INSERM, U, France.
Clin Infect Dis. 2011 May;52(10):1257-66. doi: 10.1093/cid/cir123.
Triple nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) are recommended by the World Health Organization as first-line regimen in treatment-naïve HIV-2-infected patients. However, ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI/r)-containing regimens are frequently prescribed. In the absence of previous randomized trials, we retrospectively compared these regimens in observational cohorts.
HIV-2-infected patients from 7 European cohorts who started triple NRTI or PI/r since January 1998 were included. Piecewise linear models were used to estimate CD4 cell count and plasma HIV-2 RNA level slopes, differentiating an early phase (until end of month 3) and a second phase (months 4-12). On-treatment analyses censored data at major treatment modification and systematically at month 12.
Forty-four patients started triple NRTI therapy and 126 started PI/r therapy. Overall, the median CD4 cell count was 191 cells/mm(3) and the median plasma HIV-2 RNA level was ≥2.7 log(10) copies/ml in 61% of the patients at combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) initiation; the median duration of the first cART was 20 months, not differing between groups. PI/r regimens were associated with better CD4 cell count and HIV-2 RNA level outcomes, compared with NRTI regimens. Estimated CD4 cell count slopes were +6 and +12 cells/mm(3)/month during the early phase (P = .22), and -60 cells/mm(3)/year versus +76 cells/mm(3)/year during the second phase (P = .002), for triple NRTI and PI/r, respectively. Estimated mean HIV-2 RNA levels at month 12 in patients with detectable viremia at cART initiation were 4.0 and 2.2 log(10) copies/ml, respectively (P = .005).
In this observational study, PI/r-containing regimens showed superior efficacy over triple NRTI regimens as first-line therapy in HIV-2-infected patients.
世界卫生组织建议将三联核苷逆转录酶抑制剂(NRTIs)作为初治 HIV-2 感染患者的一线治疗方案。然而,经常会开利托那韦增效蛋白酶抑制剂(PI/r)为基础的治疗方案。在没有之前的随机试验的情况下,我们在观察队列中对这些方案进行了回顾性比较。
1998 年 1 月以来,来自 7 个欧洲队列的开始使用三联 NRTI 或 PI/r 的 HIV-2 感染者被纳入研究。采用分段线性模型估计 CD4 细胞计数和血浆 HIV-2 RNA 水平斜率,区分早期阶段(直到月末 3 个月)和第二阶段(第 4-12 个月)。治疗期间分析在主要治疗修改时和系统地在第 12 个月时删失数据。
44 例患者开始三联 NRTI 治疗,126 例患者开始 PI/r 治疗。总体而言,61%的患者在开始联合抗逆转录病毒治疗(cART)时的中位 CD4 细胞计数为 191 个细胞/mm³,中位血浆 HIV-2 RNA 水平≥2.7 log(10)拷贝/ml;cART 开始时,第一组 cART 的中位持续时间为 20 个月,两组之间没有差异。与 NRTI 方案相比,PI/r 方案与更好的 CD4 细胞计数和 HIV-2 RNA 水平结局相关。在早期阶段,估计的 CD4 细胞计数斜率分别为+6 和+12 个细胞/mm³/月(P =.22),在第二阶段,分别为-60 和+76 个细胞/mm³/年(P =.002),分别为三联 NRTI 和 PI/r。在 cART 开始时可检测到病毒血症的患者中,估计在第 12 个月时的平均 HIV-2 RNA 水平分别为 4.0 和 2.2 log(10)拷贝/ml(P =.005)。
在这项观察性研究中,与三联 NRTI 方案相比,含 PI/r 的方案作为 HIV-2 感染患者的一线治疗方案显示出更好的疗效。