2015
The Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of 2-Drug Dolutegravir-Lamivudine Regimens for the Treatment of HIV Infection in the United States
Girouard MP, Sax PE, Parker RA, Taiwo B, Freedberg KA, Gulick RM, Weinstein MC, Paltiel AD, Walensky RP. The Cost-effectiveness and Budget Impact of 2-Drug Dolutegravir-Lamivudine Regimens for the Treatment of HIV Infection in the United States. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2015, 62: 784-791. PMID: 26658053, PMCID: PMC4772845, DOI: 10.1093/cid/civ981.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncremental cost-effectiveness ratioStandard of careVirologic suppressionART costsBudget impactHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) treatmentART-naive patientsDTG/ABC/3TCVirologic suppression ratesSubsequent virologic failureCost-effectiveness ratioPerson/yearInitial regimenAntiretroviral therapyInduction regimenNaive patientsVirologic failureAntiretroviral agentsDual therapyHIV infectionTwo-drugDolutegravirVirus treatmentRegimenSurvival rate
2009
Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Loss to Follow-up in HIV Treatment Programs: A Côte d'Ivoire Appraisal
Losina E, Touré H, Uhler LM, Anglaret X, Paltiel AD, Balestre E, Walensky RP, Messou E, Weinstein MC, Dabis F, Freedberg KA, AIDS F, investigators A. Cost-Effectiveness of Preventing Loss to Follow-up in HIV Treatment Programs: A Côte d'Ivoire Appraisal. PLOS Medicine 2009, 6: e1000173. PMID: 19859538, PMCID: PMC2762030, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1000173.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV treatment programsResource-limited settingsPerson/yearART initiationAIDS Complications-International modelTreatment programWorld Health Organization criteriaAntiretroviral therapy initiationLTFU ratesHIV careTherapy initiationCumulative incidenceClinical benefitOrganization criteriaClinical impactLTFUPayer perspectiveCost of interventionInternational criteriaLife expectancyEfficacyInterventionPreventing LossCareSurvival loss