2006
The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States
Walensky RP, Paltiel AD, Losina E, Mercincavage LM, Schackman BR, Sax PE, Weinstein MC, Freedberg KA. The Survival Benefits of AIDS Treatment in the United States. The Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2006, 194: 11-19. PMID: 16741877, DOI: 10.1086/505147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSurvival benefitAntiretroviral therapyPotent combination antiretroviral therapyPneumocystis jiroveci pneumonia prophylaxisHIV disease treatmentImmunodeficiency syndrome careOpportunistic infection prophylaxisTotal survival benefitUntreated HIV diseaseCombination antiretroviral therapyEffective antiretroviral therapyPrevention of motherAbsence of treatmentYears of lifePneumonia prophylaxisChild transmissionInfant infectionAdult patientsHIV diseaseInfection prophylaxisDisease careNew diagnosisAIDS treatmentProphylaxisSurvival increase
2003
Projecting the cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection
Goldie SJ, Paltiel AD, Weinstein MC, Losina E, Seage GR, Kimmel AD, Walensky RP, Sax PE, Freedberg KA. Projecting the cost-effectiveness of adherence interventions in persons with human immunodeficiency virus infection. The American Journal Of Medicine 2003, 115: 632-641. PMID: 14656616, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2003.07.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality-adjusted life expectancyHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionClinical trial cohortImmunodeficiency virus infectionAdvanced diseaseCost-effectiveness ratioAdherence interventionsAntiretroviral therapyTrial cohortEarly diseaseVirus infectionUrban cohortLife expectancyHIV ribonucleic acid levelsEffective adherence interventionsCD4 cell countCombination antiretroviral therapyVirologic failure ratesLow baseline levelsFailure rateRibonucleic acid levelsStandard careHIV infectionHealthy patientsClinical trials
2001
The Cost Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Disease
Freedberg K, Losina E, Weinstein M, Paltiel A, Cohen C, Seage G, Craven D, Zhang H, Kimmel A, Goldie S. The Cost Effectiveness of Combination Antiretroviral Therapy for HIV Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2001, 344: 824-831. PMID: 11248160, DOI: 10.1056/nejm200103153441108.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAIDS-Related Opportunistic InfectionsAnti-HIV AgentsCD4 Lymphocyte CountComputer SimulationCost-Benefit AnalysisDirect Service CostsDisease ProgressionDrug CostsDrug Therapy, CombinationHealth Care CostsHIV InfectionsHumansLife ExpectancyModels, BiologicalQuality-Adjusted Life YearsRNA, ViralUnited StatesValue of LifeConceptsQuality-adjusted yearThree-drug therapyCombination antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countQuality of lifeAntiretroviral therapyHIV diseaseClinical benefitDrug costsLife expectancyCell countInitial CD4 cell countThree-drug antiretroviral regimensHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHIV RNA levelsPerson lifetime costsImmunodeficiency virus infectionMajor clinical trialsDirect medical costsStandard of careProgression of diseaseLifetime direct medical costsCost-effectiveness ratioServices Utilization SurveyCost effectiveness