2015
Using observational data to emulate a randomized trial of dynamic treatment-switching strategies: an application to antiretroviral therapy
Cain LE, Saag MS, Petersen M, May MT, Ingle SM, Logan R, Robins JM, Abgrall S, Shepherd BE, Deeks SG, Gill M, Touloumi G, Vourli G, Dabis F, Vandenhende MA, Reiss P, van Sighem A, Samji H, Hogg RS, Rybniker J, Sabin CA, Jose S, del Amo J, Moreno S, Rodríguez B, Cozzi-Lepri A, Boswell SL, Stephan C, Pérez-Hoyos S, Jarrin I, Guest JL, Monforte A, Antinori A, Moore R, Campbell CN, Casabona J, Meyer L, Seng R, Phillips AN, Bucher HC, Egger M, Mugavero MJ, Haubrich R, Geng EH, Olson A, Eron JJ, Napravnik S, Kitahata MM, Van Rompaey SE, Teira R, Justice AC, Tate JP, Costagliola D, Sterne JA, Hernán MA, Systems A. Using observational data to emulate a randomized trial of dynamic treatment-switching strategies: an application to antiretroviral therapy. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 45: 2038-2049. PMID: 26721599, PMCID: PMC5841611, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyv295.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyCopies/Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationTime-varying covariatesTight control groupAdjusted hazard ratioAntiretroviral therapy regimenAIDS Research NetworkIntegrated Clinical SystemsHIV-CAUSAL CollaborationDeath eventsCohort CollaborationHazard ratioTherapy regimenRandomized trialsInverse probability weightingInclusion criteriaMortality analysisClinical treatmentAIDSTherapyDeath analysisDeathTrialsComparative effects
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