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Resistance to newly approved and investigational protease inhibitors Andrea De Luca Abbreviations Purpose of review The aim of this paper was to review recent literature on the IC 50% inhibitory concentration OBT optimized background therapy HIV-1 genotypic and phenotypic resistance determinants of therapeutic response to newly approved protease inhibitors and the viral resistance pathways to these and to 2007 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 1746-630X investigational protease inhibitors. Recent findings Published papers and conference abstracts highlighting Introduction HIV drug resistance selection and response to tipranavir Inhibitors of HIV-1 protease have represented the and darunavir, as well as to investigational protease cornerstone of highly active antiretroviral therapy. The inhibitors brecanavir, PL-100 and SP-256, were reviewed. antiviral potency and high genetic barrier to drug resist- Tipranavir and darunavir exhibit a high genetic barrier to ance of the agents of this class, used in combination with resistance, and demonstrate significant antiviral efficacy in nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, have made a patients carrying multidrug-resistant HIV. Drugs activities major contribution to the reduction of morbidity and are affected by partly distinct patterns of resistance mortality in HIV-infected individuals [1]. mutations. Investigational agents show promising in-vitro activity against viral strains resistant to other protease Limitations of
Current Opinion in HIV and Aids – Wolters Kluwer Health
Published: Mar 1, 2007
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