... your doc likes it or not, Structured Treatment Interruptions are on the verge. Mike Barr pumps the ... treatment strategy heralded by STIs, or structured treatment interruptions. Cathy Elliott-Olufs, a leading treatment advocate at ... convince me that there is no advantage to interrupting treatment in chronic infection," British AIDS czar Brian ... missed doses, but the virus is not. Treatment interruptions can be deadly!" But this familiar "wait for ... is more than defiance to the current treatment-interruption craze. Last spring, officials at the Health ...
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January 23, 2006 -
Taking a Break? (HIV Treatment Interruptions) en español What About Other Types of Treatment Interruptions? Beyond acute situations that may require someone to temporarily stop therapy, treatment interruptions have been explored in clinical trials for a ... variety of reasons. On a practical level, treatment interruptions may help to reduce overall treatment cost, limit ... the risk of long-term side effects. Treatment interruptions have also been studied as a way ...
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/STIs_4788.shtml
July 10, 2009 New Life for Treatment Interruptions? by David Evans Newly unearthed data from the ... may reawaken interest in the possibility of safely interrupting HIV treatment in at least some people. Emerging ... was firmly closed: the possibility of HIV treatment interruptions. The latest report has at least one activist questioning whether the death knell of treatment interruption research was sounded too soon. The debate began ... effects. It halted enrollment and ended the treatment interruption arm early because a safety board monitoring ...
http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_smart_interruptions_401_16900.shtml
July 10, 2009 -
David Evans -
July 10, 2009 New Life for Treatment Interruptions? by David Evans Newly unearthed data from the ... may reawaken interest in the possibility of safely interrupting HIV treatment in at least some people. Emerging ... was firmly closed: the possibility of HIV treatment interruptions. The latest report has at least one activist questioning whether the death knell of treatment interruption research was sounded too soon. The debate began ... effects. It halted enrollment and ended the treatment interruption arm early because a safety board monitoring ...
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_smart_interruptions_2042_16900.shtml
January 23, 2006 -
Taking a Break? (HIV Treatment Interruptions) en español Are Treatment Interruptions Ever Necessary? According to most HIV experts â ... the same time. However, if a necessary treatment interruption can be planned in advance – such as ... next question.) If you are considering a treatment interruption and are taking either of these drugs, it ... stop either of these drugs if a treatment interruption is necessary. If you've been off ...
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/STIs_4787.shtml
November 30, 2006 Not So SMART: Interruption Strategy Questioned by Tim Horn (AIDSmeds.com)â ... ever conducted conclude that a specific strategy of interrupting HIV treatment more than doubles the risk of ... February and reviewed in AIDSmeds.com's treatment interruption lesson, were published in the November 30 issue ... conducted to determine the safety of such treatment interruptions, in which the decision to stop and restart ... did not stop HIV treatment, or a treatment interruption group that stopped treatment when the CD4 ...
http://www.poz.com/articles/761_10943.shtml
November 30, 2006 -
Tim Horn -
November 30, 2006 Not So SMART: Interruption Strategy Questioned by Tim Horn (AIDSmeds.com)â ... ever conducted conclude that a specific strategy of interrupting HIV treatment more than doubles the risk of ... February and reviewed in AIDSmeds.com's treatment interruption lesson, were published in the November 30 issue ... conducted to determine the safety of such treatment interruptions, in which the decision to stop and restart ... did not stop HIV treatment, or a treatment interruption group that stopped treatment when the CD4 ...
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/1667_10943.shtml
September 6, 2006 Risk in HAART Interruption (Reuters Health) by Megan Rauscher September 6, 2006 ... years after initiation of HAART one in six interrupts treatment. The data also indicate that HAART interruption carries greater risks for those older than 40 ... those who had limited CD4 gains during HAART. "Interruption, therefore, should be considered very cautiously in these ... assessed the magnitude and the predictors of HAART interruption and its immunologic and virologic consequences in ...
http://www.poz.com/articles/761_10307.shtml
January 29, 2008 Treatment Interruptions Lower Quality of Life in SMART Trial HIV ... It was designed to determine whether people who interrupt antiretroviral therapy when they are clinically healthy remaining ... SMART study was stopped early because people who interrupted antiretroviral therapy were far more likely to develop ... order to assess the impact of continuous versus interrupted treatment on participants quality of life (QOL), U ... continuous therapy were statistically equivalent to participants who interrupted therapy. However, on all measures where there ...
http://www.poz.com/articles/hiv_interruption_holiday_761_13914.shtml
January 29, 2008 -
January 29, 2008 Treatment Interruptions Lower Quality of Life in SMART Trial HIV ... It was designed to determine whether people who interrupt antiretroviral therapy when they are clinically healthy remaining ... SMART study was stopped early because people who interrupted antiretroviral therapy were far more likely to develop ... order to assess the impact of continuous versus interrupted treatment on participants quality of life (QOL), U ... continuous therapy were statistically equivalent to participants who interrupted therapy. However, on all measures where there ...
http://www.aidsmeds.com/articles/hiv_interruption_holiday_1667_13914.shtml
