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Stable coreceptor usage of HIV in patients with ongoing treatment failure on HAART
Clara Lehmann1, Martin Däumer, Ibrahim Boussaad
1Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cologne, Germany. clara.lehmann@uni-koeln.de
Background:
Disease progression in HIV infection has been associated with switch of viral coreceptor usage from CCR5 to CXCR4.
Objectives:
To investigate the relationship between HIV-coreceptor tropism and clinical and virological outcome in 40 heavily pretreated patients over time.
Methods:
Coreceptor phenotype was predicted after sequencing the V3 loop of the HIV glycoprotein 120.
Results:
Coreceptor use was stable during observation time in 87% of patients, and CCR5 tropism was predominant. Viral mutations in the pol gene and clinical parameters were not predictive for coreceptor switching.
Conclusions:
Even in patients with repeated HAART failure, CCR5 antagonists might be a valuable treatment option.
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