Short communication: evaluation of the effect of enfuvirtide in 11 HIV-1 vertically infected pediatric patients outside clinical trials

AIDS Res Hum Retroviruses. 2010 Mar;26(3):301-5. doi: 10.1089/aid.2009.0151.

Abstract

The effect of enfuvirtide (ENF) in 11 HIV-1 heavily antiretroviral-experienced children and adolescents enrolled in the HIV-1 Paediatric Spanish cohort was further investigated. Patients who received ENF with novel drugs (etravirine, darunavir, and/or tipranavir) reached and maintained undetectable plasma HIV-1 RNA levels and showed immunological recovery within the first 3 months of therapy that was maintained during the follow-up. Viremia was not fully suppressed in patients who did not combine ENF with novel drugs but interestingly, immunological benefit was observed in half of these patients. Therefore, ENF showed a greater and more stable efficacy when administrated with novel drugs.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Child
  • Darunavir
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Enfuvirtide
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / administration & dosage*
  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41 / adverse effects
  • HIV Fusion Inhibitors / administration & dosage*
  • HIV Fusion Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / transmission
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / administration & dosage
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors / adverse effects
  • HIV-1 / drug effects*
  • Humans
  • Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
  • Nitriles
  • Peptide Fragments / administration & dosage*
  • Peptide Fragments / adverse effects
  • Pyridazines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridazines / adverse effects
  • Pyridines / administration & dosage
  • Pyridines / adverse effects
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrones / administration & dosage
  • Pyrones / adverse effects
  • Sulfonamides / administration & dosage
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects
  • Time Factors
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Young Adult

Substances

  • HIV Envelope Protein gp41
  • HIV Fusion Inhibitors
  • HIV Protease Inhibitors
  • Nitriles
  • Peptide Fragments
  • Pyridazines
  • Pyridines
  • Pyrimidines
  • Pyrones
  • Sulfonamides
  • etravirine
  • Enfuvirtide
  • Darunavir
  • tipranavir