2014
The VACS Index Accurately Predicts Mortality and Treatment Response among Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Infected Patients Participating in the Options in Management with Antiretrovirals (OPTIMA) Study
Brown ST, Tate JP, Kyriakides TC, Kirkwood KA, Holodniy M, Goulet JL, Angus BJ, Cameron DW, Justice AC, . The VACS Index Accurately Predicts Mortality and Treatment Response among Multi-Drug Resistant HIV Infected Patients Participating in the Options in Management with Antiretrovirals (OPTIMA) Study. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e92606. PMID: 24667813, PMCID: PMC3965438, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0092606.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAgedBiomarkersDrug Resistance, Multiple, ViralFollow-Up StudiesHIV InfectionsHumansMaleMiddle AgedModels, BiologicalPredictive Value of TestsRisk FactorsConceptsVACS IndexCombination antiretroviral therapyNet reclassification improvementHIV biomarkersCause mortalityC-statisticTreatment interventionsMulti-drug resistant HIVHarrel's c-statisticsRespective hazard ratiosKaplan-Meier estimatesProportional hazards modelImproved scoresAntiretroviral studiesAntiretroviral therapyHazard ratioResistant HIVReclassification improvementRestricted IndexTreatment responseStudy interventionRisk scoreHazards modelVAC indexMortality
2011
Missing Data on the Estimation of the Prevalence of Accumulated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance in Patients Treated With Antiretroviral Drugs in North America
Abraham AG, Lau B, Deeks S, Moore RD, Zhang J, Eron J, Harrigan R, Gill MJ, Kitahata M, Klein M, Napravnik S, Rachlis A, Rodriguez B, Rourke S, Benson C, Bosch R, Collier A, Gebo K, Goedert J, Hogg R, Horberg M, Jacobson L, Justice A, Kirk G, Martin J, McKaig R, Silverberg M, Sterling T, Thorne J, Willig J, Gange SJ, AIDS F. Missing Data on the Estimation of the Prevalence of Accumulated Human Immunodeficiency Virus Drug Resistance in Patients Treated With Antiretroviral Drugs in North America. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2011, 174: 727-735. PMID: 21813792, PMCID: PMC3202147, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr141.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-HIV AgentsDrug Resistance, Multiple, ViralFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGenotypeHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansMaleMiddle AgedMutationNorth AmericaPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentRNA, ViralTime FactorsConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusDrug resistanceGenotype testNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationHuman immunodeficiency virus drug resistanceGenotypic Resistance Interpretation AlgorithmClinic-based cohortAntiretroviral drug classesAntiretroviral drug resistanceResistance interpretation algorithmsVirus drug resistanceCopies/mLHIV drug resistanceClinical knowledgeDrug resistance mutationsPrevalence of resistanceCohort CollaborationViral loadImmunodeficiency virusAntiretroviral drugsDrug classesClinical carePatientsPrevalenceMultiple imputation method
2009
Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America
Deeks SG, Gange SJ, Kitahata MM, Saag MS, Justice AC, Hogg RS, Eron JJ, Brooks JT, Rourke SB, Gill MJ, Bosch RJ, Benson CA, Collier AC, Martin JN, Klein MB, Jacobson LP, Rodriguez B, Sterling TR, Kirk GD, Napravnik S, Rachlis AR, Calzavara LM, Horberg MA, Silverberg MJ, Gebo KA, Kushel MB, Goedert JJ, McKaig RG, Moore RD, Research and Design N. Trends in Multidrug Treatment Failure and Subsequent Mortality among Antiretroviral Therapy-Experienced Patients with HIV Infection in North America. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2009, 49: 1582-1590. PMID: 19845473, PMCID: PMC2871149, DOI: 10.1086/644768.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlasma HIV RNA levelsCombination antiretroviral therapyHIV RNA levelsVirologic failureRegimen failureHistory of AIDSAntiretroviral therapyTreatment failureHigher plasma HIV RNA levelsAbility of therapyRNA levelsT-cell countsTreatment-naive patientsIndependent risk factorMultivariate Cox regressionAggressive therapeutic interventionMore effective optionsModified therapyHIV infectionCox regressionRisk factorsT cellsSubsequent mortalityMortality rateClinical practice