Magnitude and determinants of CD4 recovery after haart resumption after 1 cycle of treatment interruption

Cristina Mussini, Giota Touloumi, Giorgos Bakoyannis, Caroline Sabin, Antonella Castagna, Laura Sighinolfi, Lars E. Erikson, Goran Bratt, Vanni Borghi, Adriano Lazzarin, Andrea Cossarizza, Roberto Esposito

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: The extent of immune reconstitution following HAART resumption after 1 cycle of treatment interruption (TI) is not well known. METHODS: Multicenter retrospective analysis of patients who discontinued HAART with a CD4 > 500 cells/μL. Cox proportional hazards models were used to identify prognostic factors for immunologic response after treatment resumption. CD4 trends were investigated using linear mixed models. RESULTS: One hundred and eighty-three individuals were included. Median CD4 at TI and at treatment restart were 748 and 459 cells/μL, respectively. Median time from TI to treatment restart was 5.52 months. Ninety percent of the patients reached an undetectable viral load. One hundred and twenty-five subjects experienced immunologic response; 66 patients reached their pre-TI CD4 levels. At 3, 6, 12, and 24 months after treatment restart, the median CD4 increase was 149, 153, 161, and 178 cells/μL, respectively. Subjects with less steep CD4 declines during TI tended to have a lower initial CD4 increase, as did those reinitiating HAART with viral loads

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)588-594
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume52
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Dec 2009

Keywords

  • HAART resumption
  • HIV infection
  • Immunological response
  • Prognostic factors
  • Treatment interruption
  • Virologic response

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Pharmacology (medical)
  • Medicine(all)

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