Determination of clinically relevant cutoffs for HIV-1 phenotypic resistance estimates through a combined analysis of clinical trial and cohort data

B. Winters, J. Montaner, P.R. Harrigan, B. Gazzard, A. Pozniak, M.D. Miller, S. Emery, F. Van Leth, P. Robinson, J.D. Baxter, M. Perez-Elias, D. Castor, S. Hammer, A. Rinehart, H. Vermeiren, E. Van Craenenbroeck, L. Bacheler

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Clinically relevant cutoffs are needed for the interpretation of HIV-1 phenotypic resistance estimates as predicted by "virtual" phenotype HIV resistance analysis. METHODS: Using a clinical data set containing 2596 treatment change episodes in 2217 patients in 8 clinical trials and 2 population-based cohorts, drug-specific linear regression models were developed to describe the relation between baseline characteristics (resistance, viral load, and treatment history), new treatment regimen selected, and 8-week virologic outcome. RESULTS: These models were used to derive clinical cutoffs (CCOs) for 6 nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (zidovudine, lamivudine, stavudine, didanosine, abacavir, and tenofovir), 3 unboosted protease inhibitors (PIs; indinavir, amprenavir, and nelfinavir), and 4 ritonavir-boosted PIs (indinavir/ritonavir, amprenavir/ritonavir, saquinavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir). The CCOs were defined as the phenotypic resistance levels (fold change [FC]) associated with a 20% and 80% loss of predicted wild-type drug effect and depended on the drug-specific dynamic range of the assay. CONCLUSIONS: The proposed CCOs were better correlated with virologic response than were biological cutoffs and provide a relevant tool for estimating the resistance to antiretroviral drug combinations used in clinical practice. They can be applied to diverse patient populations and are based on a consistent methodologic approach to interpreting phenotypic drug resistance. © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, Inc.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)26-34
JournalJournal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume48
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - May 2008
Externally publishedYes

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