title: Once-daily directly observed therapy lopinavir/ritonavir plus indinavir as a protease inhibitor-only salvage therapy in heavily pretreated HIV-1-infected patients: a pilot study.
abstract: Lopinavir/ritonavir plus indinavir was administered once daily as directly observed protease inhibitor-only therapy in 12 heavily pretreated HIV-1-infected patients with multiple virological failures and advanced immunosuppression (CD4 cell count 95 x 10 cells/microl). The treatment was well tolerated. At weeks 12, 24 and 48, most patients on treatment achieved viral suppression of less than 400 copies/ml and a corresponding median CD4 T-cell count increase. Pharmacokinetic data indicated therapeutic concentrations for both protease inhibitors in most patients.
authors.affiliation: Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Luigia
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Elzi
authors.forename: Hans H
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Hirsch
authors.forename: Manuel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Battegay
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D015497:HIV-1; D006801:Humans; D019469:Indinavir / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D061466:Lopinavir; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010349:Patient Compliance; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011744:Pyrimidinones / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000097:blood; D019438:Ritonavir / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D017320:HIV Protease Inhibitors; D011744:Pyrimidinones; D061466:Lopinavir; D019469:Indinavir; D019438:Ritonavir