Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis.
Timing of antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection and tuberculosis.
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10.1056/nejmoa1013607
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2011-10-20
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AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study A5221
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Havlir DV;Kendall MA;Ive P;Kumwenda J;Swindells S;Qasba SS;Luetkemeyer AF;Hogg E;Rooney JF;Wu X;Hosseinipour MC;Lalloo U;Veloso VG;Some FF;Kumarasamy N;Padayatchi N;Santos BR;Reid S;Hakim J;Mohapi L;Mugyenyi P;Sanchez J;Lama JR;Pape JW;Sanchez A;Asmelash A;Moko E;Sawe F;Andersen J;Sanne I;AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study A5221
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) is indicated during tuberculosis (TB) treatment of patients infected with HIV-1, but the urgency to start ART at TB diagnosis for patients of varying levels of immune compromise is not known. We conducted an open label, randomized study comparing immediate (within 2 weeks of TB treatment initiation) to early (8–12 weeks) ART among HIV-1 infected patients with CD4+ lymphocytes < 250/mm3 and suspected TB. The primary study endpoint was proportion of patients who survived without an AIDS-defining illness at 48 weeks. 809 patients with median baseline CD4+ lymphocytes of 77 cells/mm3 and HIV-1 RNA of 5.43 log10 copies/mL were enrolled. In the immediate arm, 12.9% of patients experienced an AIDS-defining illness or death by 48 weeks compared to 16.1% in the early arm (p=0.45; 95% confidence interval (CI) for difference: −1.8%, 8.1%). In patients with screening CD4+ lymphocytes <50 cells/mm3, 15.5% of patients on the immediate arm vs. 26.6% on early ART experienced an AIDS defining illness or death (p=0.02; difference CI: 1.5%, 20.5%). TB immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome (IRIS) was more common with immediate ART (11% vs. 5%: p=0.002). Viral suppression at 48 weeks was 74% and did not differ between arms (p=0.38). Overall, immediate ART did not reduce AIDS-defining illnesses and death compared to early ART. For persons with CD4+ lymphocytes < 50 cells/mm3, immediate ART had 42% less AIDS defining illnesses and death compared to early ART. (ClinicalTrial.gov number NCT00108862.)