Expert Analysis

Antiretroviral Drug Resistance

Source: CCO Independent Conference Coverage of the 2008 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections*

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Antiretroviral Drug Resistance


Faculty:

  • Eric S. Daar, MD
  • Daniel R. Kuritzkes, MD
  • Andrew R. Zolopa, MD

CME CREDIT INFORMATION

Release Date: 03/28/08

Expiration Date: 03/27/09


Physicians: maximum of 1.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)

Pharmacists: 1.3 contact hours (0.13 CEUs)

Registered Nurses: 1.3 Nursing CE credits

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Learning Objectives

Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to:

  • Describe new data on strategies to reduce drug resistance associated with antiretroviral therapy for prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission
  • Discuss recent findings on the impact of minority variants on virologic response to NNRTI-based regimens
  • Summarize new data on novel approaches to evaluate viral tropism
  • Cite recent insights into resistance from studies of maraviroc, darunavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, and etravirine

Topics covered include:

  • Strategies to Reduce Drug Resistance Associated With Use of Antiretroviral Therapy to Prevent MTCT
  • ACTG A5146: PI Dose Adjustment for Patients With a Low Pharmacologic Inhibitory Quotient
  • ACTG 5077: Comparison of HIV Sequences in Plasma and Genital Compartments
  • Impact of Minority NNRTI-Resistant Variants on Virologic Response to NNRTI-Based Therapy
  • Novel Approaches to Evaluate HIV-1 Chemokine Coreceptor Tropism
  • Causes of Failure and Resistance in MERIT and MOTIVATE
  • TITAN: Resistance Following Failure of Darunavir/Ritonavir vs Lopinavir/Ritonavir in Treatment-Experienced Patients
  • Virtual Phenotype Clinical Cutoffs for Etravirine Susceptibility


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