P = 0.870). Seven (9.6%) patients in group A and 4 (8.5%) patients in group B developed skin reactions grade II or III (P = 1.000). ALT at 12 weeks was not different from that at baseline in both groups (P > 0.05).

Conclusion: Initiation of FDC of d4T/3TC/NVP in HIV-infected patients with CD4 <50 and > or = 50 cells/mm3 has no different outcomes in terms of safety and efficacy. FDC of d4T/3TC/NVP can be effectively used in advance HIV-infected patients with CD4 <50 cells/mm3.

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Figure 1
Probability of undetectable plasma HIV RNA between the 2 groups.
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Figure 2
Immunological outcomes between the 2 groups at 48 weeks of ART.
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