2009
Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies
Sterne J, May M, Costagliola D, de Wolf F, Phillips A, Harris R, Funk M, Geskus R, Gill J, Dabis F, Miró J, Justice A, Ledergerber B, Fätkenheuer G, Hogg R, Monforte A, Saag M, Smith C, Staszewski S, Egger M, Cole S. Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies. The Lancet 2009, 373: 1352-1363. PMID: 19361855, PMCID: PMC2670965, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60612-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleEuropeFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHIV-1-infected patientsCombination antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyCombination therapyCohort studyCell countCD4 cell count rangeCD4 cell count thresholdAntiretroviral-naive patientsProspective cohort studyHIV Cohort StudyRates of AIDSStart of treatmentHigh mortality rateAbsence of treatmentTiming of initiationDeath eventsCell count thresholdTherapy groupImmediate initiationPatientsMortality rateTherapyAIDS
2005
Estimating the proportion of patients infected with HIV who will die of comorbid diseases
Braithwaite RS, Justice AC, Chang CC, Fusco JS, Raffanti SR, Wong JB, Roberts MS. Estimating the proportion of patients infected with HIV who will die of comorbid diseases. The American Journal Of Medicine 2005, 118: 890-898. PMID: 16084183, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2004.12.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusComorbid diseasesCombination therapyNaïve human immunodeficiency virusNon-HIV mortalityEffective antiretroviral therapyCells/mm3Proportion of patientsSeparate patient cohortsCopies/mLProportion of deathsLikelihood of deathAntiretroviral therapyObservational cohortHIV infectionTreatment failureViral loadImmunodeficiency virusMean agePatient cohortPatientsSubsequent deathPhenotypic resistanceTherapyCohort
2004
Disease progression in HIV-infected patients treated with stavudine vs. zidovudine
Justice AC, Stein DS, Fusco GP, Sherrill BH, Fusco JS, Danehower SC, Becker SL, Hansen NI, Graham NM, Team T. Disease progression in HIV-infected patients treated with stavudine vs. zidovudine. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 2004, 57: 89-97. PMID: 15019015, DOI: 10.1016/s0895-4356(03)00245-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveDatabases, FactualDisease ProgressionDisease-Free SurvivalFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHIV Wasting SyndromeHumansProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsStavudineZidovudineConceptsCells/microLDisease progressionLandmark analysisCox proportional hazards modelEvent-free survivalHIV-1 patientsHIV-1 RNAProportional hazards modelPrevious AIDSStavudine treatmentCD4 countHIV infectionInhibitor useCombination therapyUnadjusted analysesObservational studyHIV-1U.S. cohortHazards modelPatientsZidovudineStavudineNew casesNRTIsProgression