title: Markov modelling of HIV infection evolution in the HAART era.
abstract: The aim was to investigate the impact of the main prognostic factors on HIV evolution. A multi-state Markov model was applied in a cohort of 2126 patients to estimate impact of these factors on patients' clinical and immunological evolutions. Clinical progression and immunological deterioration shared most of their prognostic factors: male gender, intravenous drug use, weight loss, low haemoglobin level (<110 g/l), CD8 cell count (<500/mm(3)) and HIV viral load (>5 log(10) copies/ml). Highly active retroviral therapy reduced the risks of clinical progression and immune deterioration whatever patients' CD4 cell count. Risk reductions were 41-60% for protease inhibitor-based and 27-68% for non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor-based regimens. Three-year transition probabilities showed that only patients with a CD4 cell count >or=350 CD4/mm(3) could in most cases maintain their immunity. This model provides 'real life' transition probabilities from one immunological stage to another, allowing decision analyses that could help determine the beneficial therapeutic strategies for HIV-infected patients.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Informatics and Biostatistics, CHRU Dijon, Dijon, F-21000, France.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Binquet
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Le Teuff
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abrahamovicz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mahboubi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yazdanpanah
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Rey
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rabaud
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Chirouze
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Berger
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Faller
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Chavanet
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Quantin
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Piroth
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D018450:Disease Progression; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008390:Markov Chains; D008875:Middle Aged; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015819:Substance Abuse, Intravenous; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult