antiretroviral
Interviews and expert commentary tagged “antiretroviral” — the latest oncology research and clinical practice from the Audio Journal of Oncology.

Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Can Trigger Leprosy
Diana Lockwood REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007 DIANA LOCKWOOD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine ICAAC delega

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 31st, 2007

Maraviroc: New Antiretroviral Drug Shows Efficacy and Safety
HOWARD MAYER, Pfizer Global Research, New London CT MARK WAINBERG, McGill University, Montreal Abstract Number: 104aLB, 104bLB, 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angele

Entecavir Shows Activity Against HIV But Also Selects for an Antiretroviral Drug Resistance Mutation
CHLOE THIO, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine REFERENCE: Abstract: 136LB, 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Angeles February 25-28, 2007 Entecavir, used to tr

Growth Hormone Releasing Factor Analog: Slimming Aid for Patients Receiving HAART?
STEVEN GRINSPOON, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston COMMENT: JUDITH CURRIER, University of California, Los Angeles REFERENCE: 14th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, Los Ang

Three-Class Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Not Appropriate: Results from the FIRST Study
RODGER MACARTHUR, Wayne State University, Detroit REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 2125-35 A three-class HIV antiretroviral therapy is not necessary, according to data published in the Lancet. The FIRST s

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Good Adherence to HIV Antiretroviral Therapy in Rural Uganda
PAUL WEIDLE, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368:1587-94 In rural sub-Saharan Africa there are many barriers to taking antiretroviral therapy successfully.

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Tipranavir Brings Hope for HIV-1 Patients Resistant to Standard Antiretorviral Therapy
CHARLES HICKS, Associate Professor Medicine, Duke University, Durham REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 466-75 Results with a new antiretroviral agent, tipranavir, tested among patients who were resistant t