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G Lapadula

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Long-term CD4+ T-cell count evolution after switching from regimens including HIV nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) plus protease in…

2011

Abstract Background Data regarding CD4+ recovery after switching from protease inhibitor (PI)-based regimens to regimens not containing PI are scarce. Methods Subjects with virological success on first-PI-regimens who switched to NNRTI therapy (NNRTI group) or to nucleoside reverse transcriptase (NRTI)-only (NRTI group) were studied. The effect of the switch on the ongoing CD4+ trend was assessed by two-phase linear regression (TPLR), allowing us to evaluate whether a change in the CD4+ trend (hinge) occurred and the time of its occurrence. Furthermore, we described the evolution of the frequencies in CD4-count classes across four relevant time-points (baseline, before and immediately after…

AdultCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesMalemedicine.medical_treatmentProtease InhibitorHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)CD4+ T-cellHIV InfectionsBiologymedicine.disease_causeSettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVENucleoside Reverse Transcriptase InhibitorTimelcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseasesZidovudineRetrospective Studieimmune system diseasesAntiretroviral Therapy Highly ActivemedicineHumansProtease inhibitor (pharmacology)HIV InfectionProtease Inhibitorslcsh:RC109-216Retrospective StudiesHIV; CD4+ T-cellProteaseCd4 t cellDrug SubstitutionBackground dataHIVvirus diseasesMiddle AgedVirologyHIV; AIDS; CD4; NRTIReverse Transcriptase InhibitorCD4 Lymphocyte CountInfectious DiseasesCD4-Positive T-LymphocyteReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsRitonavirFemaleAdult; Antiretroviral Therapy Highly Active; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Protease Inhibitors; Retrospective Studies; Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors; Time; Drug Substitution; Infectious Diseasesmedicine.drugHumanResearch Article
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Pre-ART HIV-1 DNA in CD4+ T cells correlates with baseline viro-immunological status and outcome in patients under first-line ART

2018

Objectives We evaluated the association between pre-ART HIV DNA and HIV-infected participant characteristics at baseline as well as with their response to first-line ART. Methods Four hundred and thirty-three patients from the ICONA cohort, starting first-line ART after the year 2000, were analysed. Pre-ART HIV DNA was quantified with the modified COBAS TaqMan HIV-1 Test and normalized by CD4+ T cells. Linear correlation between pre-ART HIV DNA and other continuous markers (HIV RNA, CD4 count, markers of inflammation and coagulation) at baseline was evaluated by means of Pearson correlation coefficient and a linear regression model. Survival analyses and Cox regression models were used to s…

0301 basic medicineOncologyCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesMaleHIV InfectionsSettore MED/07chemistry.chemical_compoundHIV InfectionPharmacology (medical)ViralProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyAntiinfective agentAdult; Anti-Retroviral Agents; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; DNA Viral; Female; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; Viral LoadMiddle AgedViral LoadvirologyHIV CD4Stavudinemedicine.anatomical_structureInfectious DiseasesTreatment Outcomehiv-1 t-lymphocytes virology blood hiv rna hiv dnaAnti-Retroviral AgentsCD4-Positive T-Lymphocyteblood hiv rnaCohorthiv dnaFemaleSurvival AnalysiViral loadARTHumanMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyAntiretroviral Therapy CD4 Lymphocyte Count StavudineT cellAntiretroviral TherapySettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVENO03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumanst-lymphocytesSurvival analysisPharmacologybusiness.industryProportional hazards modelHIVDNASurvival AnalysisCD4 Lymphocyte CountProspective Studie030104 developmental biologychemistryDNA ViralHIV-1Anti-Retroviral AgentbusinessDNA
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Efficacy and tolerability of switching to a dual therapy with darunavir/ritonavir plus raltegravir in HIV-infected patients with HIV-1 RNA ≤50 cp/…

2017

Background: Nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) toxicity may represent a threat for long-term success of combined antiretroviral therapy. Some studies have suggested a possible improvement of NRTI-related toxicity after switching to NRTI-sparing regimens. Objectives: We aimed to explore the efficacy and tolerability of switching to darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) plus raltegravir (RAL) while having a viral load (VL) ≤50 copies/mL in the clinical setting. Study design: Treatment-experienced HIV 1-infected patients enrolled in the ICONA Foundation Study cohort were included if they switched their current regimen to DRV/r + RAL with a HIV-RNA ≤50 copies/mL. Different defin…

0301 basic medicineMaleHIV InfectionsAntiretroviral therapy; Darunavir/ritonavir; Efficacy; NRTI-sparing regimen; Raltegravir; Tolerability; Microbiology (medical); Infectious DiseasesAntiretroviral therapy; Darunavir/ritonavir; Efficacy; NRTI-sparing regimen; Raltegravir; Tolerability; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; Cohort Studies; Darunavir; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Italy; Male; Middle Aged; RNA Viral; Raltegravir Potassium; Ritonavir; Viral LoadGastroenterologyCohort StudiesAntiretroviral therapy; Darunavir/ritonavir; Efficacy; NRTI-sparing regimen; Raltegravir; Tolerability0302 clinical medicineMedicineNRTI-sparing regimen030212 general & internal medicineViralDarunavireducation.field_of_studyLamivudineGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedViral LoadTolerabilityAntiretroviral therapyInfectious DiseasesTolerabilityItalyCombinationRNA ViralDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleViral loadmedicine.drugAdultMicrobiology (medical)medicine.medical_specialtyEfficacyAnti-HIV Agents030106 microbiologyPopulationDarunavir/ritonavir; Raltegravir; Efficacy; Tolerability; Antiretroviral therapy; NRTI-sparing regimenSettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVELower riskNO03 medical and health sciencesDrug TherapyInternal medicineRaltegravir PotassiumHumanseducationDarunavirRitonavirbusiness.industryDarunavir/ritonavirRaltegravirRaltegravirHIV-1RNARitonavirbusinessAntiretroviral therapy; Darunavir/ritonavir; Efficacy; NRTI-sparing regimen; Raltegravir; Tolerability;
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Long-term anti-TNF therapy and the risk of serious infections in a cohort of patients with rheumatoid arthritis: Comparison of adalimumab, etanercept…

2012

Objective: To evaluate the risk of serious infections (SIs) in RA patients receiving anti-TNF therapy on the basis of the data included in the GISEA register. METHODS: The study involved 2769 adult patients with long-standing RA (mean age 53.2±13.4years; mean disease duration 9.0±8.3years) enrolled in the GISEA register, who had been treated for at least 6months with TNF inhibitors or had discontinued therapy due to SI: 837 (30%) treated with infliximab (IFN), 802 (29%) with adalimumab (ADA), and 1130 (41%) with etanercept (ETN). RESULTS: 176 patients had experienced at least one of the 226 Sis during the 9years of treatment with an anti-TNF agent, an overall incidence of 31.8/1000 patient-…

Malerheumatoid arthritisArthritisReceptors Tumor Necrosis FactorEtanerceptEtanerceptArthritis RheumatoidAdalimumab; Adult; Aged; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis Rheumatoid; Etanercept; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Incidence; Infection; Infliximab; Male; Middle Aged; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Tumor Necrosis FactorsRheumatoidadalimumabMonoclonalReceptorsImmunology and AllergyRegistriesinfectionsHumanizedAnti-TNF agents; GISEA register; Infections; Predictive factorsIncidence (epidemiology)IncidenceAntibodies MonoclonalAnti-TNF agentsMiddle AgedRheumatoid arthritisAntirheumatic AgentsCohortTumor Necrosis FactorsFemaleInfectionPredictive factorsmedicine.druganti-TNF; serious infections; rheumatoid arthritisAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyanti-TNF therapy; infections; rheumatoid arthritis; adalimumab; etanercept; infliximabanti-TNF therapyserious infectionsImmunologyInfections rheumatoid arthritis anti-TNF therapyAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedInfectionsAntibodiesInternal medicinemedicineAdalimumabHumansAgedGISEA registerbusiness.industryArthritisAdalimumabanti-TNFGISEA register; Infections; Anti-TNF agents; Predictive factors; Adalimumab; Adult; Aged; Antibodies Monoclonal; Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized; Antirheumatic Agents; Arthritis Rheumatoid; Etanercept; Female; Humans; Immunoglobulin G; Incidence; Infection; Infliximab; Male; Middle Aged; Receptors Tumor Necrosis Factor; Registries; Tumor Necrosis Factorsmedicine.diseaseInfliximabInfliximabConcomitantImmunoglobulin GImmunologyTumor Necrosis Factor InhibitorsbusinessTumor Necrosis Factorinfliximabetanercept
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Incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevation among naive HIV-1-infected patients receiving ART in the ICONA cohort

2019

AbstractObjectivesTo evaluate the incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevations (LEE) in patients initiating first-line ART in the ICONA prospective observational cohort, between June 2009 and December 2017.Patients and methodsIn total, 6575 ART-naive patients were selected, initiating two NRTIs with the third drug being a boosted PI (n=2436; 37.0%), an NNRTI (n=2384; 36.3%) or an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) (n=1755; 26.7%). HBV surface antigen and HCV RNA were detected in 3.9% and 5.8% of the study population. Inverse probability weighted Cox regression analysis was used to calculate the HRs, according to first-line regimen, for LEE, defined as ALT or AST increases…

0301 basic medicineMaleIntegrase inhibitorHepatitis B Surface AntigenHIV Infections0302 clinical medicineRisk Factorshivh epatitis c rna surface antigens follow-up homosexuality integrase inhibitors hepatitis b virus hepatitis b virus measurement hiv infections hepatotoxicity hepatitis c virus coinfection nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors cox proportional hazards models baseline value liver enzyme raltegravirPharmacology (medical)HIV Infection030212 general & internal medicineProspective StudiesProspective cohort studyCoinfectionIncidence (epidemiology)Liver DiseaseIncidenceLiver Diseasesvirus diseasesHepatitis CMiddle AgedHepatitis CReverse Transcriptase InhibitorInfectious DiseasesCohortCoinfectionPopulation studyRegression AnalysisReverse Transcriptase InhibitorsFemalemedicine.drugHumanMicrobiology (medical)Adultmedicine.medical_specialtyAnti-HIV AgentsRegression AnalysiNO03 medical and health sciencesInternal medicinemedicineHumansHIV Integrase InhibitorsHIV Protease InhibitorPharmacologyHepatitis B Surface Antigensbusiness.industryAnti-HIV AgentHIV ARTHIV Protease Inhibitorsmedicine.diseaseRaltegravir030112 virologyHIV Integrase InhibitorProspective StudieHIV-1businessAdult Anti-HIV Agents Coinfection Female Hepatitis B Surface Antigens Hepatitis C HIV Infections HIV Integrase Inhibitors HIV Protease Inhibitors HIV-1 Humans Incidence Liver Diseases Male Middle Aged Prospective Studies Regression Analysis Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors Risk Factors
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Good clinical response, remission, and predictors of remission in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with tumor necrosis factor-α blockers: The GI…

2007

OBJECTIVE: To assess the prevalence of good clinical response and remission in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with longstanding disease treated with anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) drugs at outpatient clinics. METHODS: Retrospective national study of 14 academic tertiary referral rheumatology medical centers. RA patients with a Disease Activity Score (DAS28) > 3.2 were defined as having active disease and could start TNF-alpha blockers. All patients received one TNF-alpha blocker plus methotrexate (10-20 mg/wk). At the third month the patients were categorized as responders or nonresponders, based on improvement of at least 0.25 of the Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ).…

rheumatoid arthritisAdultMaleQuality Assurance Health Carepredictors of remissionTumor Necrosis Factor blockersAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedSeverity of Illness IndexReceptors Tumor Necrosis FactorEtanerceptArthritis RheumatoidRheumatoid arthritis; Good clinical response; Tumor Necrosis Factor blockersPredictive Value of TestsHumansRheumatoid arthritispredictors of remission; rheumatoid arthritis; tumor necrosis factor-alpha blockersAgedRetrospective StudiesGood clinical responseTumor Necrosis Factor-alphatumor necrosis factor-alpha blockersRemission InductionAdalimumabAntibodies MonoclonalMiddle AgedPrognosisInfliximabLogistic ModelsMethotrexateTreatment Outcomedisability score; good clinical response; remission; rheumatoid arthritis; tumor necrosis factor-α blockersItalyAntirheumatic AgentsImmunoglobulin GFemale
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Detection of drug resistance mutations at low plasma HIV-1 RNA load in a European multicentre cohort study

2011

Background and objectives: Guidelines indicate a plasma HIV-1 RNA load of 500-1000 copies/mL as the minimal threshold for antiretroviral drug resistance testing. Resistance testing at lower viral load levels may be useful to guide timely treatment switches, although data on the clinical utility of this remain limited. We report here the influence of viral load levels on the probability of detecting drug resistance mutations (DRMs) and other mutations by routine genotypic testing in a large multicentre European cohort, with a focus on tests performed at a viral load <1000 copies/mL. Methods: A total of 16511 HIV-1 reverse transcriptase and protease sequences from 11492 treatment-experienced …

MaleDrug ResistanceHIV InfectionsDrug resistanceCohort Studies0302 clinical medicineGenotypeHIV InfectionPharmacology (medical)030212 general & internal medicineViral0303 health sciencesProteolytic enzymesGenotypic testing; HIV; Viral load; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cohort Studies; Europe; Female; Genotype; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Male; RNA Viral; Viral Proteins; Drug Resistance Viral; Mutation Missense; Viral Load; Pharmacology; Pharmacology (medical); Infectious DiseasesViral LoadGenotypic testing3. Good healthEuropeInfectious DiseasesCohortRNA ViralFemaleViral loadCohort studyHumanMicrobiology (medical)AdultGenotypeAnti-HIV AgentsMutation MissenseBiologySettore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE03 medical and health sciencesViral ProteinsSDG 3 - Good Health and Well-beingDrug Resistance ViralHumansViral ProteinPharmacology030306 microbiologyHIVAnti-HIV AgentVirologyReverse transcriptaseCD4 Lymphocyte CountRegimenHIV; genotypic testing; viral loadGenotypic testing; HIV; Viral load; Adult; Anti-HIV Agents; CD4 Lymphocyte Count; Cohort Studies; Drug Resistance Viral; Europe; Female; Genotype; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; Male; Mutation Missense; RNA Viral; Viral Load; Viral ProteinsImmunologyMutationHIV-1RNAMissenseCohort Studie
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Safety profile of the interleukin-1 inhibitors anakinra and canakinumab in real life clinical practice: a nationwide multicenter retrospective observ…

2018

A few studies have reported the safety profile of interleukin (IL)-1 blockers from real life. The aim of this study is to describe anakinra (ANA) and canakinumab (CAN) safety profile in children and adults, based on data from a real-life setting. Demographic, clinical, and therapeutic data from patients treated with ANA and CAN were retrospectively collected and analyzed. Four hundred and seventy five patients were enrolled; ANA and CAN were prescribed in 421 and 105 treatment courses, respectively. During a mean follow-up of 24.39 ± 27.04 months, 89 adverse events (AE) were recorded; 13 (14.61%) were classified as serious AE (sAE). The overall estimated rate of AE and sAE was 8.4 per 100 p…

Anakinra; Autoinflammatory disorders; Canakinumab; Interleukin-1; Safety profile0301 basic medicineMaleSettore MED/16 - REUMATOLOGIAAutoinflammatory disorders0302 clinical medicineRetrospective StudieAnakinra; Autoinflammatory disorders; Canakinumab; Interleukin-1; Safety profile; RheumatologyChildAntibodies MonoclonalGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedAnakinraTreatment OutcomeAutoinflammationFemaleCohort studymedicine.drugHumanAdultmedicine.medical_specialtyAdolescentLogistic ModelCanakinumabNeutropeniaAntibodies Monoclonal HumanizedAutoimmune DiseaseAutoimmune Diseases03 medical and health sciencesYoung AdultRheumatologyInternal medicineInjection site reactionmedicineHumansAnakinra Autoinflammatory disorders Canakinumab Interleukin-1 Safety profile Adolescent Adult Antibodies Monoclonal Antibodies Monoclonal Humanized Autoimmune Diseases Child Female Humans Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein Logistic Models Male Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Treatment Outcome Young AdultAdverse effectRetrospective Studies030203 arthritis & rheumatologyAnakinrabusiness.industryRetrospective cohort studymedicine.diseaseCanakinumabInterleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist ProteinLogistic Models030104 developmental biologyAutoinflammatory disorderSafety profileObservational studybusinessInterleukin-1
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