2008
The Impact of Episodic CD4 Cell Count-Guided Antiretroviral Therapy on Quality of Life
Burman WJ, Grund B, Roediger MP, Friedland G, Darbyshire J, Wu AW. The Impact of Episodic CD4 Cell Count-Guided Antiretroviral Therapy on Quality of Life. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2008, 47: 185-193. PMID: 17971716, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0b013e31815acaa4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsQuality of lifeEpisodic antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyDisease progressionQoL assessmentTherapy groupInferior QOLMedian CD4 lymphocyte countContinuous therapy groupExcellent general healthCD4 cell countCD4 lymphocyte countCells/mm3HIV disease progressionCurrent healthAntiretroviral Therapy studyTherapy armMean followContinuous therapyLymphocyte countAnalog scaleQOL outcomesGeneral healthQOL instrumentsQoL comparisons
2006
Administration of efavirenz (600 mg/day) with rifampicin results in highly variable levels but excellent clinical outcomes in patients treated for tuberculosis and HIV
Friedland G, Khoo S, Jack C, Lalloo U. Administration of efavirenz (600 mg/day) with rifampicin results in highly variable levels but excellent clinical outcomes in patients treated for tuberculosis and HIV. Journal Of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2006, 58: 1299-1302. PMID: 17032686, DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkl399.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlkynesAntibiotics, AntitubercularAnti-HIV AgentsBenzoxazinesCD4 Lymphocyte CountChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCyclopropanesDidanosineDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLamivudineLongitudinal StudiesMaleOxazinesRifampinTreatment OutcomeTuberculosis, PulmonaryViral LoadConceptsExcellent clinical outcomesEfavirenz concentrationsClinical outcomesAntiretroviral therapyEfavirenz levelsAfrican patientsNon-detectable viral loadSmear-positive pulmonary TBLong-term clinical outcomesAdministration of efavirenzCD4 cell increaseHIV clinical outcomesPlasma efavirenz concentrationsCells/mm3Half of patientsTB regimenPulmonary TBPharmacokinetic interactionsTB outcomesTherapy completionRifampicin administrationViral loadTherapeutic rangePatientsHIV
2005
Population Pharmacokinetics of Delavirdine and N-Delavirdine in HIV-Infected Individuals
Smith PF, DiCenzo R, Forrest A, Shelton M, Friedland G, Para M, Pollard R, Fischi M, DiFrancesco R, Morse GD. Population Pharmacokinetics of Delavirdine and N-Delavirdine in HIV-Infected Individuals. Clinical Pharmacokinetics 2005, 44: 99-109. PMID: 15634033, DOI: 10.2165/00003088-200544010-00004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLarge interpatient variabilityPharmacokinetic parameter estimatesCombination regimensPopulation pharmacokineticsInterpatient variabilityNon-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitorPopulation pharmacokinetic parameter estimatesCells/mm3Double-blind studyHIV-1 infectionMean apparent volumeAge 37 yearsPopulation pharmacokinetic analysisReverse transcriptase inhibitorVolume of distributionFirst-order clearanceTherapeutic drug monitoringTarget drug concentrationsCD4 countMonotherapy studiesOral clearanceDosage regimensPlasma concentrationsTranscriptase inhibitorPharmacokinetic analysisQuality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence
Mannheimer S, Matts J, Telzak E, Chesney M, Child C, Wu A, Friedland G, Aids F. Quality of life in HIV-infected individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy is related to adherence. AIDS Care 2005, 17: 10-22. PMID: 15832830, DOI: 10.1080/09540120412331305098.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAntiretroviral therapyART adherenceQOL scoresQuality of lifeTerry Beirn Community ProgramsNewer ART regimensSummary QoL scoresCells/mm3Mean QOL scoreAntiretroviral clinical trialsHigher QoL scoresBaseline CD4ART regimensART-naïveHIV populationMean agePoor adherenceSF-12Clinical trialsImproved QoLClinical researchQoLAdherenceMonthsHIV
1999
Efficacy and Safety of Delavirdine Mesylate With Zidovudine and Didanosine Compared With Two-Drug Combinations of These Agents in Persons With HIV Disease With CD4 Counts of 100 to 500 cells/mm3 (ACTG 261)
Friedland G, Pollard R, Griffith B, Hughes M, Morse G, Bassett R, Freimuth W, Demeter L, Connick E, Nevin T, Hirsch M, Fischl M. Efficacy and Safety of Delavirdine Mesylate With Zidovudine and Didanosine Compared With Two-Drug Combinations of These Agents in Persons With HIV Disease With CD4 Counts of 100 to 500 cells/mm3 (ACTG 261). JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 1999, 21: 281-292. PMID: 10428106, DOI: 10.1097/00126334-199908010-00005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCells/mm3CD4 cell countTwo-drug combinationsCell countHIV-1 RNA changesHIV-1 RNA levelsMonths of monotherapyThree-drug regimenTwo-drug armTwo-drug regimensGastrointestinal side effectsThree-drug combinationDelavirdine mesylateNon-nucleoside reverseCD4 countCD4 cellsHIV diseaseKey efficacyMulticenter trialCopies/Antiretroviral activityHIV-1Side effectsDidanosineZidovudine