title: Stavudine-based multiple agent combinations: initial studies and ongoing comparative trials.
abstract: Initial studies of multiple-agent antiretroviral combinations including the thymidine nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitor (RTI) stavudine (2',3'-didehydro-2',3'-dideoxythymidine; D4T) have shown potent anti-HIV effects in both treatment-naive and -experienced patients. A number of ongoing randomized comparative trials are assessing stavudine-based multiple agent combinations, including protease inhibitor-containing and -sparing regimens, triple nucleoside RTI regimens and regimens including non-nucleoside RTIs and/or hydroxyurea as initial or subsequent therapy. Results of these studies should help to define additional first-line treatment options and strategies for sequencing antiretroviral treatment regimens.
authors.affiliation: AIDS Treatment Unit, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. r-murphy@nwu.edu
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Murphy
mesh_terms: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016879:Salvage Therapy; D018119:Stavudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; D018119:Stavudine