title: Improved lipid profiles and maintenance of virologic control in heavily pretreated HIV-infected patients who switched from stavudine to tenofovir treatment.
abstract: A retrospective chart analysis of 66 human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1)-infected patients whose treatment was switched from stavudine to tenofovir without any other treatment changes was conducted. The mean total cholesterol values decreased significantly within 3 months after the tenofovir substitution and remained significantly less than baseline values during 18 months of follow-up (mean decrease, 36 mg/dL; P = .002). Regimens containing tenofovir provided effective control of HIV-1 infection, with stable CD4+ cell counts and continued suppression of plasma HIV-1 level following the treatment switch from stavudine.
authors.affiliation: Praxis St. Georg, Hamburg, Germany. schewe@praxis-st-georg.de
authors.forename: Carl Knud
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Schewe
authors.forename: Renato
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Maserati
authors.forename: Gernot
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wassmer
authors.forename: Axel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Adam
authors.forename: Lutwin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Weitner
mesh_terms: D000225:Adenine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000328:Adult; D019380:Anti-HIV Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D063065:Organophosphonates / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018119:Stavudine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000068698:Tenofovir
chemical_list: D019380:Anti-HIV Agents; D063065:Organophosphonates; D000068698:Tenofovir; D018119:Stavudine; D000225:Adenine