Daily acyclovir for HIV-1 disease progression in people dually infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
Daily acyclovir for HIV-1 disease progression in people dually infected with HIV-1 and herpes simplex virus type 2: a randomised placebo-controlled trial.
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10.1016/s0140-6736(09)62038-9
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发表时间:
2010-03-06
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168.9
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Celum, Connie
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Lingappa, Jairam R.;Baeten, Jared M.;Wald, Anna;Hughes, James P.;Thomas, Katherine K.;Mujugira, Andrew;Mugo, Nelly;Bukusi, Elizabeth A.;Cohen, Craig R.;Katabira, Elly;Ronald, Allan;Kiarie, James;Farquhar, Carey;Stewart, Grace John;Makhema, Joseph;Essex, Myron;Were, Edwin;Fife, Kenneth H.;de Bruyn, Guy;Gray, Glenda E.;McIntyre, James A.;Manongi, Rachel;Kapiga, Saidi;Coetzee, David;Allen, Susan;Inambao, Mubiana;Kayitenkore, Kayitesi;Karita, Etienne;Kanweka, William;Delany, Sinead;Rees, Helen;Vwalika, Bellington;Magaret, Amalia S.;Wang, Richard S.;Kidoguchi, Lora;Barnes, Linda;Ridzon, Renee;Corey, Lawrence;Celum, Connie
Well-tolerated medications that slow HIV-1 disease progression and delay initiation of antiretroviral therapy (ART) are needed. Most HIV-1-infected persons are dually-infected with herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2). Daily HSV-2 suppression reduces plasma HIV-1 levels, but whether HSV-2 suppression delays HIV-1 disease progression is unknown. Within a randomized, placebo-controlled trial of HSV-2 suppressive therapy (acyclovir 400 mg orally bid) to decrease HIV-1 transmission, 3381 HSV-2/HIV-1 dually-infected heterosexual Africans who at enrollment had CD4 counts ≥250 cells/mm3 and were not taking ART were followed for up to 24 months. We evaluated the effect of acyclovir on HIV-1 disease progression, defined by a primary composite endpoint of first occurrence of CD4 count <200 cells/mm3, ART initiation, or non-trauma related death. As an exploratory analysis, we evaluated the endpoint of CD4 decline to <350 cells/mm3. At enrollment, median CD4 was 462 cells/mm3 and median HIV-1 plasma RNA was 4.1 log10 copies/mL. Acyclovir reduced risk of HIV-1 disease progression: 284 participants on acyclovir versus 324 on placebo reached the primary endpoint (hazard ratio [HR] 0.84, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.71–0.98, p=0.03). Among participants with CD4 counts ≥350 cells/mm3, acyclovir delayed risk of CD4 decline to <350 cells/mm3 (HR 0.81, 95% CI 0.71–0.93, p=0.002). HSV-2 suppression with acyclovir reduced the risk of HIV-1 disease progression by 16% (95% CI 2–29%). The role of HSV-2 suppression in reducing HIV-1 disease progression prior to ART initiation warrants consideration (ClinicalTrials.gov #NCT00194519).