The Challenge of Adherence to a Complex Antiretroviral Therapy Regimen in an Individual With Multidrug-Resistant HIV

Top Antivir Med. 2024 Apr 18;32(2):437-444.

Abstract

Limited therapeutic options are available for patients with multidrug-resistant HIV. This report describes a 38-year-old female who was perinatally infected with HIV-1 and treated with 14 different antiretroviral regimens over 27 years, gradually leading to 4-class drug resistance. Despite various attempts to obtain sustained viral suppression, including the off-label administration of intravenous foscarnet and enfuvirtide, and thorough follow-up with 16 viral genotyping/phenotyping from 1999 to 2021, viral control was not maintained. Recently, the introduction of a regimen with fostemsavir and lenacapavir resulted in long-term viral suppression.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents* / administration & dosage
  • Anti-HIV Agents* / therapeutic use
  • Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
  • Drug Resistance, Multiple, Viral*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections* / drug therapy
  • HIV-1* / drug effects
  • Humans
  • Medication Adherence
  • Viral Load / drug effects

Substances

  • Anti-HIV Agents