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Yongseop Lee1, Ki Hyun Lee1, Jung Ah Lee1
1Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract:
Lenacapavir is a novel, first-in-class, capsid inhibitor, which has been approved as an adjunctive therapy for multidrug-resistant human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 virus in combination with optimized background regimen (OBR). Lenacapavir has demonstrated a significant decrease in viral load and high rate of virologic suppression in patients with multidrug-resistant HIV-1 infection with limited treatment options. Here, we report a case of 43-year-old male who was diagnosed with HIV-1 infection in 2005 but failed to achieve viral suppression due to multiclass resistance. After lenacapavir use with OBR, viral suppression was achieved, and recovery of CD4+ T-cell count was observed for 8 months. This case report shows the first lenacapavir experience in Asia in a heavily treatment-experienced HIV patient with limited treatment options.
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