Long-term efficacy and safety of fosamprenavir in human immunodeficiency virus-infected pediatric patients

Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2010 Jun;29(6):563-6. doi: 10.1097/INF.0b013e3181d285ac.

Abstract

Fosamprenavir (FPV) efficacy in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pediatric patients is still being evaluated in ongoing clinical trials. The long-term efficacy and safety of FPV boosted with ritonavir (FPV/r) was evaluated in 20 antiretroviral-naive and antiretroviral-experienced HIV-vertically infected pediatric patients. Analyses of CD4(+) T-cells, HIV-ribonucleic acid (RNA), and clinical status were performed during a median of 180 weeks. Initially, median HIV-RNA was 4.6 log(10) in naive and 4.4 log(10) in pretreated patients. Median CD4(+) T-cell was 17% and 31%, respectively. After FPV/r treatment, 18 of 20 patients achieved undetectable HIV-RNA and 4 of 20 experienced adverse events. To date, FPV/r treatment has shown sustained antiviral response and immunologic improvement in our 20 patients.

Publication types

  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Anti-HIV Agents / administration & dosage*
  • Anti-HIV Agents / adverse effects*
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / methods
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Carbamates / administration & dosage*
  • Carbamates / adverse effects*
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Female
  • Furans
  • HIV / genetics
  • HIV Infections / drug therapy*
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV Infections / virology
  • HIV-1
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Organophosphates / administration & dosage*
  • Organophosphates / adverse effects*
  • RNA, Viral / analysis
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Statistics, Nonparametric
  • Sulfonamides / administration & dosage*
  • Sulfonamides / adverse effects*
  • Viral Load

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents
  • Carbamates
  • Furans
  • Organophosphates
  • RNA, Viral
  • Sulfonamides
  • fosamprenavir