Utility of repeat genotypic resistance testing and clinical response in patients with three class resistance and virologic treatment failure

We sought to determine the utility of repeat genotypic resistance testing (GRT) and the clinical response in HIV-1-infected patients with known resistance to three of the major classes of antiretroviral drugs. The HIV-1 genetic sequences for 20 patients who had high-level 3 class resistance demonstrated on a prior GRT (3C-GRT 1) measured during the period from November 1, 2000 through July 1, 2004 were retrospectively evaluated. At the time of 3C-GRT 1, the median CD4 count and HIV-1 RNA viral load were 168 cells/mm(3) and 4.5 log copies per milliliter, respectively. The median time to the second GRT (3C-GRT 2) was 17 months. At that time, the median CD4 count and VL were 140 cells/mm(3) and 4.9 log copies per milliliter (p = 0.8 and p = 0.12, respectively). On 3C-GRT 2, all patients retained essentially identical mutations, with the exception of the loss of the M184V mutation in 6 patients. After 3C-GRT 2, all patients continued on protease inhibitor-containing highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) regimens. At 24 weeks after 3C-GRT 2, there was no significant change in CD4 count or HIV-1 RNA viral load (p = 0.68 and p = 0.30, respectively). Repeat GRT in patients with documented high-level 3 class resistance does not provide new or clinically useful information. Under continued antiretroviral selective pressure, the viral genetic sequences in this patient population remained stable. In addition, continuing HAART regimens containing protease inhibitors appeared to forestall further immunological and virologic deterioration in patients with multiple resistance mutations. Providers should focus on obtaining access to combinations of novel agents for patients with 3 class resistance rather than repeated GRT.     

Delayed central nervous system virus suppression during highly active antiretroviral therapy is associated with HIV encephalopathy,but not with viral drug resistance or poor central nervous system drug penetration

OBJECTIVE: HIV-1 encephalopathy (HIVE) is associated with high levels of viral RNA in the central nervous system (CNS). Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) effectively reduces HIV replication in both plasma and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF). Some individuals, however, exhibit delayed CSF HIV RNA suppression in the presence of rapid plasma responses. We investigated the reasons for this discrepancy. DESIGN: CSF and plasma were collected prospectively in paired samples before and once or several times during HAART in 40 HIV-positive subjects. Ten had HIVE and 30 patients were neurologically asymptomatic or had non-HIVE neurological manifestations. METHODS: The slopes of viral RNA decay during HAART were compared between the compartments. The presence of HIVE was defined by clinical standards and its severity categorized according to the Memorial Sloan Kettering score. CSF and plasma levels of antiretroviral drugs were measured. Viral drug resistance during HAART in CSF and plasma was analysed both genotypically and phenotypically. RESULTS: Slow CSF viral decay and a high degree of compartmental discordance (slopeCSF/slopeplasma) were both significantly correlated with HIVE (P < 0.00002). There was no correlation of a rapid CSF response with Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stage, CD4 cell count, or with the number of antiretroviral compounds and their known CSF penetration. Slow CSF viral decay was associated with neither low levels of antiretroviral drugs in the CSF or plasma, nor with viral drug resistance. CONCLUSIONS: None of the treatment-associated variables, but only the presence of HIVE, was associated with delayed virus elimination during HAART in the CSF. This suggests a distinct pattern of viral replication in the CNS in HIVE.     

临沧市2012年高效抗反转录病毒治疗失败的AIDS患者耐药基因变异分析

目的：了解临沧市2012年经高效抗反转录病毒治疗（highly active antiretroviral therapy, HAART）失败的AIDS患者耐药基因的变异情况。方法调查HAART失败AIDS患者的流行病学特征,检测CD4＋T淋巴细胞计数和病毒载量,对HIV RNA＞1×10^3 copies/ml的患者行HIV-1耐药基因检测。结果66例中有53例检出基因耐药突变。最常见的核苷类反转录酶抑制剂耐药突变位点为M184V、D67N和K70R,非核苷类反转录酶抑制剂耐药突变位点为K103N、G190A和V179D。仅发现3个蛋白酶抑制剂突变位点,分别为D33F、M46I和L76V。结论临沧市AIDS患者出现较多反转录酶抑制剂突变位点是一线抗反转录病毒治疗失败的主要原因。在选择二线治疗方案时,增加蛋白酶抑制剂可避免多重耐药导致的治疗失败。     

Highly active antiretroviral therapy in a large urban clinic: risk factors for virologic failure and adverse drug reactions.

BACKGROUND: In clinical trials, highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) reduces plasma HIV-1 RNA levels to less than 500 copies/mL in 60% to 90% of patients with HIV-1 infection. The performance of such therapy outside of the clinical trial setting is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine factors associated with failure to suppress HIV-1 RNA levels and adverse drug reactions in a cohort of patients in whom protease inhibitor-containing therapy was begun in a large urban clinic. DESIGN: Retrospective cohort study. SETTING: Johns Hopkins HIV Clinic in Baltimore, Maryland. PATIENTS: 273 protease inhibitor-naive patients began taking a protease inhibitor regimen containing at least one other antiretroviral drug to which the patients had not previously been exposed. MEASUREMENTS: Demographic variables, plasma HIV-1 RNA levels, CD4+ lymphocyte counts, and adverse drug reactions. RESULTS: Levels of HIV-1 RNA were undetectable in 42% of the cohort at 1 to 90 days, in 44% at 3 to 7 months, and in 37% at 7 to 14 months. Factors associated with failure to suppress viral load at two or more time points included higher rates of missed clinic appointments, nonwhite ethnicity, age 40 years or younger, injection drug use, lower baseline CD4+ lymphocyte count, and higher baseline viral load. In a multivariate model, only higher rates of missed clinic appointments were independently associated with viral suppression at 1 year. Ritonavir was associated with adverse drug reactions about twice as frequently as indinavir or nelfinavir, and women experienced significantly more adverse effects than men. CONCLUSIONS: Unselected patients in whom HAART is started in a clinic setting achieve viral suppression substantially less frequently than do patients in controlled clinical trials. Missed clinic visits were the most important risk factor for failure to suppress HIV-1 RNA levels. Studies are needed to identify interventions that maximize the performance of HAART in inner-city clinics.     

中国部分地区人免疫缺陷病毒耐药及其影响因素分析

目的分析吉林、黑龙江、河南、陕西、辽宁、内蒙古、云南7省人类免疫缺陷病毒(HIV)感染者耐药变异情况及其影响因素。方法2005年5月至9月将中国医科大学附属第一医院艾滋病研究所问卷调查的718例HIV感染者治疗和漏服情况,RT-PCR和套式PCR扩增HIVpol区基因,逆转录酶和蛋白酶基因序列,与国际HIV耐药数据库比对辨别耐药变异。结果治疗组HIV抑制情况显著好于未治疗感染者(P<0.01),但其耐药变异高于未治疗组(P<0.05);抗病毒治疗6个月以内组耐药突变率显著低于6个月以上组(P<0.01);依从性好的患者HIV耐药突变率明显低于依从性差的患者(P<0.05),HIV抑制情况明显优于依从性差的患者(P<0.05);D4T/3TC/NVP方案HIV抑制效果明显优于其他方案(P<0.01),HIV耐药突变率也较低(P<0.05)。结论随着抗病毒治疗时间延长,耐药突变率显著增高,服药依从性与耐药突变显著相关。一线治疗方案首选D4T/3TC/NVP。     

HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法在临床治疗随访中的应用

目的 探索HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法在高效抗逆转录病毒疗法（HAART）治疗组中监测HIV-1耐药性病毒株的临床应用。方法 从接受HAART的HIV-1感染者血浆中抽提病毒RNA,采用套式RT-PCR方法扩增HIV-1的PR和RT基因片段,并对扩增片段进行序列测定和分析。结果HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法能够从血浆病毒载量在 1000拷贝/ml以上的样本中得到扩增产物。在 16例接受 HAART的 HIV-1感染者中,发现 1例感染者 DP31的 PR和 RT基因出现了突变,这些突变为L63P、T215F、K219Q和M184V。所有突变均与公开报道的结果一致,并被证明与HIV-1的耐药性有关。另外,DP31在接受HAART前已出现T215F、K219Q的耐药性突变,究其原因,还有待进一步研究。结论HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法能有效地监测接受HAART的HIV-1感染者血浆中耐药性病毒株的存在。该方法提供的结果准确、可靠,并且为临床医生评价HAART效果,合理选择和及时优化药物组合方案提供了可靠的依据。     

应用HIV-1耐药性基因型检测广东部分地区HIV耐药株

目的利用艾滋病病毒1型(HIV-1)耐药性基因型检测法,在HIV-1感染者中监测HIV-1耐药性病毒株,掌握广东省HIV-1感染者在利用抗病毒药物治疗前是否存在耐药突变及其流行情况。方法从未接受高效抗逆转录病毒联合疗法(HAART)治疗的HIV-1感染者血浆中提取病毒RNA,采用套式PCR扩增目的基因片断,并对扩增片断进行序列测定和分析。结果HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法能够从HIV-1感染者血浆病毒载量大于1 000拷贝/ml以上、CD4低于400以下的样本中扩增到目的片断。在广东省50例未治疗对象中,低中度耐药相关突变例数为2例,占4%;高度耐药相关突变例数为0;总耐药相关突变例数为2例,占4%。结论HIV-1耐药性基因型检测法能有效地监测HIV-1感染者血浆中的耐药性病毒株的存在,并且方法提供的结果准确、可靠。对广东省未接受抗病毒治疗的HIV-1感染者中耐药突变的检测表明,HIV-1感染者中存在病毒的耐药性突变,也反应了HIV毒株自然变异情况的存在。     

Limited patient adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy for HIV-1 infection in an observational cohort study

BACKGROUND: Adherence to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) for human immunodeficiency syndrome type 1 (HIV-1) infection is essential to sustain viral suppression and prevent drug resistance. We investigated adherence to HAART among patients in a clinical cohort study. METHODS: Patients receiving HAART had their plasma concentrations of protease inhibitors or nevirapine measured and completed a questionnaire on adherence. We determined the percentage of patients who reported taking all antiretroviral medication on time and according to dietary instructions in the past week. Drug exposure was compared between patients reporting deviation from their regimen and fully adherent patients. Among patients who received HAART for at least 24 weeks, we assessed the association between adherence and virologic outcome. RESULTS: A total of 224 of 261 eligible patients completed a questionnaire. Forty-seven percent reported taking all antiretroviral medication on time and according to dietary instructions. Patients who reported deviation from their regimen showed lower drug exposure compared with fully adherent patients (median concentration ratio, 0.81 vs 1.07; P =.001). Among those receiving HAART for at least 24 weeks, patients reporting deviation from their regimen were less likely to have plasma HIV-1 RNA levels below 500 copies/mL (adjusted odds ratio, 4.0; 95% confidence interval, 1.4-11.6) compared with fully adherent patients. CONCLUSIONS: Only half of the patients took all antiretroviral medication in accordance with time and dietary instructions in the preceding week. Deviation from the antiretroviral regimen was associated with decreased drug exposure and a decreased likelihood of having suppressed plasma HIV-1 RNA loads. Patient adherence should remain a prime concern in the management of HIV-1 infection.     

Inverse relationship between viral load and genotypic resistance mutations in Korean patients with primary HIV type 1 infections

The transmission of antiretroviral-resistant HIV-1 strains is associated with suboptimal virological responses to initial antiretroviral therapy. However, certain types of resistance mutations are known to be associated with decreased viral fitness, which confers a lower replication capacity than that of the wild-type virus in the absence of antiretroviral drugs. Therefore, we evaluated the relationship between antiretroviral resistance mutations and viral replication in the primary HIV-1 infection (PHI) period. From January 2002 to March 2005, 52 PHI patients were identified in the Republic of Korea. HIV-1 RNA genotyping was performed, and the resistance mutation score was obtained from the HIV Drug Resistance Database of Stanford University. We defined the sum of the average resistance mutation scores (SARMS) for each antiretroviral drug class as a measure of the degree of resistance of any specific strain. The overall mean SARMS was 2.00 +/- 2.74, and the annual mean did not change significantly during the study period. No critical resistance mutation gene was identified in the study group. The SARMS showed a weak negative correlation with the viral load log10 during PHI, but without statistical significance (r = -0.274, p = 0.051). But the mean SARMS of patients with a viral load exceeding 100,000 copies/ml was significantly lower than that of patients with a viral load of less than 100,000 copies/ml (p = 0.03). Evaluation of the potency of antiretroviral resistance revealed a weak negative correlation with viral replication in the PHI period. This could be one reason why the transmission of resistant strains in PHI patients is not increasing significantly despite the widespread use of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART).     

The association between primary antiretroviral resistance and HAART virologic failure in a developing set

Santos is a Brazilian port city with high HIV incidence, high primary antiretroviral resistance levels, high HIV-1 BF recombinants prevalence, and high rates of antiretroviral virologic failure. We evaluated factors related to virologic failure after 48 weeks of HAART in this population. We compared demographic and HIV profiles among 43 individuals with virologic failure (group 1) and 37 with virologic success (group 2) after 48 weeks of HAART initiation. The overall primary antiretroviral resistance prevalence was 31.2%; 46.5% in group 1 and 13.5% in group 2 (p?相似文献   

Clinical monitoring of HIV-1 infection in the ERA of antiretroviral resistance testing

Viral replication of HIV-1 in the human body is a dynamic process. Incomplete suppression of replication during antiretroviral therapy ultimately selects for resistance that imparts an adaptive advantage to HIV-1. Therefore, the goal of antiretroviral therapy is complete suppression of viral replication. Viral suppression to below the lowest possible limits of detection has been associated with an optimal clinical response and delay of drug resistance. An ultrasensitive viral load assay with a very low threshold of detection remains our best laboratory tool to monitor the response to therapy. Patients may fail HAART for many reasons. Only when other potential causes of treatment failure are excluded should antiretroviral resistance testing be considered. Genotypic and phenotypic assays for assessing resistance are now available, and recent retrospective and prospective data support their use in clinical management as an adjunct to helping to choose among different antiretroviral drugs. Despite the growing enthusiasm for these tests, improvements in sensitivity, turnaround time, and quality control are still needed. A practitioner's decision about when to initiate or change therapy in an HIV-infected patient should depend primarily on viral load results, and not on antiretroviral resistance test results. Moreover, resistance testing is no substitute for a thorough clinical and drug history. As we approach the third decade of the HIV epidemic, we will learn how to use antiretroviral resistance tests in conjunction with (not in lieu of) proven clinical and laboratory tools.     

Current status and future issues in the treatment of HIV-1 infection

Over the past 5 years, advances in human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) clinical research and data on the effectiveness of potent combination therapy have substantially influenced the overall perspective of the long-term management of HIV-1 disease. It is now generally accepted that the benefits of mono- and bio-therapy for HIV-1 infection are only transient owing mainly to antiviral-drug resistance. To obtain continued benefit from antiviral therapy, current guidelines recommend at least triple-drug combinations, or so-called highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). In Japan, 13 antiretroviral agents are currently available for combination therapy. Ten of them have been approved for clinical use in the past 3 years. Following the introduction of HAART, marked decreases in AIDS-related morbidity and mortality have been observed. However, in some patients, HAART can be problematic, either because it is difficult for the patient to remain compliant or because previous suboptimum therapies have limited the choice of drugs. For compliant, drug-naive patients, HAART should offer long-term virus suppression, when changing from first- to second- to third-line HAART following drug failure. Long-term treatment might ultimately result in multidrug resistance, leaving few options for salvage therapy. HIV-1 drug resistance testing to enable salvage therapy and the development of new drugs and immunotherapeutic agents to allow new options will therefore remain priorities in HIV-1 research.     

Antiretroviral resistance during successful therapy of HIV type 1 infection

HIV type 1 (HIV-1) drug resistance mutations were selected during antiretroviral therapy successfully suppressing plasma HIV-1 RNA to <50 copies/ml. New resistant mutant subpopulations were identified by clonal sequencing analyses of viruses cultured from blood cells. Drug susceptibility tests showed that biological clones of virus with the mutations acquired during successful therapy had increased resistance. Each of the five subjects with new resistant mutants had evidence of some residual virus replication during highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), based on transient episodes of plasma HIV-1 RNA > 50 copies/ml and virus env gene sequence changes. Each had received a suboptimal regimen before starting HAART. Antiretroviral-resistant HIV-1 can be selected from residual virus replication during HAART in the absence of sustained rebound of plasma HIV-1 RNA.     

Impact of genotypic drug resistance mutations on clinical and immunological outcomes in HIV-infected adults on HAART in West Africa

OBJECTIVES: To analyse the association between the presence of resistance mutations and treatment outcomes. The impact of HIV-1 drug resistance mutations in African adults on HAART has so far never been reported. METHODS: In 2004 in Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire, 106 adults on HAART had plasma viral load measurements. Patients with detectable viral loads had resistance genotypic tests. Patients were followed until 2006. Main outcomes were serious morbidity and immunological failure (CD4 cell count < 200 cells/microl). RESULTS: At study entry, the median previous time on HAART was 37 months and the median CD4 cell count was 266 cells/microl; 58% of patients had undetectable viral loads, 20% had detectable viral loads with no major resistance mutations, and 22% had detectable viral loads with one or more major mutations. The median change in CD4 cell count between study entry and study termination was +129 cells/microl in patients with undetectable viral loads, +51 cells/microl in those with detectable viral loads with no mutations and +3 cells/microl in those with detectable viral loads with resistance mutations. Compared with patients with undetectable viral loads, those with detectable viral loads with resistance mutations had adjusted hazard ratios of immunological failure of 4.32 (95%CI 1.38-13.57, P = 0.01). One patient died. The 18-month probability of remaining free of morbidity was 0.79 in patients with undetectable viral loads and 0.69 in those with resistance mutations (P = 0.19). CONCLUSION: In this setting with restricted access to second-line HAART, patients with major resistance mutations had higher rates of immunological failure, but most maintained stable CD4 cell counts and stayed alive for at least 20 months.     

Antiretroviral drug resistance, HIV-1 tropism, and HIV-1 subtype among men who have sex with men with recent HIV-1 infection

OBJECTIVE: Antiretroviral drug treatment may be complicated in individuals infected with antiretroviral drug-resistant or non-subtype B HIV-1 strains. HIV-1 tropism may also affect disease progression. We analyzed antiretroviral drug resistance, HIV-1 subtype, and HIV-1 tropism among 195 men who have sex with men from six major cities in the United States, using samples collected within 6 months of HIV-1 seroconversion (1999-2003). METHODS: HIV-1 genotyping was performed using the ViroSeq HIV-1 Genotyping System. HIV-1 tropism was determined using a commercial assay. HIV-1 subtyping was performed by phylogenetic analysis of pol region sequences. RESULTS: Thirty-one (15.9%) of the men had evidence of antiretroviral drug resistance. Seven (3.6%) men had multi-class resistance, including three (1.5%) with resistance to all three antiretroviral drug classes. We found no statistically significant association of antiretroviral drug resistance with demographic factors, sexual practices, self-reported sexually transmitted infections, use of recreational drugs, or use of antiretroviral drug post-exposure prophylaxis. All samples were HIV-1 subtype B. Four men had CXCR4-using HIV-1 strains. One man with a CXCR4-using strain also had antiretroviral drug resistance. CONCLUSIONS: Antiretroviral drug resistance is relatively common among recently infected men who have sex with men in the United States. CXCR4-using strains were detected in a small number of these infections, which were all subtype B HIV-1.