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51. Incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevation among naive HIV-1-infected patients receiving ART in the ICONA cohort

Author: Taramasso, L., Lorenzini, P., Di Biagio, A., Lichtner, M., Marchetti, G., Rossotti, R., Lapadula, G., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Vichi, F., Antinori, A., Bonora, S., D'Arminio Monforte, A., ICONA Foundation Study Group:, A d'Arminio Monforte, Antinori, A, Andreoni, M, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, G Di Perri, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, C Marchetti, G, Rezza, G, F von Schloesser, Viale, P, A d'Arminio Monforte, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Girardi, E, S Lo Caputo, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, F Perno, C, Bai, F, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Capetti, A, R Capobianchi, M, Cicalini, S, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, A De Luca, A Di Biagio, Gianotti, N, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Pinnetti, C, QUIROS ROLDAN, Maria Eugenia, Rossotti, R, Rusconi, S, M Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Sarmati, L, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano', A, Macchia, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, A Di Caro, Graziano, S, Petroni, F, Prota, G, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Barocci, V, Angarano, G, Milano, E, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Castelnuovo, F, Minardi, C, Menzaghi, B, Abeli, C, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Pan, A, Lorenzotti, S, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Blanc, P, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Vita, S, Bonfanti, P, Molteni, C, Chiodera, A, Milini, P, Nunnari, G, Pellicanò, G, Rizzardini, G, S Cannizzo, E, C Moioli, M, Piolini, R, Bernacchia, D, Salpietro, S, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Migliorino, C, Sangiovanni, V, Borgia, G, Esposito, V, F Di Martino, Gentile, I, Rizzo, V, M Cattelan, A, Marinello, S, Cascio, A, Trizzino, M, Baldelli, F, Schiaroli, E, Parruti, G, Sozio, F, Magnani, G, A Ursitti, M, Cristaudo, A, Vullo, V, Acinapura, R, Moschese, D, Capozzi, M, Mondi, A, M Rivano Capparuccia, Iaiani, G, Latini, A, Gagliardini, R, M Plazzi, M, Savinelli, S, Vergori, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, A De Vito, Rossetti, B, Montagnani, F, Franco, A, R Fontana Del Vecchio, Francisci, D, C Di Giuli, Caramello, P, C Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Starnini, G, Ialungo, A, Taramasso, L, Lorenzini, P, Di Biagio, A, Lichtner, M, Marchetti, G, Rossotti, R, Lapadula, G, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Vichi, F, Antinori, A, Bonora, S, D'Arminio Monforte, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Marchetti, Gc, Rezza, G, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Perno, Cf, Bai, F, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Capetti, A, Capobianchi, Mr, Cicalini, S, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Gianotti, N, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Pinnetti, C, Quiros Roldan, E, Rusconi, S, Santoro, Mm, Saracino, A, Sarmati, L, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Rodano', A, Macchia, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petroni, F, Prota, G, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Barocci, V, Angarano, G, Milano, E, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Castelnuovo, F, Minardi, C, Menzaghi, B, Abeli, C, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Pan, A, Lorenzotti, S, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Blanc, P, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Vita, S, Bonfanti, P, Molteni, C, Chiodera, A, Milini, P, Nunnari, G, Pellicanò, G, Rizzardini, G, Cannizzo, E, Moioli, Mc, Piolini, R, Bernacchia, D, Salpietro, S, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Migliorino, C, Sangiovanni, V, Borgia, G, Esposito, V, Di Martino, F, Gentile, I, Rizzo, V, Cattelan, Am, Marinello, S, Cascio, A, Trizzino, M, Baldelli, F, Schiaroli, E, Parruti, G, Sozio, F, Magnani, G, Ursitti, Ma, Cristaudo, A, Vullo, V, Acinapura, R, Moschese, D, Capozzi, M, Mondi, A, Capparuccia, Mr, Iaiani, G, Latini, A, Gagliardini, R, Plazzi, Mm, Savinelli, S, Vergori, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, De Vito, A, Rossetti, B, Montagnani, F, Franco, A, Fontana Del Vecchio, R, Francisci, D, Di Giuli, C, Caramello, P, Orofino, Gc, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Starnini, G, Ialungo, A, Taramasso L., Lorenzini P., Di Biagio A., Lichtner M., Marchetti G., Rossotti R., Lapadula G., Cozzi-Lepri A., Vichi F., Antinori A., Bonora S., Cascio A., D'Arminio Monforte A., Cascio A. in ICONA Foundation Study Group., Taramasso, L., Lorenzini, P., Di Biagio, A., Lichtner, M., Marchetti, G., Rossotti, R., Lapadula, G., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Vichi, F., Antinori, A., Bonora, S., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Castagna, A., and A d'Arminio Monforte,i, M Andreoni, A Castagna, F Castelli, R Cauda, G Di Perri, M Galli, R Iardino, G Ippolito, A Lazzarin, G Rezza, F von Schloesser, F Ceccherini-Silberstein, E Girardi, S Lo Caputo, C Mussini, M Puoti, C F Perno, F Bai, C Balotta, A Bandera, M Borderi, A Calcagno, A Capetti, M R Capobianchi, S Cicalini, A Cingolani, P Cinque, A De Luca, E Girardi, N Gianotti, A Gori, G Guaraldi, G Madeddu, F Maggiolo, L Monno, S Nozza, C Pinnetti, E Quiros Roldan, S Rusconi, M M Santoro, A Saracino, L Sarmati, I Fanti, A Rodano', M Macchia, A Tavelli, F Carletti, S Carrara, A Di Caro, S Graziano, F Petroni, G Prota, S Truffa, A Giacometti, A Costantini, V Barocci, G Angarano, L Monno, E Milano, F Maggiolo, C Suardi, P Viale, V Donati, G Verucchi, F Castelnuovo, C Minardi, B Menzaghi, C Abeli, B Cacopardo, B Celesia, J Vecchiet, K Falasca, A Pan, S Lorenzotti, L Sighinolfi, D Segala, P Blanc, G Cassola, C Viscoli, A Alessandrini, N Bobbio, G Mazzarello, S Vita, P Bonfanti, C Molteni, A Chiodera, P Milini, G Nunnari, G Pellicanò, G Rizzardini, E S Cannizzo, M C Moioli, R Piolini, D Bernacchia, S Salpietro, C Tincati, C Puzzolante, C Migliorino, V Sangiovanni, G Borgia, V Esposito, F Di Martino, I Gentile, V Rizzo, A M Cattelan, S Marinello, A Cascio, M Trizzino, F Baldelli, E Schiaroli, G Parruti, F Sozio, G Magnani, M A Ursitti, A Cristaudo, V Vullo, R Acinapura, D Moschese, M Capozzi, A Mondi, M Rivano Capparuccia, G Iaiani, A Latini, R Gagliardini, M M Plazzi, S Savinelli, A Vergori, M Cecchetto, F Viviani, G Madeddu, A De Vito, B Rossetti, F Montagnani, A Franco, R Fontana Del Vecchio, D Francisci, C Di Giuli, P Caramello, G C Orofino, M Sciandra, M Bassetti, A Londero, G Pellizzer, V Manfrin, G Starnini, A Ialungo
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Integrase inhibitor, Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, HIV Infections, 0302 clinical medicine, Risk Factors, hivh epatitis c rna surface antigens follow-up homosexuality integrase inhibitors hepatitis b virus hepatitis b virus measurement hiv infections hepatotoxicity hepatitis c virus coinfection nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors cox proportional hazards models baseline value liver enzyme raltegravir, Pharmacology (medical), HIV Infection, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective Studies, Prospective cohort study, Coinfection, Incidence (epidemiology), Liver Disease, Incidence, Liver Diseases, virus diseases, Hepatitis C, Middle Aged, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitor, Infectious Diseases, Cohort, Population study, Regression Analysis, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Female, medicine.drug, Human, Microbiology (medical), Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-HIV Agents, Regression Analysi, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Humans, HIV Integrase Inhibitors, HIV Protease Inhibitor, Pharmacology, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, business.industry, Anti-HIV Agent, HIV, ART, HIV Protease Inhibitors, medicine.disease, Raltegravir, 030112 virology, HIV Integrase Inhibitor, Prospective Studie, HIV-1, business, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Coinfection, Female, Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, Hepatitis C, HIV Infections, HIV Integrase Inhibitors, HIV Protease Inhibitors, HIV-1, Humans, Incidence, Liver Diseases, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Regression Analysis, Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors, Risk Factors
Abstract: ObjectivesTo evaluate the incidence and risk factors for liver enzyme elevations (LEE) in patients initiating first-line ART in the ICONA prospective observational cohort, between June 2009 and December 2017.Patients and methodsIn total, 6575 ART-naive patients were selected, initiating two NRTIs with the third drug being a boosted PI (n=2436; 37.0%), an NNRTI (n=2384; 36.3%) or an integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) (n=1755; 26.7%). HBV surface antigen and HCV RNA were detected in 3.9% and 5.8% of the study population. Inverse probability weighted Cox regression analysis was used to calculate the HRs, according to first-line regimen, for LEE, defined as ALT or AST increases of ≥2.5× upper limit of normal (ULN) for patients with normal baseline values or ≥2.5× baseline for patients with higher baseline values.ResultsOne hundred and eighty-three LEE occurred over 20722 patient-years of follow-up. After adjusting for the main confounders, the risk of LEE halved with INSTIs compared with NNRTIs (HR 0.46, 95% CI 0.25–0.86), with a significant reduction in the raltegravir group (HR 0.11, 95% CI 0.02–0.84 using the NNRTI class as reference). HRs for LEE were significantly higher in subjects with HBV or HCV coinfection, in patients with poorly controlled HIV infection and in those who acquired HIV through homosexual transmission.ConclusionsIn our study, INSTI use almost halved the risk of LEE compared with other regimens. This finding could be particularly important for choosing ART in patients with risk factors for liver toxicity such as HCV and HBV coinfections.
Published: 2019

52. Impact of social determinants on antiretroviral therapy access and outcomes entering the era of universal treatment for people living with HIV in Italy

Author: Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Lorenzini, P, Bandera, A, Marchetti, G, Castelli, F, Gori, A, Girardi, E, Mussini, C, Bonfanti, P, Ammassari, A, D'Arminio Monforte, A, Moroni, M, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Antinori, A, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Balotta, C, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Rusconi, S, Cicconi, P, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Shanyinda, M, Tavelli, A, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Mazzoccato, S, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Vanino, E, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Piscopo, R, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Guida, M, Gargiulo, M, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, D'Avino, A, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Tebano, G, Viviani, F, Sasset, L, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Lorenzini P., Bandera A., Marchetti G., Castelli F., Gori A., Girardi E., Mussini C., Bonfanti P., Ammassari A., D'Arminio Monforte A., Moroni M., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Antinori A., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Perno C. F., Von Schloesser F., Viale P., Castagna A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Cozzi-Lepri A., Lo Caputo S., Puoti M., Balotta C., Bonora S., Borderi M., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Gianotti N., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Lichtner M., Madeddu G., Maggiolo F., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Quiros Roldan E., Rusconi S., Cicconi P., Fanti I., Galli L., Shanyinda M., Tavelli A., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Mazzoccato S., Santoro C., Suardi C., Vanino E., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Mazzotta F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Piscopo R., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Belvisi V., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Castelli A. P., Rizzardini G., Ridolfo A. L., Piolini R., Salpietro S., Carenzi L., Moioli M. C., Tincati C., Puzzolante C., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Guida M. G., Gargiulo M., Gentile I., Orlando R., Baldelli F., Francisci D., Parruti G., Ursini T., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Vullo V., D'Avino A., Gallo L., Nicastri E., Acinapura R., Capozzi M., Libertone R., Tebano G., Viviani F., Sasset L., Mura M. S., Rossetti B., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., Manfrin V., Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Lorenzini, P, Bandera, A, Marchetti, G, Castelli, F, Gori, A, Girardi, E, Mussini, C, Bonfanti, P, Ammassari, A, D'Arminio Monforte, A, Moroni, M, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Antinori, A, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Balotta, C, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Rusconi, S, Cicconi, P, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Shanyinda, M, Tavelli, A, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Mazzoccato, S, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Vanino, E, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Piscopo, R, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Guida, M, Gargiulo, M, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, D'Avino, A, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Tebano, G, Viviani, F, Sasset, L, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Lorenzini P., Bandera A., Marchetti G., Castelli F., Gori A., Girardi E., Mussini C., Bonfanti P., Ammassari A., D'Arminio Monforte A., Moroni M., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Antinori A., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Perno C. F., Von Schloesser F., Viale P., Castagna A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Cozzi-Lepri A., Lo Caputo S., Puoti M., Balotta C., Bonora S., Borderi M., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Gianotti N., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Lichtner M., Madeddu G., Maggiolo F., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Quiros Roldan E., Rusconi S., Cicconi P., Fanti I., Galli L., Shanyinda M., Tavelli A., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Mazzoccato S., Santoro C., Suardi C., Vanino E., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Mazzotta F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Piscopo R., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Belvisi V., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Castelli A. P., Rizzardini G., Ridolfo A. L., Piolini R., Salpietro S., Carenzi L., Moioli M. C., Tincati C., Puzzolante C., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Guida M. G., Gargiulo M., Gentile I., Orlando R., Baldelli F., Francisci D., Parruti G., Ursini T., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Vullo V., D'Avino A., Gallo L., Nicastri E., Acinapura R., Capozzi M., Libertone R., Tebano G., Viviani F., Sasset L., Mura M. S., Rossetti B., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., and Manfrin V.
Abstract: Background: Social determinants are known to be a driving force of health inequalities, even in high income countries. Aim of our study was to determine if these factors can limit antiretroviral therapy (ART) access, outcome and retention in care of people living with HIV (PLHIV) in Italy. Methods: All ART naïve HIV+ patients (pts) of Italian nationality enrolled in the ICONA Cohort from 2002 to 2016 were included. The association of socio-demographic characteristics (age, sex, risk factor for HIV infection, educational level, occupational status and residency area) with time to: ART initiation (from the first positive anti-HIV test), ART regimen discontinuation, and first HIV-RNA < 50 cp/mL, were evaluated by Cox regression analysis, Kaplan Meier method and log-rank test. Results: A total of 8023 HIV+ pts (82% males, median age at first pos anti-HIV test 36 years, IQR: 29-44) were included: 6214 (77.5%) started ART during the study period. Women, people who inject drugs (PWID) and residents in Southern Italy presented the lowest levels of education and the highest rate of unemployment compared to other groups. Females, pts aged > 50 yrs., unemployed vs employed, and people with lower educational levels presented the lowest CD4 count at ART initiation compared to other groups. The overall median time to ART initiation was 0.6 years (yrs) (IQR 0.1-3.7), with a significant decrease over time [2002-2006 = 3.3 yrs. (0.2-9.4); 2007-2011 = 1.0 yrs. (0.1-3.9); 2012-2016 = 0.2 yrs. (0.1-2.1), p < 0.001]. By multivariate analysis, females (p < 0.01) and PWID (p < 0.001), presented a longer time to ART initiation, while older people (p < 0.001), people with higher educational levels (p < 0.001), unemployed (p = 0.02) and students (p < 0.001) were more likely to initiate ART. Moreover, PWID, unemployed vs stable employed, and pts. with lower educational levels showed a lower 1-year probability of achieving HIV-RNA suppression, while females, older patients, men who have sex wi
Published: 2018

53. Switching to dual/monotherapy determines an increase in CD8+ in HIV-infected individuals: An observational cohort study

Author: Mussini, C, Lorenzini, P, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Marchetti, G, Rusconi, S, Gori, A, Nozza, S, Lichtner, M, Antinori, A, Cossarizza, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Rezza, G, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Andreoni, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Barocci, V, Angarano, G, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Blanc, P, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Pozzetto, I, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Milini, P, Rizzardini, G, Moioli, M, Piolini, R, Ridolfo, A, Salpietro, S, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Orlando, R, Bonadies, G, Di Martino, F, Gentile, I, Maddaloni, L, Cattelan, A, Marinello, S, Cascio, A, Colomba, C, Baldelli, F, Schiaroli, E, Parruti, G, Sozio, F, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Cristaudo, A, Vullo, V, Acinapura, R, Baldin, G, Capozzi, M, Cicalini, S, Fontanelli Sulekova, L, Iaiani, G, Latini, A, Mastrorosa, I, Plazzi, M, Savinelli, S, Vergori, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Bagella, P, Rossetti, B, Franco, A, Fontana Del Vecchio, R, Francisci, D, Di Giuli, C, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Starnini, G, Ialungo, A, Mussini C., Lorenzini P., Cozzi-Lepri A., Marchetti G., Rusconi S., Gori A., Nozza S., Lichtner M., Antinori A., Cossarizza A., d'Arminio Monforte A., Castagna A., Castelli F., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Marchetti G. C., Perno C. F., Rezza G., von Schloesser F., Viale P., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Girardi E., Lo Caputo S., Puoti M., Andreoni M., Ammassari A., Balotta C., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Calza L., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Gianotti N., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Madeddu G., Maggiolo F., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Quiros Roldan E., Rossotti R., Santoro M. M., Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Fanti I., Galli L., Rodano A., Shanyinde M., Tavelli A., Carletti F., Carrara S., Di Caro A., Graziano S., Petrone F., Prota G., Quartu S., Truffa S., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Barocci V., Angarano G., Santoro C., Suardi C., Donati V., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Cacopardo B., Celesia B., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Blanc P., Vichi F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Bobbio N., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Pozzetto I., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Milini P., Rizzardini G., Moioli M. C., Piolini R., Ridolfo A. L., Salpietro S., Tincati C., Puzzolante C., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Orlando R., Bonadies G., Di Martino F., Gentile I., Maddaloni L., Cattelan A. M., Marinello S., Cascio A., Colomba C., Baldelli F., Schiaroli E., Parruti G., Sozio F., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Cristaudo A., Vullo V., Acinapura R., Baldin G., Capozzi M., Cicalini S., Fontanelli Sulekova L., Iaiani G., Latini A., Mastrorosa I., Plazzi M. M., Savinelli S., Vergori A., Cecchetto M., Viviani F., Bagella P., Rossetti B., Franco A., Fontana Del Vecchio R., Francisci D., Di Giuli C., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., Manfrin V., Starnini G., Ialungo A., Mussini, C, Lorenzini, P, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Marchetti, G, Rusconi, S, Gori, A, Nozza, S, Lichtner, M, Antinori, A, Cossarizza, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Rezza, G, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Andreoni, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Barocci, V, Angarano, G, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Blanc, P, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Pozzetto, I, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Milini, P, Rizzardini, G, Moioli, M, Piolini, R, Ridolfo, A, Salpietro, S, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Orlando, R, Bonadies, G, Di Martino, F, Gentile, I, Maddaloni, L, Cattelan, A, Marinello, S, Cascio, A, Colomba, C, Baldelli, F, Schiaroli, E, Parruti, G, Sozio, F, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Cristaudo, A, Vullo, V, Acinapura, R, Baldin, G, Capozzi, M, Cicalini, S, Fontanelli Sulekova, L, Iaiani, G, Latini, A, Mastrorosa, I, Plazzi, M, Savinelli, S, Vergori, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Bagella, P, Rossetti, B, Franco, A, Fontana Del Vecchio, R, Francisci, D, Di Giuli, C, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Starnini, G, Ialungo, A, Mussini C., Lorenzini P., Cozzi-Lepri A., Marchetti G., Rusconi S., Gori A., Nozza S., Lichtner M., Antinori A., Cossarizza A., d'Arminio Monforte A., Castagna A., Castelli F., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Marchetti G. C., Perno C. F., Rezza G., von Schloesser F., Viale P., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Girardi E., Lo Caputo S., Puoti M., Andreoni M., Ammassari A., Balotta C., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Calza L., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Gianotti N., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Madeddu G., Maggiolo F., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Quiros Roldan E., Rossotti R., Santoro M. M., Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Fanti I., Galli L., Rodano A., Shanyinde M., Tavelli A., Carletti F., Carrara S., Di Caro A., Graziano S., Petrone F., Prota G., Quartu S., Truffa S., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Barocci V., Angarano G., Santoro C., Suardi C., Donati V., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Cacopardo B., Celesia B., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Blanc P., Vichi F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Bobbio N., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Pozzetto I., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Milini P., Rizzardini G., Moioli M. C., Piolini R., Ridolfo A. L., Salpietro S., Tincati C., Puzzolante C., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Orlando R., Bonadies G., Di Martino F., Gentile I., Maddaloni L., Cattelan A. M., Marinello S., Cascio A., Colomba C., Baldelli F., Schiaroli E., Parruti G., Sozio F., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Cristaudo A., Vullo V., Acinapura R., Baldin G., Capozzi M., Cicalini S., Fontanelli Sulekova L., Iaiani G., Latini A., Mastrorosa I., Plazzi M. M., Savinelli S., Vergori A., Cecchetto M., Viviani F., Bagella P., Rossetti B., Franco A., Fontana Del Vecchio R., Francisci D., Di Giuli C., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., Manfrin V., Starnini G., and Ialungo A.
Abstract: Background: The CD4/CD8 ratio has been associated with the risk of AIDS and non-AIDS events. We describe trends in immunological parameters in people who underwent a switch to monotherapy or dual therapy, compared to a control group remaining on triple antiretroviral therapy (ART). Methods: We included patients in Icona who started a three-drug combination ART regimen from an ART-naïve status and achieved a viral load ≤ 50 copies/mL; they were subsequently switched to another triple or to a mono or double regimen. Standard linear regression at fixed points in time (12-24 months after the switch) and linear mixed model analysis with random intercepts and slopes were used to compare CD4 and CD8 counts and their ratio over time according to regimen types (triple vs. dual and vs. mono). Results: A total of 1241 patients were included; 1073 switched to triple regimens, 104 to dual (72 with 1 nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI), 32 NRTI-sparing), and 64 to monotherapy. At 12 months after the switch, for the multivariable linear regression the mean change in the log10 CD4/CD8 ratio for patients on dual therapy was -0.03 (95% confidence interval (CI) -0.05, -0.0002), and the mean change in CD8 count was +99 (95% CI +12.1, +186.3), taking those on triple therapy as reference. In contrast, there was no evidence for a difference in CD4 count change. When using all counts, there was evidence for a significant difference in the slope of the ratio and CD8 count between people who were switched to triple (points/year change ratio = +0.056, CD8 = -25.7) and those to dual regimen (ratio = -0.029, CD8 = +110.4). Conclusions: We found an increase in CD8 lymphocytes in people who were switched to dual regimens compared to those who were switched to triple. Patients on monotherapy did not show significant differences. The long-term implications of this difference should be ascertained.
Published: 2018

54. Systemic inflammation markers after simplification to atazanavir/ritonavir plus lamivudine in virologically suppressed HIV-1-infected patients: ATLAS-M substudy

Author: Belmonti, S, Lombardi, F, Quiros-Roldan, E, Latini, A, Castagna, A, Borghetti, A, Baldin, G, Ciccullo, A, Cauda, R, De Luca, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Giacometti, A, Di Pietro, M, Mughini, M, Grima, P, Viscoli, C, Manconi, P, Puoti, M, Galli, M, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Mineo, M, Antinori, A, Petrosillo, N, Vullo, V, Mura, M, Caramello, P, Scotton, P, Concia, E, Lazzarin, A, Francisci, D, Sacchini, D, Belmonti S., Lombardi F., Quiros-Roldan E., Latini A., Castagna A., Borghetti A., Baldin G., Ciccullo A., Cauda R., De Luca A., Di Giambenedetto S., Giacometti A., Di Pietro M., Mughini M. T., Grima P., Viscoli C., Manconi P. E., Puoti M., Galli M., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Mineo M., Antinori A., Petrosillo N., Vullo V., Mura M. S., Caramello P., Scotton P. G., Concia E., Lazzarin A., Francisci D., Sacchini D., Belmonti, S, Lombardi, F, Quiros-Roldan, E, Latini, A, Castagna, A, Borghetti, A, Baldin, G, Ciccullo, A, Cauda, R, De Luca, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Giacometti, A, Di Pietro, M, Mughini, M, Grima, P, Viscoli, C, Manconi, P, Puoti, M, Galli, M, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Mineo, M, Antinori, A, Petrosillo, N, Vullo, V, Mura, M, Caramello, P, Scotton, P, Concia, E, Lazzarin, A, Francisci, D, Sacchini, D, Belmonti S., Lombardi F., Quiros-Roldan E., Latini A., Castagna A., Borghetti A., Baldin G., Ciccullo A., Cauda R., De Luca A., Di Giambenedetto S., Giacometti A., Di Pietro M., Mughini M. T., Grima P., Viscoli C., Manconi P. E., Puoti M., Galli M., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Mineo M., Antinori A., Petrosillo N., Vullo V., Mura M. S., Caramello P., Scotton P. G., Concia E., Lazzarin A., Francisci D., and Sacchini D.
Abstract: Background: Biomarkers of systemic inflammation predict non-AIDS events and overall mortality in virologically suppressed HIV-1-infected patients. Objectives: To determine whether switching to a dual antiretroviral maintenance therapy was associated with modification of biomarkers of systemic inflammation as compared with continuation of successful standard triple therapy. Methods: In this substudy of the randomized ATLAS-M trial, we compared in virologically suppressed patients the impact at 1 year of simplification to a dual therapy with atazanavir/ritonavir plus lamivudine versus maintaining atazanavir/ritonavir plus two NRTI triple therapy on markers of systemic inflammation. Plasma levels of interleukin-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), soluble CD14 (sCD14) and D-dimerwere quantified by ELISA at baseline and at 48weeks. Results: A subset of 139 of 266 randomized patients with available samples was analysed: 69 in the triple therapy arm and 70 in the dual therapy arm. The baseline biomarker levels were comparable between randomization arms. No significant differences in changes from baseline to week 48 were observed between arms (dual therapy versus triple therapy): IL-6, -0.030 versus -0.016 log10 pg/L; CRP, +0.022 versus +0.027 log10 pg/mL; sCD14, -0.016 versus +0.019 log10 pg/mL; and D-dimer, -0.031 versus +0.004 log10 pg/mL. A history of cancer was associated with higher baseline levels of IL-6 (P=0.002) and CRP (P=0.049). No relationship was observed between baseline biomarker level and persistent residual viraemia, HIV-1 DNA load, plasma lipids and other potential explanatory variables. Conclusions: Simplification with atazanavir/ritonavir plus lamivudine does not affect plasma markers of systemic inflammation in virologically suppressed patients. The association between these findings and clinical outcomes requires further evaluation.
Published: 2018

55. Safety and efficacy of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir plus ribavirin in patients over 65 years with HCV genotype 1 cirrhosis

Author: Ascione, A, De Luca, M, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Trotta, M, Petta, S, Puoti, M, Sangiovanni, V, Messina, V, Bruno, S, Izzi, A, Villa, E, Aghemo, A, Zignego, A, Orlandini, A, Fontanella, L, Gasbarrini, A, Marzioni, M, Giannini, E, Craxi, A, Abbati, G, Alberti, A, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angeli, P, Angelico, M, Angarano, G, Angrisani, D, Antinori, A, Antonini, C, Avancini, I, Barone, M, Bruno, R, Benedetti, A, Bernabucci, V, Blanc, P, Boarini, C, Boffa, N, Boglione, L, Borghi, V, Borgia, G, Brancaccio, G, Brunetto, M, Cacciola, I, Calabrese, P, Calvaruso, V, Campagnolo, D, Canovari, B, Caporaso, N, Capra, F, Carolo, G, Cassola, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Silberstein, F, Cecere, R, Chessa, L, Chiodera, A, Chirianni, A, Ciancio, A, Cima, S, Coco, B, Colombo, M, Coppola, N, Corti, G, Cosco, L, Corradori, S, Cozzolongo, R, Cristaudo, A, Danieli, E, Monforte, A, Monache, M, Del Poggio, P, de Luca, A, Dentone, C, Di Biagio, A, Di Leo, A, Di Perri, G, Di Stefano, M, D'Offizi, G, Donato, F, Durante, E, Erne, E, Fagiuoli, S, Falasca, K, Federico, A, Felder, M, Ferrari, C, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Gatti, P, Giacomet, V, Giacometti, A, Gianstefani, A, Giordani, M, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Guerra, M, Gulminetti, R, Ieluzzi, D, Imparato, M, Iodice, V, La Monica, S, Lazzarin, A, Lenzi, M, Levrero, M, Lichtner, M, Lionetti, R, Guercio, C, Madonna, S, Magnani, S, Maida, I, Marignani, M, Marrone, A, Marsetti, F, Martini, S, Masarone, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Memoli, M, Menzaghi, B, Merli, M, Miele, L, Milella, M, Mondelli, M, Montalbano, M, Monti, M, Morelli, O, Morisco, F, Nardone, G, Novara, S, Onnelli, G, Onofrio, M, Paganin, S, Pani, L, Parisi, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pasulo, L, Perno, C, Persico, M, Piai, G, Picciotto, A, Pigozzi, G, Piovesan, S, Piras, M, Pirisi, M, Piscaglia, A, Ponti, L, Potenza, D, Pravadelli, C, Quartini, M, Quirino, T, Raimondo, G, Rapaccini, G, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rizzetto, M, Rizzo, S, Romagnoli, D, Romano, A, Rossi, C, Rumi, M, Russello, M, Russo, F, Russo, M, Sansonno, D, Santantonio, T, Saracco, G, Schimizzi, A, Serviddio, G, Simeone, F, Solinas, A, Soria, A, Tabone, M, Taliani, G, Tarantino, G, Tarquini, P, Tavio, M, Termite, A, Teti, E, Toniutto, P, Torti, C, Tundi, P, Vecchiet, G, Verucchi, G, Gentilucci, U, Vinci, M, Vullo, V, Zolfino, T, Zuin, M, Ascione A., De Luca M., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Trotta M. P., Petta S., Puoti M., Sangiovanni V., Messina V., Bruno S., Izzi A., Villa E., Aghemo A., Zignego A. L., Orlandini A., Fontanella L., Gasbarrini A., Marzioni M., Giannini E. G., Craxi A., Abbati G., Alberti A., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angeli P., Angelico M., Angarano G., Angrisani D., Antinori A., Antonini C., Avancini I., Barone M., Bruno R., Benedetti A., Bernabucci V., Blanc P., Boarini C., Boffa N., Boglione L., Borghi V., Borgia G., Brancaccio G., Brunetto M., Cacciola I., Calabrese P., Calvaruso V., Campagnolo D., Canovari B., Caporaso N., Capra F., Carolo G., Cassola G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Silberstein F. C., Cecere R., Chessa L., Chiodera A., Chirianni A., Ciancio A., Cima S., Coco B., Colombo M., Coppola N., Corti G., Cosco L., Corradori S., Cozzolongo R., Cristaudo A., Danieli E., Monforte A. D. A., Monache M., Del Poggio P., de Luca A., Dentone C., Di Biagio A., Di Leo A., Di Perri G., Di Stefano M., D'Offizi G., Donato F., Durante E., Erne E., Fagiuoli S., Falasca K., Federico A., Felder M., Ferrari C., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Gatti P., Giacomet V., Giacometti A., Gianstefani A., Giordani M., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Guerra M., Gulminetti R., Ieluzzi D., Imparato M., Iodice V., La Monica S., Lazzarin A., Lenzi M., Levrero M., Lichtner M., Lionetti R., Guercio C. L., Madonna S., Magnani S., Maida I., Marignani M., Marrone A., Marsetti F., Martini S., Masarone M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C. M., Memoli M., Menzaghi B., Merli M., Miele L., Milella M., Mondelli M., Montalbano M., Monti M., Morelli O., Morisco F., Nardone G., Novara S., Onnelli G., Onofrio M., Paganin S., Pani L., Parisi M. R., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pasulo L., Perno C. F., Persico M., Piai G., Picciotto A., Pigozzi G. M., Piovesan S., Piras M. C., Pirisi M., Piscaglia A. M., Ponti L., Potenza D., Pravadelli C., Quartini M., Quirino T., Raimondo G., Rapaccini G. L., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rizzetto M., Rizzo S., Romagnoli D., Romano A., Rossi C., Rumi M. G., Russello M., Russo F. P., Russo M. L., Sansonno D. E., Santantonio T. A., Saracco G., Schimizzi A. M., Serviddio G., Simeone F., Solinas A., Soria A., Tabone M., Taliani G., Tarantino G., Tarquini P., Tavio M., Termite A., Teti E., Toniutto P., Torti C., Tundi P., Vecchiet G., Verucchi G., Gentilucci U. V., Vinci M., Vullo V., Zolfino T., Zuin M., Ascione, A, De Luca, M, Melazzini, M, Montilla, S, Trotta, M, Petta, S, Puoti, M, Sangiovanni, V, Messina, V, Bruno, S, Izzi, A, Villa, E, Aghemo, A, Zignego, A, Orlandini, A, Fontanella, L, Gasbarrini, A, Marzioni, M, Giannini, E, Craxi, A, Abbati, G, Alberti, A, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angeli, P, Angelico, M, Angarano, G, Angrisani, D, Antinori, A, Antonini, C, Avancini, I, Barone, M, Bruno, R, Benedetti, A, Bernabucci, V, Blanc, P, Boarini, C, Boffa, N, Boglione, L, Borghi, V, Borgia, G, Brancaccio, G, Brunetto, M, Cacciola, I, Calabrese, P, Calvaruso, V, Campagnolo, D, Canovari, B, Caporaso, N, Capra, F, Carolo, G, Cassola, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Silberstein, F, Cecere, R, Chessa, L, Chiodera, A, Chirianni, A, Ciancio, A, Cima, S, Coco, B, Colombo, M, Coppola, N, Corti, G, Cosco, L, Corradori, S, Cozzolongo, R, Cristaudo, A, Danieli, E, Monforte, A, Monache, M, Del Poggio, P, de Luca, A, Dentone, C, Di Biagio, A, Di Leo, A, Di Perri, G, Di Stefano, M, D'Offizi, G, Donato, F, Durante, E, Erne, E, Fagiuoli, S, Falasca, K, Federico, A, Felder, M, Ferrari, C, Gaeta, G, Ganga, R, Gatti, P, Giacomet, V, Giacometti, A, Gianstefani, A, Giordani, M, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Guerra, M, Gulminetti, R, Ieluzzi, D, Imparato, M, Iodice, V, La Monica, S, Lazzarin, A, Lenzi, M, Levrero, M, Lichtner, M, Lionetti, R, Guercio, C, Madonna, S, Magnani, S, Maida, I, Marignani, M, Marrone, A, Marsetti, F, Martini, S, Masarone, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Memoli, M, Menzaghi, B, Merli, M, Miele, L, Milella, M, Mondelli, M, Montalbano, M, Monti, M, Morelli, O, Morisco, F, Nardone, G, Novara, S, Onnelli, G, Onofrio, M, Paganin, S, Pani, L, Parisi, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pasulo, L, Perno, C, Persico, M, Piai, G, Picciotto, A, Pigozzi, G, Piovesan, S, Piras, M, Pirisi, M, Piscaglia, A, Ponti, L, Potenza, D, Pravadelli, C, Quartini, M, Quirino, T, Raimondo, G, Rapaccini, G, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rizzetto, M, Rizzo, S, Romagnoli, D, Romano, A, Rossi, C, Rumi, M, Russello, M, Russo, F, Russo, M, Sansonno, D, Santantonio, T, Saracco, G, Schimizzi, A, Serviddio, G, Simeone, F, Solinas, A, Soria, A, Tabone, M, Taliani, G, Tarantino, G, Tarquini, P, Tavio, M, Termite, A, Teti, E, Toniutto, P, Torti, C, Tundi, P, Vecchiet, G, Verucchi, G, Gentilucci, U, Vinci, M, Vullo, V, Zolfino, T, Zuin, M, Ascione A., De Luca M., Melazzini M., Montilla S., Trotta M. P., Petta S., Puoti M., Sangiovanni V., Messina V., Bruno S., Izzi A., Villa E., Aghemo A., Zignego A. L., Orlandini A., Fontanella L., Gasbarrini A., Marzioni M., Giannini E. G., Craxi A., Abbati G., Alberti A., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angeli P., Angelico M., Angarano G., Angrisani D., Antinori A., Antonini C., Avancini I., Barone M., Bruno R., Benedetti A., Bernabucci V., Blanc P., Boarini C., Boffa N., Boglione L., Borghi V., Borgia G., Brancaccio G., Brunetto M., Cacciola I., Calabrese P., Calvaruso V., Campagnolo D., Canovari B., Caporaso N., Capra F., Carolo G., Cassola G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Silberstein F. C., Cecere R., Chessa L., Chiodera A., Chirianni A., Ciancio A., Cima S., Coco B., Colombo M., Coppola N., Corti G., Cosco L., Corradori S., Cozzolongo R., Cristaudo A., Danieli E., Monforte A. D. A., Monache M., Del Poggio P., de Luca A., Dentone C., Di Biagio A., Di Leo A., Di Perri G., Di Stefano M., D'Offizi G., Donato F., Durante E., Erne E., Fagiuoli S., Falasca K., Federico A., Felder M., Ferrari C., Gaeta G. B., Ganga R., Gatti P., Giacomet V., Giacometti A., Gianstefani A., Giordani M., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Guerra M., Gulminetti R., Ieluzzi D., Imparato M., Iodice V., La Monica S., Lazzarin A., Lenzi M., Levrero M., Lichtner M., Lionetti R., Guercio C. L., Madonna S., Magnani S., Maida I., Marignani M., Marrone A., Marsetti F., Martini S., Masarone M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C. M., Memoli M., Menzaghi B., Merli M., Miele L., Milella M., Mondelli M., Montalbano M., Monti M., Morelli O., Morisco F., Nardone G., Novara S., Onnelli G., Onofrio M., Paganin S., Pani L., Parisi M. R., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pasulo L., Perno C. F., Persico M., Piai G., Picciotto A., Pigozzi G. M., Piovesan S., Piras M. C., Pirisi M., Piscaglia A. M., Ponti L., Potenza D., Pravadelli C., Quartini M., Quirino T., Raimondo G., Rapaccini G. L., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rizzetto M., Rizzo S., Romagnoli D., Romano A., Rossi C., Rumi M. G., Russello M., Russo F. P., Russo M. L., Sansonno D. E., Santantonio T. A., Saracco G., Schimizzi A. M., Serviddio G., Simeone F., Solinas A., Soria A., Tabone M., Taliani G., Tarantino G., Tarquini P., Tavio M., Termite A., Teti E., Toniutto P., Torti C., Tundi P., Vecchiet G., Verucchi G., Gentilucci U. V., Vinci M., Vullo V., Zolfino T., and Zuin M.
Abstract: Purpose: To analyse safety and efficacy of treatment based on ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir/dasabuvir plus ribavirin in the sub-group of GT1 patients older than 65 years. Methods: We collected data extracted from the ABACUS compassionate-use nationwide Italian programme, in patients with cirrhosis due to hepatitis C virus (HCV) Genotype-1 (GT1) or 4 and at high risk of decompensation. GT1-HCV-infected patients received once-daily ombitasvir/paritaprevir, with the pharmacokinetic enhancer ritonavir (25/150/100 mg) and twice-daily dasabuvir (250 mg) plus Ribavirin (RBV) (OBV/PTV/r + DSV + RBV) for 12 (GT1b) or 24 (GT1a) weeks. Endpoints were to evaluate safety and efficacy, the latter defined as HCV RNA negative 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12). Results: Patients who suffered any adverse event (AE) were 74/240 (30.8%); 13/240 (5.4%) discontinued the treatment. A multivariate analysis found albumin < 3.5 g/dL (OR 2.04: 95% CI 1.0–4.2, p < 0.05) and hypertension (OR 4.6: 95% CI 2.3–9.2, p < 0.001) as variables independently associated with AE occurrence. The SVR12 was 95% (228/240). Multivariate analysis identified baseline bilirubin < 2 mg/dL (OR 4.9: 95% CI 1.17–20.71, p = 0.029) as the only variable independently associated with SVR12. Conclusion: Our findings suggest that OBV/PTV/r + DSV + RBV is safe and effective in real-life use in patients with compensated cirrhosis, HCV-GT1 infection, and age over 65.
Published: 2018

56. Prevalence of Single and Multiple Natural NS3, NS5A and NS5B Resistance-Associated Substitutions in Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes 1-4 in Italy

Author: Bertoli, A, Sorbo, M, Aragri, M, Lenci, I, Teti, E, Polilli, E, Di Maio, V, Gianserra, L, Biliotti, E, Masetti, C, Magni, C, Babudieri, S, Nicolini, L, Milana, M, Cacciatore, P, Sarmati, L, Pellicelli, A, Paolucci, S, Craxi, A, Morisco, F, Palitti, V, Siciliano, M, Coppola, N, Iapadre, N, Puoti, M, Rizzardini, G, Taliani, G, Pasquazzi, C, Andreoni, M, Parruti, G, Angelico, M, Perno, C, Cento, V, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Andreone, P, Baldanti, F, Barbarini, G, Boccaccio, V, Boglione, L, Bolis, M, Bonora, S, Borghi, V, Brancaccio, G, Bruno, S, Bruzzone, B, Calvaruso, V, Caporaso, N, Ciaccio, A, Ciancio, A, Colombatto, P, Cozzolongo, R, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Leonardis, F, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Francioso, S, Gaeta, G, Gasbarrini, A, Ghisetti, V, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Gubertini, G, Gulminetti, R, Lambiase, L, Landonio, S, Lichtner, M, Maida, I, Marenco, S, Marinaro, L, Maserati, R, Melis, M, Menzaghi, B, Meregalli, E, Micheli, V, Niero, F, Paoloni, M, Pieri, A, Rendina, M, Romagnoli, D, Rossetti, B, Ruggiero, T, Sangiovanni, V, Starace, M, Sticchi, L, Tarquini, P, Toniutto, P, Vullo, V, Zazzi, M, Bertoli A., Sorbo M. C., Aragri M., Lenci I., Teti E., Polilli E., Di Maio V. C., Gianserra L., Biliotti E., Masetti C., Magni C. F., Babudieri S., Nicolini L. A., Milana M., Cacciatore P., Sarmati L., Pellicelli A., Paolucci S., Craxi A., Morisco F., Palitti V. P., Siciliano M., Coppola N., Iapadre N., Puoti M., Rizzardini G., Taliani G., Pasquazzi C., Andreoni M., Parruti G., Angelico M., Perno C. F., Cento V., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Andreone P., Baldanti F., Barbarini G., Boccaccio V., Boglione L., Bolis M., Bonora S., Borghi V., Brancaccio G., Bruno S., Bruzzone B., Calvaruso V., Caporaso N., Ciaccio A., Ciancio A., Colombatto P., Cozzolongo R., D'Ambrosio C., D'Ettorre G., De Leonardis F., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Francioso S., Gaeta G. B., Gasbarrini A., Ghisetti V., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Gubertini G., Gulminetti R., Lambiase L., Landonio S., Lichtner M., Maida I., Marenco S., Marinaro L., Maserati R., Melis M., Menzaghi B., Meregalli E., Micheli V., Niero F., Paoloni M., Pieri A., Rendina M., Romagnoli D., Rossetti B., Ruggiero T., Sangiovanni V., Starace M., Sticchi L., Tarquini P., Toniutto P., Vullo V., Zazzi M., Bertoli, A, Sorbo, M, Aragri, M, Lenci, I, Teti, E, Polilli, E, Di Maio, V, Gianserra, L, Biliotti, E, Masetti, C, Magni, C, Babudieri, S, Nicolini, L, Milana, M, Cacciatore, P, Sarmati, L, Pellicelli, A, Paolucci, S, Craxi, A, Morisco, F, Palitti, V, Siciliano, M, Coppola, N, Iapadre, N, Puoti, M, Rizzardini, G, Taliani, G, Pasquazzi, C, Andreoni, M, Parruti, G, Angelico, M, Perno, C, Cento, V, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Andreone, P, Baldanti, F, Barbarini, G, Boccaccio, V, Boglione, L, Bolis, M, Bonora, S, Borghi, V, Brancaccio, G, Bruno, S, Bruzzone, B, Calvaruso, V, Caporaso, N, Ciaccio, A, Ciancio, A, Colombatto, P, Cozzolongo, R, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Leonardis, F, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Francioso, S, Gaeta, G, Gasbarrini, A, Ghisetti, V, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Gubertini, G, Gulminetti, R, Lambiase, L, Landonio, S, Lichtner, M, Maida, I, Marenco, S, Marinaro, L, Maserati, R, Melis, M, Menzaghi, B, Meregalli, E, Micheli, V, Niero, F, Paoloni, M, Pieri, A, Rendina, M, Romagnoli, D, Rossetti, B, Ruggiero, T, Sangiovanni, V, Starace, M, Sticchi, L, Tarquini, P, Toniutto, P, Vullo, V, Zazzi, M, Bertoli A., Sorbo M. C., Aragri M., Lenci I., Teti E., Polilli E., Di Maio V. C., Gianserra L., Biliotti E., Masetti C., Magni C. F., Babudieri S., Nicolini L. A., Milana M., Cacciatore P., Sarmati L., Pellicelli A., Paolucci S., Craxi A., Morisco F., Palitti V. P., Siciliano M., Coppola N., Iapadre N., Puoti M., Rizzardini G., Taliani G., Pasquazzi C., Andreoni M., Parruti G., Angelico M., Perno C. F., Cento V., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Andreone P., Baldanti F., Barbarini G., Boccaccio V., Boglione L., Bolis M., Bonora S., Borghi V., Brancaccio G., Bruno S., Bruzzone B., Calvaruso V., Caporaso N., Ciaccio A., Ciancio A., Colombatto P., Cozzolongo R., D'Ambrosio C., D'Ettorre G., De Leonardis F., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Francioso S., Gaeta G. B., Gasbarrini A., Ghisetti V., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Gubertini G., Gulminetti R., Lambiase L., Landonio S., Lichtner M., Maida I., Marenco S., Marinaro L., Maserati R., Melis M., Menzaghi B., Meregalli E., Micheli V., Niero F., Paoloni M., Pieri A., Rendina M., Romagnoli D., Rossetti B., Ruggiero T., Sangiovanni V., Starace M., Sticchi L., Tarquini P., Toniutto P., Vullo V., and Zazzi M.
Abstract: Natural resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) are reported with highly variable prevalence across different HCV genotypes (GTs). Frequency of natural RASs in a large Italian real-life cohort of patients infected with the 4 main HCV-GTs was investigated. NS3, NS5A and NS5B sequences were analysed in 1445 HCV-infected DAA-naïve patients. Sanger-sequencing was performed by home-made protocols on 464 GT1a, 585 GT1b, 92 GT2c, 199 GT3a, 16 GT4a and 99 GT4d samples. Overall, 20.7% (301/1455) of patients showed natural RASs, and the prevalence of multiclass-resistance was 7.3% (29/372 patients analysed). NS3-RASs were particularly common in GT1a and GT1b (45.2-10.8%, respectively), mainly due to 80K presence in GT1a (17%). Almost all GTs showed high prevalence of NS5A-RASs (range: 10.2-45.4%), and especially of 93H (5.1%). NS5A-RASs with fold-change >100x were detected in 6.8% GT1a (30H/R-31M-93C/H), 10.3% GT1b (31V-93H), 28.4% GT2c (28C-31M-93H), 8.5% GT3a (30K-93H), 45.5% GT4a (28M-30R-93H) and 3.8% GT4d (28V-30S-93H). Sofosbuvir RAS 282T was never detected, while the 159F and 316N RASs were found in GT1b (13.4-19.1%, respectively). Natural RASs are common in Italian patients infected with HCV-GTs 1-4. High prevalence of clinically-relevant RASs (such as Y93H) supports the appropriateness of HCV resistance-test to properly guide DAA-based therapy.
Published: 2018

57. Trend of estimated glomerular filtration rate during ombistasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir plus dasabuvir± ribavirin in HIV/HCV co-infected patients

Author: Taramasso, L, Biagio, A, Bovis, F, Nicolini, L, Antinori, A, Milazzo, L, Sollima, S, Gubertini, G, Niero, F, Saracino, A, Bruno, R, Borghi, V, Montagnani, F, Cattelan, A, Hasson, H, Taliani, G, Monforte, A, Mastroianni, C, Perri, G, Bigoni, S, Puoti, M, Spinetti, A, Gori, A, Boffa, N, Cacopardo, B, Giacometti, A, Parruti, G, Vullo, V, Chirianni, A, Teti, E, Pasquazzi, C, Segala, D, Andreoni, M, Taramasso L., Biagio A. D., Bovis F., Nicolini L. A., Antinori A., Milazzo L., Sollima S., Gubertini G., Niero F., Saracino A., Bruno R., Borghi V., Montagnani F., Cattelan A., Hasson H., Taliani G., Monforte A. D., Mastroianni C., Perri G. D., Bigoni S., Puoti M., Spinetti A., Gori A., Boffa N., Cacopardo B., Giacometti A., Parruti G., Vullo V., Chirianni A., Teti E., Pasquazzi C., Segala D., Andreoni M., Taramasso, L, Biagio, A, Bovis, F, Nicolini, L, Antinori, A, Milazzo, L, Sollima, S, Gubertini, G, Niero, F, Saracino, A, Bruno, R, Borghi, V, Montagnani, F, Cattelan, A, Hasson, H, Taliani, G, Monforte, A, Mastroianni, C, Perri, G, Bigoni, S, Puoti, M, Spinetti, A, Gori, A, Boffa, N, Cacopardo, B, Giacometti, A, Parruti, G, Vullo, V, Chirianni, A, Teti, E, Pasquazzi, C, Segala, D, Andreoni, M, Taramasso L., Biagio A. D., Bovis F., Nicolini L. A., Antinori A., Milazzo L., Sollima S., Gubertini G., Niero F., Saracino A., Bruno R., Borghi V., Montagnani F., Cattelan A., Hasson H., Taliani G., Monforte A. D., Mastroianni C., Perri G. D., Bigoni S., Puoti M., Spinetti A., Gori A., Boffa N., Cacopardo B., Giacometti A., Parruti G., Vullo V., Chirianni A., Teti E., Pasquazzi C., Segala D., and Andreoni M.
Abstract: The renal function is a key-issue in HIV/HCV co-infected patients, nevertheless, it has not established so far whether HCV treatment with new direct acting agents could impact on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) variations. In the present work, we examined the real-life data on renal function that have been prospectively collected in the SIMIT compassionate-use program of ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir plus dasabuvir (OBV/PTV/r + DSV) in 144 HIV/HCV genotype 1 co-infected patients. The population was 74% male, 30.5% in CDC stage C, with median age of 52 years (48.0-56.5) and median liver stiffness of 7.8 kPa (6.7-9.2). Median baseline eGFR was 102.0 (90.8-108.1), changing to 99.8 (83.5-104.8) at the end of treatment (EoT), and 100.0 (87.3-105.6) 12 weeks after the EoT (FU12), p<0.0001. No patient had grade 3-4 increase of creatinine. At EoT 60/144 (41.7%) patients had ≥ 5% reduction in their eGFR, confirmed at FU12 in 39/60 (65.0%) cases. Longer duration of HCV infection (cut-off 12.9 years), lower HCV-RNA viral load (cut-off 1,970,160 IU/ml) and lower platelet count (cut-off 167,000 × 106/L) were significantly associated with eGFR decline at logistic analysis (adjOR 2.9, 95%CI1.0-8.8, p = 0.05; adjOR 3.5, 95%CI1.2-10.4, p = 0.02; adjOR 2.8, 95%CI1.1-6.8, p = 0.03, respectively). After repeating the analysis throughout a mixed model, a higher eGFR decline was highlighted in patients concomitantly treated with tenofovir (p = 0.0001), ribavirin (p = 0.0001), or integrase inhibitors (p <0.0001), with longer duration of HIV (p = 0.0002) and HCV infection (p = 0.035), lower baseline HCV RNA (p <0.0001), previous HCV treatment (p<0.0001), and older age (p<0.0001). In conclusion, our study confirms a good renal safety profile of OBV/PTV/r + DSV treatment in HIV/HCV patients, and the median decline of 2 ml/min in eGFR, albeit statistically significant, is of doubtful clinical significance. The role of aging, concomitant therapies and duration of
Published: 2018

58. Atazanavir/ritonavir with lamivudine as maintenance therapy in virologically suppressed HIV-infected patients: 96 week outcomes of a randomized trial

Author: Fabbiani, M, Gagliardini, R, Ciccarelli, N, Roldan, E, Latini, A, D'Ettorre, G, Antinori, A, Castagna, A, Orofino, G, Francisci, D, Chinello, P, Madeddu, G, Grima, P, Rusconi, S, Del Pin, B, Lombardi, F, D'Avino, A, Foca, E, Colafigli, M, Cauda, R, Di Giambenedetto, S, De Luca, A, Mondi, A, Borghetti, A, Baldonero, E, Belmonti, S, Lamonica, S, Sidella, L, Tamburrini, E, Visconti, E, Giacometti, A, Barchiesi, F, Castelli, P, Cirioni, O, Mazzocato, S, Di Pietro, M, Blanc, P, Degli Esposti, A, Mariabelli, E, Marini, S, Poggi, A, Quiros Roldan, E, Amadasi, S, Apostoli, A, Biasi, L, Bonito, A, Brianese, N, Compostella, S, Ferraresi, A, Motta, D, Mughini, M, Celesia, B, Gussio, M, Sofia, S, Tana, M, Tundo, P, Viscoli, C, De Hoffer, L, Di Biagio, A, Grignolo, S, Parisini, A, Schenone, E, Taramasso, L, Manconi, P, Boccone, A, Ortu, F, Piano, P, Serusi, L, Puoti, M, Moioli, M, Rossotti, R, Travi, G, Ventura, F, Galli, M, Di Nardo Stuppino, S, Di Cristo, V, Giacomelli, A, Vimercati, V, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Capetti, A, Carenzi, L, Mazza, F, Meraviglia, P, Rosa, S, Zucchi, P, Mineo, M, Giuliani, M, Pacifici, A, Pimpinelli, F, Solivetti, F, Stivali, F, Angelici, F, Bellagamba, R, Delle Rose, D, Fezza, R, Libertone, R, Mosti, S, Narciso, P, Nicastri, E, Ottou, S, Tomassi, C, Vlassi, C, Zaccarelli, M, Zoppe, F, Vullo, V, Altavilla, F, Ceccarelli, G, Fantauzzi, A, Gebremeskel, S, Lo Menzo, S, Mezzaroma, I, Tierno, F, Petrosillo, N, Boumis, E, Cicalini, S, Grilli, E, Musso, M, Stella, C, Mura, M, Bagella, P, Mannazzu, M, Soddu, V, Caramello, P, Carcieri, C, Carosella, S, Farenga, M, Scotton, P, Rossi, M, Concia, E, Corsini, F, Gricolo, C, Lanzafame, M, Lattuada, E, Leonardi, S, Rigo, F, Lazzarin, A, Bigoloni, A, Carini, E, Nozza, S, Spagnuolo, V, Belfiori, B, Malincarne, L, Schiaroli, E, Sfara, C, Tosti, A, Sacchini, D, Ruggieri, A, Valdatta, C, Fabbiani M., Gagliardini R., Ciccarelli N., Roldan E. Q., Latini A., d'Ettorre G., Antinori A., Castagna A., Orofino G., Francisci D., Chinello P., Madeddu G., Grima P., Rusconi S., Del Pin B., Lombardi F., D'Avino A., Foca E., Colafigli M., Cauda R., Di Giambenedetto S., De Luca A., Mondi A., Borghetti A., Baldonero E., Belmonti S., Lamonica S., Sidella L., Tamburrini E., Visconti E., Giacometti A., Barchiesi F., Castelli P., Cirioni O., Mazzocato S., Di Pietro M., Blanc P., Degli Esposti A., Mariabelli E., Marini S., Poggi A., Quiros Roldan E., Amadasi S., Apostoli A., Biasi L., Bonito A., Brianese N., Compostella S., Ferraresi A., Motta D., Mughini M. T., Celesia B. M., Gussio M., Sofia S., Tana M., Tundo P., Viscoli C., De Hoffer L., Di Biagio A., Grignolo S., Parisini A., Schenone E., Taramasso L., Manconi P. E., Boccone A., Ortu F., Piano P., Serusi L., Puoti M., Moioli M. C., Rossotti R., Travi G., Ventura F., Galli M., Di Nardo Stuppino S., Di Cristo V., Giacomelli A., Vimercati V., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Capetti A., Carenzi L., Mazza F., Meraviglia P., Rosa S., Zucchi P., Mineo M., Giuliani M., Pacifici A., Pimpinelli F., Solivetti F., Stivali F., Angelici F., Bellagamba R., Delle Rose D., Fezza R., Libertone R., Mosti S., Narciso P., Nicastri E., Ottou S., Tomassi C., Vlassi C., Zaccarelli M., Zoppe F., Vullo V., Altavilla F., Ceccarelli G., Fantauzzi A., Gebremeskel S., Lo Menzo S., Mezzaroma I., Tierno F., Petrosillo N., Boumis E., Cicalini S., Grilli E., Musso M., Stella C., Mura M. S., Bagella P., Mannazzu M., Soddu V., Caramello P., Carcieri C., Carosella S., Farenga M., Scotton P. G., Rossi M. C., Concia E., Corsini F., Gricolo C., Lanzafame M., Lattuada E., Leonardi S., Rigo F., Lazzarin A., Bigoloni A., Carini E., Nozza S., Spagnuolo V., Belfiori B., Malincarne L., Schiaroli E., Sfara C., Tosti A., Sacchini D., Ruggieri A., Valdatta C., Fabbiani, M, Gagliardini, R, Ciccarelli, N, Roldan, E, Latini, A, D'Ettorre, G, Antinori, A, Castagna, A, Orofino, G, Francisci, D, Chinello, P, Madeddu, G, Grima, P, Rusconi, S, Del Pin, B, Lombardi, F, D'Avino, A, Foca, E, Colafigli, M, Cauda, R, Di Giambenedetto, S, De Luca, A, Mondi, A, Borghetti, A, Baldonero, E, Belmonti, S, Lamonica, S, Sidella, L, Tamburrini, E, Visconti, E, Giacometti, A, Barchiesi, F, Castelli, P, Cirioni, O, Mazzocato, S, Di Pietro, M, Blanc, P, Degli Esposti, A, Mariabelli, E, Marini, S, Poggi, A, Quiros Roldan, E, Amadasi, S, Apostoli, A, Biasi, L, Bonito, A, Brianese, N, Compostella, S, Ferraresi, A, Motta, D, Mughini, M, Celesia, B, Gussio, M, Sofia, S, Tana, M, Tundo, P, Viscoli, C, De Hoffer, L, Di Biagio, A, Grignolo, S, Parisini, A, Schenone, E, Taramasso, L, Manconi, P, Boccone, A, Ortu, F, Piano, P, Serusi, L, Puoti, M, Moioli, M, Rossotti, R, Travi, G, Ventura, F, Galli, M, Di Nardo Stuppino, S, Di Cristo, V, Giacomelli, A, Vimercati, V, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Capetti, A, Carenzi, L, Mazza, F, Meraviglia, P, Rosa, S, Zucchi, P, Mineo, M, Giuliani, M, Pacifici, A, Pimpinelli, F, Solivetti, F, Stivali, F, Angelici, F, Bellagamba, R, Delle Rose, D, Fezza, R, Libertone, R, Mosti, S, Narciso, P, Nicastri, E, Ottou, S, Tomassi, C, Vlassi, C, Zaccarelli, M, Zoppe, F, Vullo, V, Altavilla, F, Ceccarelli, G, Fantauzzi, A, Gebremeskel, S, Lo Menzo, S, Mezzaroma, I, Tierno, F, Petrosillo, N, Boumis, E, Cicalini, S, Grilli, E, Musso, M, Stella, C, Mura, M, Bagella, P, Mannazzu, M, Soddu, V, Caramello, P, Carcieri, C, Carosella, S, Farenga, M, Scotton, P, Rossi, M, Concia, E, Corsini, F, Gricolo, C, Lanzafame, M, Lattuada, E, Leonardi, S, Rigo, F, Lazzarin, A, Bigoloni, A, Carini, E, Nozza, S, Spagnuolo, V, Belfiori, B, Malincarne, L, Schiaroli, E, Sfara, C, Tosti, A, Sacchini, D, Ruggieri, A, Valdatta, C, Fabbiani M., Gagliardini R., Ciccarelli N., Roldan E. Q., Latini A., d'Ettorre G., Antinori A., Castagna A., Orofino G., Francisci D., Chinello P., Madeddu G., Grima P., Rusconi S., Del Pin B., Lombardi F., D'Avino A., Foca E., Colafigli M., Cauda R., Di Giambenedetto S., De Luca A., Mondi A., Borghetti A., Baldonero E., Belmonti S., Lamonica S., Sidella L., Tamburrini E., Visconti E., Giacometti A., Barchiesi F., Castelli P., Cirioni O., Mazzocato S., Di Pietro M., Blanc P., Degli Esposti A., Mariabelli E., Marini S., Poggi A., Quiros Roldan E., Amadasi S., Apostoli A., Biasi L., Bonito A., Brianese N., Compostella S., Ferraresi A., Motta D., Mughini M. T., Celesia B. M., Gussio M., Sofia S., Tana M., Tundo P., Viscoli C., De Hoffer L., Di Biagio A., Grignolo S., Parisini A., Schenone E., Taramasso L., Manconi P. E., Boccone A., Ortu F., Piano P., Serusi L., Puoti M., Moioli M. C., Rossotti R., Travi G., Ventura F., Galli M., Di Nardo Stuppino S., Di Cristo V., Giacomelli A., Vimercati V., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Capetti A., Carenzi L., Mazza F., Meraviglia P., Rosa S., Zucchi P., Mineo M., Giuliani M., Pacifici A., Pimpinelli F., Solivetti F., Stivali F., Angelici F., Bellagamba R., Delle Rose D., Fezza R., Libertone R., Mosti S., Narciso P., Nicastri E., Ottou S., Tomassi C., Vlassi C., Zaccarelli M., Zoppe F., Vullo V., Altavilla F., Ceccarelli G., Fantauzzi A., Gebremeskel S., Lo Menzo S., Mezzaroma I., Tierno F., Petrosillo N., Boumis E., Cicalini S., Grilli E., Musso M., Stella C., Mura M. S., Bagella P., Mannazzu M., Soddu V., Caramello P., Carcieri C., Carosella S., Farenga M., Scotton P. G., Rossi M. C., Concia E., Corsini F., Gricolo C., Lanzafame M., Lattuada E., Leonardi S., Rigo F., Lazzarin A., Bigoloni A., Carini E., Nozza S., Spagnuolo V., Belfiori B., Malincarne L., Schiaroli E., Sfara C., Tosti A., Sacchini D., Ruggieri A., and Valdatta C.
Abstract: Objectives: To investigate the long-term safety and efficacy of a treatment switch to dual ART with atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine versus continuing a standard regimen with atazanavir/ritonavir+2NRTI in virologically suppressed patients. Methods: ATLAS-M is a 96 week open-label, randomized, non-inferiority (margin -12%) trial enrolling HIV-infected adults on atazanavir/ritonavir+2NRTI, with stable HIV-RNA < 50 copies/mL and CD4 counts.200 cells/mm3. At baseline, patients were randomized 1:1 to switch to atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine or to continue the previous regimen. Here, we report the 96 week efficacy and safety data. The study was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01599364. Results: Overall, 266 subjects were enrolled (133 in each arm). At 96 weeks, in the ITT population, patients free of treatment failure totalled 103 (77.4%) with atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine and 87 (65.4%) with triple therapy (difference +12.0%, 95% CI +1.2/+22.8, P=0.030), demonstrating the superiority of dual therapy. Two (1.5%) and 9 (6.8%) virological failures occurred in the dual-therapy arm and the triple-therapy arm, respectively, without development of resistance to any study drug. Clinical adverse events occurred at similar rates in both arms. A higher frequency of grade 3-4 hyperbilirubinemia (66.9% versus 50.4%, P=0.006) and hypertriglyceridaemia (6.8% versus 1.5%, P=0.031) occurred with dual therapy, although this never led to treatment discontinuation. A significant improvement in renal function and lumbar spine bone mineral density occurred in the dual-therapy arm. The evolution of CD4, HIV-DNA levels and neurocognitive performance was similar in both arms. Conclusions: In this randomized study, a treatment switch to atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine was superior over the continuation of atazanavir/ritonavir+2NRTI in virologically suppressed patients, with a sustained benefit in terms of improved renal function and bone mineral density.
Published: 2018

59. Frequent NS5A and multiclass resistance in almost all HCV genotypes at DAA failures: What are the chances for second-line regimens?

Author: Di Maio, V, Cento, V, Aragri, M, Paolucci, S, Pollicino, T, Coppola, N, Bruzzone, B, Ghisetti, V, Zazzi, M, Brunetto, M, Bertoli, A, Barbaliscia, S, Galli, S, Gennari, W, Baldanti, F, Raimondo, G, Perno, C, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angelico, M, Babudieri, S, Barbarini, G, Boccaccio, V, Boglione, L, Bolis, M, Bonora, S, Borghi, V, Brancaccio, G, Bruno, S, Cacciatore, P, Calvaruso, V, Caporaso, N, Ciaccio, A, Ciancio, A, Colombatto, P, Cozzolongo, R, Craxi, A, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Francioso, S, Gaeta, G, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Gubertini, G, Gulminetti, R, Lambiase, L, Lenci, I, Lichtner, M, Maida, I, Marenco, S, Marinaro, L, Maserati, R, Masetti, C, Melis, M, Meregalli, E, Micheli, V, Morisco, F, Niero, F, Nicolini, L, Palitti, V, Paoloni, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pellicelli, A, Polilli, E, Ponti, M, Puoti, M, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rossetti, B, Ruggiero, T, Sangiovanni, V, Starace, M, Sticchi, L, Tarquini, P, Toniutto, P, Vullo, V, Di Maio V. C., Cento V., Aragri M., Paolucci S., Pollicino T., Coppola N., Bruzzone B., Ghisetti V., Zazzi M., Brunetto M., Bertoli A., Barbaliscia S., Galli S., Gennari W., Baldanti F., Raimondo G., Perno C. F., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angelico M., Babudieri S., Barbarini G., Boccaccio V., Boglione L., Bolis M., Bonora S., Borghi V., Brancaccio G., Bruno S., Cacciatore P., Calvaruso V., Caporaso N., Ciaccio A., Ciancio A., Colombatto P., Cozzolongo R., Craxi A., D'Ambrosio C., D'Ettorre G., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Francioso S., Gaeta G. B., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Gubertini G., Gulminetti R., Lambiase L., Lenci I., Lichtner M., Maida I., Marenco S., Marinaro L., Maserati R., Masetti C., Melis M., Meregalli E., Micheli V., Morisco F., Niero F., Nicolini L. A., Palitti V. P., Paoloni M., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pellicelli A., Polilli E., Ponti M. L., Puoti M., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rossetti B., Ruggiero T., Sangiovanni V., Starace M., Sticchi L., Tarquini P., Toniutto P., Vullo V., Di Maio, V, Cento, V, Aragri, M, Paolucci, S, Pollicino, T, Coppola, N, Bruzzone, B, Ghisetti, V, Zazzi, M, Brunetto, M, Bertoli, A, Barbaliscia, S, Galli, S, Gennari, W, Baldanti, F, Raimondo, G, Perno, C, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Andreone, P, Andreoni, M, Angelico, M, Babudieri, S, Barbarini, G, Boccaccio, V, Boglione, L, Bolis, M, Bonora, S, Borghi, V, Brancaccio, G, Bruno, S, Cacciatore, P, Calvaruso, V, Caporaso, N, Ciaccio, A, Ciancio, A, Colombatto, P, Cozzolongo, R, Craxi, A, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Francioso, S, Gaeta, G, Giorgini, A, Grieco, A, Gubertini, G, Gulminetti, R, Lambiase, L, Lenci, I, Lichtner, M, Maida, I, Marenco, S, Marinaro, L, Maserati, R, Masetti, C, Melis, M, Meregalli, E, Micheli, V, Morisco, F, Niero, F, Nicolini, L, Palitti, V, Paoloni, M, Parruti, G, Pasquazzi, C, Pellicelli, A, Polilli, E, Ponti, M, Puoti, M, Rendina, M, Rizzardini, G, Rossetti, B, Ruggiero, T, Sangiovanni, V, Starace, M, Sticchi, L, Tarquini, P, Toniutto, P, Vullo, V, Di Maio V. C., Cento V., Aragri M., Paolucci S., Pollicino T., Coppola N., Bruzzone B., Ghisetti V., Zazzi M., Brunetto M., Bertoli A., Barbaliscia S., Galli S., Gennari W., Baldanti F., Raimondo G., Perno C. F., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Andreone P., Andreoni M., Angelico M., Babudieri S., Barbarini G., Boccaccio V., Boglione L., Bolis M., Bonora S., Borghi V., Brancaccio G., Bruno S., Cacciatore P., Calvaruso V., Caporaso N., Ciaccio A., Ciancio A., Colombatto P., Cozzolongo R., Craxi A., D'Ambrosio C., D'Ettorre G., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Francioso S., Gaeta G. B., Giorgini A., Grieco A., Gubertini G., Gulminetti R., Lambiase L., Lenci I., Lichtner M., Maida I., Marenco S., Marinaro L., Maserati R., Masetti C., Melis M., Meregalli E., Micheli V., Morisco F., Niero F., Nicolini L. A., Palitti V. P., Paoloni M., Parruti G., Pasquazzi C., Pellicelli A., Polilli E., Ponti M. L., Puoti M., Rendina M., Rizzardini G., Rossetti B., Ruggiero T., Sangiovanni V., Starace M., Sticchi L., Tarquini P., Toniutto P., and Vullo V.
Published: 2018

60. Anti-LPS Region Antibody Responses and Cellular Immune Responsiveness in Typhoid Patients

Author: Mastroianni, C. M., Misefari, A., Jirillo, E., De Simone, C., Vullo, V., Delia, S., Friedman, Herman, editor, Klein, T. W., editor, Nakano, Masayasu, editor, and Nowotny, Alois, editor
Published: 1990
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61. Switching from TDF to TAF or dual therapy (DT)-based regimens in HIV-infected individuals with viral load <= 50 copies/ml: does eGFR matter?

Author: Vergori, A, Gagliardini, R, Gianotti, N, Gori, A, Lichtner, M, Saracino, A, A De Vito, Cascio, A, A Di Biagio, A d'Arminio Monforte, Antinori, A, A Cozzi-Lepri on behalf of the ICONA Foundation Study Network, Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Barocci, V., Angarano, G., Monno, L., Milano, E., F. Maggiolo, C. Suardi, Viale, P., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Castelnuovo, F., Minardi, C., Quiros Roldan, E., B. Menzaghi, C. Abeli, L. Chessa, F. Pes, B. Cacopardo, B. Celesia, J. Vecchiet, K. Falasca (Chieti), A. Pan, S. Lorenzotti, Sighinolfi, L., Segala, Daniela, P. Blanc, F. Vichi, Cassola, G., Bassetti, M., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., M. Lichtner, L. Fondaco (Latina), P. Bonfanti, C. Molteni, A. Chiodera, P. Milini, G. Nunnari, G. Pellicanò, d’Arminio Monforte, A., Galli, M., Lazzarin, A., Rizzardini, G., Puoti, M., Castagna, A., Cannizzo, E. S., Moioli, M. C., Piolini, R., Bernacchia, D., Poli, A., Tincati, C., Mussini, C., Puzzolante, C., C. Migliorino, G. Lapadula, Sangiovanni, V., Borgia, G., Esposito, V., Di Flumeri, G., Gentile, I., Rizzo, V., A. M. Cattelan, S. Marinello, A. Cascio, C. Colomba, D. Francisci, E. Schiaroli, G. Parruti, F. Sozio, C. Lazzaretti, R. Corsini, Andreoni, M., Antinori, A., Cauda, R., Cristaudo, A., Vullo, V., Acinapura, R., Lamonica, S., Capozzi, M., Mondi, A., Cingolani, A., Rivano Capparuccia, M., Iaiani, G., Latini, A., Onnelli, G., Plazzi, M. M., De Girolamo, G., Vergori, A., M. Cecchetto, F. Viviani, G. Madeddu, A. De Vito, B. Rossetti, F. Montagnani, A. Franco, R. Fontana Del Vecchio, Di Giuli, C., Caramello, P., Di Perri, G., Bonora, S., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., C. Tascini, A. Londer, V. Manfrin, G. Battagin, and G. Starnini, A. Ialungo
Subjects: HIV, Tenofovir alafenamide, Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, Antiretroviral therapy, eGFR, Dual therapy, Dual therapy, Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, eGFR, HIV, Tenofovir alafenamide, NO, Antiretroviral therapy
Published: 2020

62. HIV protease inhibitor therapy reverses neutrophil apoptosis in AIDS patients by direct calpain inhibition

Author: Lichtner, M., Mengoni, F., Mastroianni, C. M., Sauzullo, I., Rossi, R., De Nicola, M., Vullo, V., and Ghibelli, L.
Published: 2006
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63. Long‐term effectiveness of recommended boosted protease inhibitor‐based antiretroviral therapy in Europe

Author: Santos, J. R., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Phillips, A., De Wit, S., Pedersen, C., Reiss, P., Blaxhult, A., Lazzarin, A., Sluzhynska, M., Orkin, C., Duvivier, C., Bogner, J., Gargalianos-Kakolyris, P., Schmid, P., Hassoun, G., Khromova, I., Beniowski, M., Hadziosmanovic, V., Sedlacek, D., Paredes, R., Lundgren, J. D., Losso, M., Kundro, M., Schmied, B., Zangerle, R., Karpov, I., Vassilenko, A., Mitsura, V. M., Paduto, D., Clumeck, N., Delforge, M., Florence, E., Vandekerckhove, L., Begovac, J., Machala, L., Jilich, D., Kronborg, G., Benfield, T., Gerstoft, J., Katzenstein, T., Moller, N. F., Ostergaard, L., Wiese, L., Nielsen, L. N., Zilmer, K., Smidt, J., Ristola, M., Aho, I., Viard, J. -P., Girard, P. -M., Pradier, C., Fontas, E., Rockstroh, J., Schmidt, R., Degen, O., Stellbrink, H. J., Stefan, C., Fatkenheuer, G., Chkhartishvili, N., Gargalianos, P., Xylomenos, G., Lourida, P., Sambatakou, H., Szlavik, J., Gottfredsson, M., Mulcahy, F., Yust, I., Turner, D., Burke, M., Shahar, E., Elinav, H., Haouzi, M., Elbirt, D., Sthoeger, Z. M., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Esposito, R., Mazeu, I., Mussini, C., Mazzotta, F., Gabbuti, A., Vullo, V., Lichtner, M., Zaccarelli, M., Antinori, A., Acinapura, R., Plazzi, M., Castagna, A., Gianotti, N., Galli, M., Ridolfo, A., Rozentale, B., Uzdaviniene, V., Matulionyte, R., Staub, T., Hemmer, R., Ormaasen, V., Maeland, A., Bruun, J., Knysz, B., Gasiorowski, J., Inglot, M., Horban, A., Bakowska, E., Flisiak, R., Grzeszczuk, A., Parczewski, M., Pynka, M., Maciejewska, K., Mularska, E., Smiatacz, T., Gensing, M., Jablonowska, E., Malolepsza, E., Wojcik, K., Mozer-Lisewska, I., Caldeira, L., Mansinho, K., Maltez, F., Radoi, R., Panteleev, A., Panteleev, O., Yakovlev, A., Trofimora, T., Kuzovatova, E., Borodulina, E., Vdoushkina, E., Jevtovic, D., Tomazic, J., Gatell, J. M., Miro, J. M., Moreno, S., Rodriguez, J. M., Clotet, B., Jou, A., Tural, C., Puig, J., Bravo, I., Domingo, P., Gutierrez, M., Mateo, G., Sambeat, M. A., Laporte, J. M., Falconer, K., Thalme, A., Sonnerborg, A., Flamholc, L., Scherrer, A., Weber, R., Cavassini, M., Calmy, A., Furrer, H., Battegay, M., Kuznetsova, A., Kyselyova, G., Gazzard, B., Johnson, A. M., Simons, E., Edwards, S., Johnson, M. A., Mocroft, A., Weber, J., Scullard, G., Clarke, A., Leen, C., Gatell, J., Ledergerber, B., Kirk, O., Peters, L., Matthews, C., Fischer, A. H., Bojesen, A., Raben, D., Kristensen, D., Gronborg Laut, K., Larsen, J. F., Podlekareva, D., Shepherd, L., Schultze, A., Thiebaut, R., Burger, D., Santos, J. R., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Phillips, A., De Wit, S., Pedersen, C., Reiss, P., Blaxhult, A., Lazzarin, A., Sluzhynska, M., Orkin, C., Duvivier, C., Bogner, J., Gargalianos-Kakolyris, P., Schmid, P., Hassoun, G., Khromova, I., Beniowski, M., Hadziosmanovic, V., Sedlacek, D., Paredes, R., Lundgren, J. D., Castagna, A, on behalf of the EuroSIDA study, Group, AII - Infectious diseases, APH - Aging & Later Life, Infectious diseases, Global Health, and Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity
Subjects: Male, 0301 basic medicine, antiretroviral therapy-naïve patients, Lopinavir/ritonavir, darunavir, HIV Infections, Antiretroviral therapy-experienced patient, Gastroenterology, antiretroviral therapy-experienced patients, 0302 clinical medicine, atazanavir/ritonavir, darunavir/ritonavir, lopinavir/ritonavir, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Europe, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Treatment Outcome, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, atazanavir, Antiretroviral therapy-naÃ¯ve patient, Health Policy, Lopinavir, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active/methods, ritonavir, Infectious Diseases, Viral load, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, HIV Infections/drug therapy, Infectious Disease, antiretroviral therapy-naive patients, 03 medical and health sciences, Internal medicine, medicine, Protease inhibitor (pharmacology), Darunavir, business.industry, 030112 virology, Atazanavir, lopinavir, Regimen, Anti-HIV Agents/therapeutic use, Ritonavir, business
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to evaluate the long-term response to antiretroviral treatment (ART) based on atazanavir/ritonavir (ATZ/r)-, darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r)-, and lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r)-containing regimens.METHODS: Data were analysed for 5678 EuroSIDA-enrolled patients starting a DRV/r-, ATZ/r- or LPV/r-containing regimen between 1 January 2000 and 30 June 2013. Separate analyses were performed for the following subgroups of patients: (1) ART-naïve subjects (8%) at ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor (PI/r) initiation; (2) ART-experienced individuals (44%) initiating the new PI/r with a viral load (VL) ≤500 HIV-1 RNA copies/mL; and (3) ART-experienced patients (48%) initiating the new PI/r with a VL >500 copies/mL. Virological failure (VF) was defined as two consecutive VL measurements >200 copies/mL ≥24 weeks after PI/r initiation. Kaplan-Meier and multivariable Cox models were used to compare risks of failure by PI/r-based regimen. The main analysis was performed with intention-to-treat (ITT) ignoring treatment switches.RESULTS: The time to VF favoured DRV/r over ATZ/r, and both were superior to LPV/r (log-rank test; P < 0.02) in all analyses. Nevertheless, the risk of VF in ART-naïve patients was similar regardless of the PI/r initiated after controlling for potential confounders. The risk of VF in both treatment-experienced groups was lower for DRV/r than for ATZ/r, which, in turn, was lower than for LPV/r-based ART.CONCLUSIONS: Although confounding by indication and calendar year cannot be completely ruled out, in ART-experienced subjects the long-term effectiveness of DRV/r-containing regimens appears to be greater than that of ATZ/r and LPV/r.
Published: 2018

64. The challenge of cardiovascular diseases in HIV-positive patients: itʼs time for redrawing the maps of cardiovascular risk?

Author: Ceccarelli, G., dʼEttorre, G., and Vullo, V.
Published: 2013
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65. Triglyceride/HDL ratio and its impact on the risk of diabetes mellitus development during ART

Author: Squillace, Nicola, Lorenzini, Patrizia, Lapadula, Giuseppe, Bandera, Alessandra, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Rusconi, Stefano, Puoti, Massimo, Castagna, Antonella, Antinori, Andrea, Gori, Andrea, D'arminio Monforte, Antonella, Moroni M, Andreoni M, Angarano G, Antinori A, D'arminio Monforte A, Castelli F, Cauda R, Di Perri G, Galli M, Iardino R, Ippolito G, Lazzarin A, Perno Cf, Von Schloesser F, Viale P, Castagna A, Ceccherini-silberstein F, Cozzi-lepri A, Girardi E, Lo Caputo S, Mussini C, Puoti M, Ammassari A, Balotta C, Bonfanti P, Bonora S, Borderi M, Capobianchi Mr, Cingolani A, Cinque P, De Luca A, Di Biagio A, Gianotti N, Gori A, Guaraldi G, Lapadula G, Lichtner M, Madeddu G, Maggiolo F, Marchetti G, Marcotullio S, Monno L, Quiros Roldan E, Rusconi S, Saracino A, Cicconi P, Fanti I, Galli L, Lorenzini P, Rodano A, Shanyinda M, Tavelli A, Giacometti A, Costantini A, Mazzoccato S, Santoro C, Suardi C, Vanino E, Verucchi G, Minardi C, Quirino T, Abeli C, Manconi Pe, Piano P, Vecchiet J, Falasca K, Sighinolfi L, Segala D, Mazzotta F, Cassola G, Viscoli C, Alessandrini A, Piscopo R, Mazzarello G, Mastroianni C, Belvisi V, Caramma I, Chiodera A, Castelli Ap, Rizzardini G, Ridolfo Al, Piolini R, Salpietro S, Carenzi L, Moioli Mc, Tincati C, Puzzolante C, Abrescia N, Chirianni A, Borgia G, Guida Mg, Gargiulo M, Gentile I, Orlando R, Baldelli F, Francisci D, Parruti G, Ursini T, Magnani G, Ursitti Ma, Vullo V, D'avino A, Gallo L, Nicastri E, Acinapura R, Capozzi M, Libertone R, Tebano G, Zaccarelli M, Viviani F, Sasset L, Mura Ms, Rossetti B, Caramello P, Orofino Gc, Sciandra M, Bassetti M, Londero A, Pellizzer G, Manfrin V., Squillace, Nicola, Lorenzini, Patrizia, Lapadula, Giuseppe, Bandera, Alessandra, Cozzi lepri, Alessandro, Rusconi, Stefano, Puoti, Massimo, Castagna, Antonella, Antinori, Andrea, Gori, Andrea, D'arminio Monforte, Antonella, Squillace, N, Lorenzini, P, Lapadula, G, Bandera, A, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Rusconi, S, Puoti, M, Castagna, A, Antinori, A, Gori, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Moroni, M, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, D'arminio Monforte, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, Cf, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Ceccherini-silberstein, F, Cozzi-lepri, A, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Capobianchi, Mr, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Saracino, A, Cicconi, P, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Rodano, A, Shanyinda, M, Tavelli, A, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Mazzoccato, S, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Vanino, E, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, Pe, Piano, P, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Piscopo, R, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, Ap, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, Al, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, Mc, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Guida, Mg, Gargiulo, M, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, Ma, Vullo, V, D'Avino, A, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Tebano, G, Zaccarelli, M, Viviani, F, Sasset, L, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, Gc, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, and Manfrin, V.
Subjects: Liver Cirrhosis, Male, 0301 basic medicine, HIV Infections, Adult, Anti-Retroviral Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Hepatitis C Antibodies, Humans, Lipoproteins, HDL, Middle Aged, Retrospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Triglycerides, Triglyceride, Gastroenterology, chemistry.chemical_compound, 0302 clinical medicine, High-density lipoprotein, Retrospective Studie, HIV Infection, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, individual, hiv-infected patient, dysfunction, Diabetes Mellitu, cohort, high-density-lipoprotein, c virus-infection, Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia Clinica, Not available, Infectious Diseases, Cohort, symbols, Human, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, HDL, Lipoproteins, Liver Cirrhosi, Antiretroviral Therapy, insulin-resistance, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, symbols.namesake, Insulin resistance, Diabetes mellitus, Internal medicine, medicine, Highly Active, Poisson regression, Risk factor, Pharmacology, business.industry, association, cholesterol, Retrospective cohort study, medicine.disease, 030104 developmental biology, Endocrinology, chemistry, Relative risk, Anti-Retroviral Agent, Hepatitis C Antibodie, business
Abstract: Objectives Our primary aim was to study diabetes mellitus (DM) arising during combination ART (cART) and to attempt to identify associations between these cases and triglycerides (TRG) and the TRG to HDL-cholesterol (TRG/HDL) ratio. Our secondary aim was to analyse the association between DM development and hepatic fibrosis. Methods This was a retrospective cohort study. Patients from the Icona Foundation study initiating first-line cART between 1997 and 2013 were selected and observed until new-onset DM or most recent clinical follow-up. The predictive value of TRG and TRG/HDL ratio levels on DM was evaluated using multivariable Poisson regression models. Results Three-thousand, five-hundred and forty-six patients (males, 73.7%; median age, 38 years; median BMI, 23.1 kg/m2; and hepatitis C virus antibody positive, 22.1%) were included. Of these, 80 developed DM over 13 911 person-years of follow-up (PYFU), corresponding to 5.7 cases per 1000 PYFU (95% CI = 4.6–7.1). At multivariable analysis, latest TRG/HDL ratio, when high, was associated with significant increases in DM risk [relative risk (RR) = 1.63; 95% CI = 1.32–2.01 per 10 points higher], while current TRG, in contrast, was associated with new-onset DM only at crude analysis. Advanced liver fibrosis (defined as fibrosis-4 index >3.25) was also shown to be an independent risk factor for DM (RR = 2.91; 95% CI = 1.10–7.72). Conclusions High TRG/HDL ratio predicted risk of new-onset DM, independently of other traditional risk factors. Furthermore, our findings suggest that advanced hepatic fibrosis, estimated using the fibrosis-4 score, could provide an additional predictor for DM.
Published: 2016

66. Efficacy and tolerability of switching to a dual therapy with darunavir/ritonavir plus raltegravir in HIV-infected patients with HIV-1 RNA â¤50Â cp/mL

Author: Madeddu, G, Rusconi, S, Cozzi lepri, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Bonora, S, Carbone, A, De Luca, A, Gianotti, N, Di Biagio, A, Antinori, A, Dâ€™arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Lichtner, A, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, CASCIO, ANTONIO, COLOMBA, Claudia, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Iaiani, G, Fontanelli Sulekova, L, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V., Madeddu, G., Rusconi, S., Cozzi lepri, A., Di Giambenedetto, S., Bonora, S., Carbone, A., De Luca, A., Gianotti, N., Di Biagio, A., Antinori, A., Dâ arminio Monforte, A., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini silberstein, F., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonfanti, P., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., Lichtner, A., Maggiolo, F., Marchetti, G., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Santoro, M., Saracino, A., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, I., Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Valeriani, C., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Quirino, T., Abeli, C., Manconi, P., Piano, P., Cacopardo, B., Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Vichi, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A., Rizzardini, G., Ridolfo, A., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Di Martino, F., Maddaloni, L., Gentile, I., Orlando, R., Cascio, A., Colomba, C., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M., Vullo, V., Cristaudo, A., Baldin, G., Cicalini, S., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Savinelli, S., Latini, A., Iaiani, G., Fontanelli Sulekova, L., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Mura, M., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Madeddu, G, Rusconi, S, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Bonora, S, Carbone, A, De Luca, A, Gianotti, N, Di Biagio, A, Antinori, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Lichtner, A, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Puzzolante, C, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Cascio, A, Colomba, C, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Iaiani, G, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Madeddu G, Rusconi S, Cozzi-Lepri A, Di Giambenedetto S, Bonora S, Carbone A, De Luca A, Gianotti N, Di Biagio A, Antinori A, d'Arminio Monforte A, Andreoni M, Angarano G, Antinori A, Castelli F, Cauda R, Di Perri G, Galli M, Iardino R, Ippolito G, Lazzarin A, Perno CF, von Schloesser F, Viale P, Castagna A, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Cozzi-Lepri A, Girardi E, Lo Caputo S, Mussini C, Puoti M, Ammassari A, Balotta C, Bandera A, Bonfanti P, Borderi M, Calcagno A, Calza L, Capobianchi MR, Cingolani A, Cinque P, Lichtner A, Madeddu G, Maggiolo F, Marchetti G, Marcotullio S, Monno L, Nozza S, Quiros Roldan E, Rossotti R, Rusconi S, Santoro MM, Saracino A, Zaccarelli M, Fanti I, Galli L, Lorenzini P, Rodano A, Shanyinde M, Tavelli A, Carletti F, Carrara S, Di Caro A, Graziano S, Petrone F, Prota G, Quartu S, Truffa S, Giacometti A, Costantini A, Valeriani C, Santoro C, Suardi C, Donati V, Verucchi G, Minardi C, Quirino T, Abeli C, Manconi PE, Piano P, Cacopardo B, Celesia B, Vecchiet J, Falasca K, Sighinolfi L, Segala D, Mazzotta F, Vichi F, Cassola G, Viscoli C, Alessandrini A, Bobbio N, Mazzarello G, Mastroianni C, Belvisi V, Caramma I, Chiodera A, Castelli AP, Rizzardini G, Ridolfo AL, Piolini R, Salpietro S, Carenzi L, Moioli MC, Tincati C, Puzzolante C, Gori A, Guaraldi G, Lapadula G, Abrescia N, Chirianni A, Borgia G, Di Martino F, Maddaloni L, Gentile I, Orlando R, Cascio A, Colomba C, Baldelli F, Francisci D, Parruti G, Ursini T, Magnani G, Ursitti MA, Vullo V, Cristaudo A, Baldin G, Cicalini S, Gallo L, Nicastri E, Acinapura R, Capozzi M, Libertone R, Savinelli S, Latini A, Iaiani G, Fontanelli Sulekova L, Cecchetto M, Viviani F, Mura MS, De Luca A, Rossetti B, Caramello P, Orofino GC, Bonora S, Sciandra M, Bassetti M, Londero A, Pellizzer G, Manfrin V., Gentile, Ivan, Borgia, Guglielmo, Orlando, Raffaele, and on behalf of the Icona Fdn Study, Grp
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, HIV Infections, Antiretroviral therapy, Darunavir/ritonavir, Efficacy, NRTI-sparing regimen, Raltegravir, Tolerability, Microbiology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Cohort Studies, Darunavir, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, HIV-1, Humans, Italy, Middle Aged, RNA, Viral, Raltegravir Potassium, Ritonavir, Viral Load, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, Viral, education.field_of_study, Lamivudine, General Medicine, Combination, Viral load, medicine.drug, medicine.medical_specialty, 030106 microbiology, Population, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, Lower risk, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Drug Therapy, Internal medicine, education, business.industry, RNA, business
Abstract: Background: Nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) toxicity may represent a threat for long-term success of combined antiretroviral therapy. Some studies have suggested a possible improvement of NRTI-related toxicity after switching to NRTI-sparing regimens. Objectives: We aimed to explore the efficacy and tolerability of switching to darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) plus raltegravir (RAL) while having a viral load (VL) â¤50 copies/mL in the clinical setting. Study design: Treatment-experienced HIV 1-infected patients enrolled in the ICONA Foundation Study cohort were included if they switched their current regimen to DRV/rÂ+ÂRAL with a HIV-RNA â¤50Âcopies/mL. Different definitions of virological failure (VF) and treatment failure (TF) were employed. KaplanâMeier curves and Cox regression models were performed to estimate time to event probability. Results: We included 72 HIV-infected patients, 22 (31%) of these were female, 31 (43%) men who have sex with men (MSM) amd 15 (21%) had hepatitis co-infections. Median age was 44 (IQR: 35-50) years amd CD4 count was 389 (IQR 283-606) cells/mmc. Median follow-up time for TF was 24 (IQR 9â31)Âmonths. Twenty-five discontinuations occurred (60% simplifications); only 2 (8%) were toxicity-driven (lipid elevations). The probability of VF (confirmed VL >50 copies/mL) was estimated at 7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1â13%] by 12 and 9% (95% CI 2â16%) by 24Âmonths. When considering TF, we found a probability of stop/intensification/single VLÂ>Â200 copies/mL of 13% (95% CI 1â17%) and 22% (95% CI 11â33%) by 12 and 24Âmonths. Female gender (adjusted relative hazard, ARHÂ=Â0.10; 95% CI 0.01â0.74; pÂ=Â0.024) and older age (AHRÂ=Â0.50 per 10Âyears older; 95% CI 0.25â0.99; pÂ=Â0.045) were associated with a lower risk of TF. A previous PI failure was strongly associated with TF (AHRÂ=Â52.6, 95% CI 3.6â779; pÂ=Â0.004). Conclusions: DRV/rÂ+ÂRAL is a valuable NRTI-sparing option, especially in female and older patients, with a relatively low risk of VF and good tolerability after 2Âyears since start in an ART-experienced population. However, previous PI-failure should be a limiting factor for this strategy.
Published: 2017

67. Drop in CD4+ counts below 200 cells/µL after reaching (or starting from) values higher than 350 cells/µL in HIV‐infected patients with virological suppression

Author: Gianotti, Nicola, Marchetti, Giulia, Antinori, Andrea, Saracino, Annalisa, Gori, Andrea, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Lichtner, Miriam, Bandera, Alessandra, Mussini, Cristina, Girardi, Enrico, Monforte, Antonella Arminio, Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro, D'Arminio Monforte, A., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Antinori, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. F., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini-Silberstein, F., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M. R., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., De Luca, A., Di Biagio, A., Gianotti, N., Monforte, G., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Maggiolo, F., Marchetti, G., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Rusconi, S., Santoro, M. M., Saracino, A., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, I., Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Valeriani, C., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Quirino, T., Abeli, C., Manconi, P. E., Piano, P., Cacopardo, B., Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Vichi, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Rizzardini, G., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Lanon, L., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Di Martino, F., Maddaloni, L., Gentile, I., Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Vullo, V., Cristaudo, A., Baldin, G., Cicalini, S., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Savinelli, S., Latini, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Gianotti, N, Marchetti, G, Antinori, A, Saracino, A, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Lichtner, M, Bandera, A, Mussini, C, Girardi, E, Monforte, A, Cozzi-Lepri, A, D'Arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Monforte, G, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Rusconi, S, Santoro, M, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Lanon, L, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Gianotti, N., Marchetti, G., Antinori, A., Saracino, A., Gori, A., Rizzardini, G., Lichtner, M., Bandera, A., Mussini, C., Girardi, E., Monforte, A. A., Cozzi-Lepri, A., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. F., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini-Silberstein, F., Lo Caputo, S., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M. R., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., De Luca, A., Di Biagio, A., Monforte, G., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Madeddu, G., Maggiolo, F., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Rusconi, S., Santoro, M. M., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, I., Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Valeriani, C., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Quirino, T., Abeli, C., Manconi, P. E., Piano, P., Cacopardo, B., Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Vichi, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Lanon, L., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Di Martino, F., Maddaloni, L., Gentile, I., Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Vullo, V., Cristaudo, A., Baldin, G., Cicalini, S., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Savinelli, S., Latini, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., and Manfrin, V.
Subjects: Male, 0301 basic medicine, Antiretroviral therapy, Cd4+cells count, CD4+count dipping, CD4+count monitoring, Virological suppression, Adult, Ambulatory Care, Anti-HIV Agents, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Female, Follow-Up Studies, HIV Infections, Humans, Italy, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Viral Load, CD4 Lymphocyte Count, Medicine (all), count monitoring, 0302 clinical medicine, Medicine, Hiv infected patients, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective cohort study, CD4(+) count dipping, Virological failure, Infectious Diseases, cells count, Viral load, virological suppression, medicine.medical_specialty, CD4(+) cells count, antiretroviral therapy, Urology, Antiretroviral Therapy, +, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Highly Active, In patient, count dipping, business.industry, Cd4, CD4, 030112 virology, Confidence interval, Cumulative risk, CD4(+) count monitoring, Immunology, business
Abstract: Background: The aim of the study was to quantify the risk of a drop in CD4+ counts below 200 cells/mL after reaching values >350 cells/mL on antiretroviral therapy (ART) (or after starting ART with CD4+ count >350 cells/mL) in the absence of virological failure. Setting: Ambulatory care services, Italy. Methods: Prospective cohort study of patients enrolled in the ICONA Foundation Study cohort who started ART with >350 CD4+/μL or with ≤350 CD4+/μL and reached values >350 cells/μL after virological suppression (VS, defined by 2 consecutive viral loads ≤50 copies/mL). The date of CD4 count >350 was the baseline for the analysis and those with ≥1 viral load and CD4+ count after baseline were included. The primary end point was the cumulative risk (estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method) of a CD4+ drop below 200 cells/μL over follow-up, which was censored at the date of virological failure (confirmed HIV-RNA >50 copies/mL), death, or last visit. Results: Six thousand six hundred sixty-three patients were included. A confirmed CD4+ drop below 200 cells/μL was never observed over a median follow-up of 45 (Q1: 21, Q3: 89) months, as long as VS was maintained. Upper limits of the 97.5% confidence interval of rates of confirmed CD4+ drop below 200 cells/μL were 0.28 and 0.38/1000 person-years of follow-up for patients with ≤350 and >350 CD4+ cells/μL at starting ART. Conclusions: In patients who started ART in Italy with >350 CD4+ cells/μL or reached >350 CD4+ cells/μL after VS, the risk of a CD4+ drop below 200 cells/μL in those maintaining VS was negligible.
Published: 2017

68. In vitro effect of anti-human immunodeficiency virus CCR5 antagonist maraviroc on chemotactic activity of monocytes, macrophages and dendritic cells

Author: Rossi, R., Lichtner, M., De Rosa, A., Sauzullo, I., Mengoni, F., Massetti, A. P., Mastroianni, C. M., and Vullo, V.
Published: 2011
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69. Estimating prevalence of accumulated HIV-1 drug resistance in a cohort of patients on antiretroviral therapy

Author: Bannister, Wendy P., Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro, Kjær, Jesper, Clotet, Bonaventura, Lazzarin, Adriano, Viard, Jean-Paul, Kronborg, Gitte, Duiculescu, Dan, Beniowski, Marek, Machala, Ladislav, Phillips, Andrew, Losso, M., Elias, C., Vetter, N., Zangerle, R., Karpov, I., Vassilenko, A., Mitsura, V. M., Suetnov, O., Clumeck, N., De Wit, S., Delforge, M., Colebunders, R., Vandekerckhove, L., Hadziosmanovic, V., Kostov, K., Begovac, J., Machala, L., Rozsypal, H., Sedlacek, D., Nielsen, J., Kronborg, G., Benfield, T., Larsen, M., Gerstoft, J., Katzenstein, T., Hansen, B. A.-E., Skinhøj, P., Pedersen, C., Oestergaard, L., Zilmer, K., Smidt, Jelena, Ristola, M., Katlama, C., Viard, J.-P., Girard, P.-M., Livrozet, J. M., Vanhems, P., Pradier, C., Dabis, F., Neau, D., Rockstroh, J., Schmidt, R., van Lunzen, J., Degen, O., Stellbrink, H. J., Staszewski, S., Goethe, J. W., Bogner, J., Fätkenheuer, G., Kosmidis, J., Gargalianos, P., Xylomenos, G., Perdios, J., Panos, G., Filandras, A., Karabatsaki, E., Banhegyi, D., Mulcahy, F., Yust, I., Turner, D., Burke, M., Pollack, S., Hassoun, G., Maayan, S., Chiesi, A., Esposito, R., Mazeu, I., Mussini, C., Arici, C., Pristera, R., Mazzotta, F., Gabbuti, A., Vullo, V., Lichtner, M., Chirianni, A., Montesarchio, E., Gargiulo, M., Antonucci, G., Iacomi, F., Narciso, P., Vlassi, C., Zaccarelli, M., Lazzarin, A., Finazzi, R., Galli, M., Ridolfo, A., dʼArminio Monforte, A., Rozentale, B., Zeltina, I., Chaplinskas, S., Hemmer, R., Staub, T., Reiss, P., Bruun, J., Maeland, A., Ormaasen, V., Knysz, B., Gasiorowski, J., Horban, A., Bakowska, E., Grzeszczuk, A., Flisiak, R., Boron-Kaczmarska, A., Pynka, M., Beniowski, M., Mularska, E., Trocha, H., Jablonowska, E., Malolepsza, E., Wojcik, K., Antunes, F., Valadas, E., Mansinho, K., Maltez, F., Duiculescu, D., Rakhmanova, A., Vinogradova, E., Jevtovic, D., Mokráš, M., Staneková, D., Tomazic, J., González-Lahoz, J., Soriano, V., Labarga, P., Medrano, J., Moreno, S., Clotet, B., Jou, A., Paredes, R., Tural, C., Puig, J., Bravo, I., Gatell, J. M., Miró, J. M., Domingo, P., Gutierrez, M., Mateo, G., Sambeat, M. A., Karlsson, A., Ledergerber, B., Weber, R., Hirschel, B., Boffi, E., Furrer, H., Battegay, M., Elzi, L., Kravchenko, E., Chentsova, N., Servitskiy, S., Antoniak, S., Krasnov, M., Barton, S., Johnson, A. M., Mercey, D., Phillips, A., Johnson, M. A., Mocroft, A., Murphy, M., Weber, J., Scullard, G., Fisher, M., Leen, C., Clotet, B., Paredes, R., Antunes, F., Clotet, B., Duiculescu, D., Gatell, J., Gazzard, B., Horban, A., Karlsson, A., Katlama, C., Ledergerber, B., DʼArminio Montforte, A., Phillips, A., Rakhmanova, A., Reiss, P., Rockstroh, J., Lundgren, J., Kirk, O., Mocroft, A., Friis-Møller, N., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Bannister, W., Ellefson, M., Borch, A., Podlekareva, D., Kjær, J., Peters, L., Reekie, J., and Kowalska, J.
Published: 2011
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70. P202 Two-dimensional and three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography in the diagnosis of infective endocarditis of native and prosthetic valves

Author: Capotosto, L, primary, Tanzilli, G, additional, Mangieri, E, additional, Ciardi, M R, additional, Gaudio, C, additional, Miraldi, F, additional, Vullo, V, additional, and Vitarelli, A, additional
Published: 2020
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71. Usefulness of interferon-gamma release assays for latent tuberculosis screening in patients candidate for TNF-α therapy: O332

Author: Sauzullo, I., Mengoni, F., Scrivo, R., Valesini, G., Potenza, C., Skroza, N., Lichtner, M., Marocco, R., Belvisi, V., Vullo, V., and Mastroianni, C.
Published: 2010

72. Lack of correlation between plasma residual viraemia and total HIV-DNA in PBMCs of successfully treated patients: O327

Author: Parisi, S., Sarmati, L., Dori, L., Andreis, S., Buonomini, A., Montano, M., Boldrin, C., Nicastri, E., Andreoni, C., Scaggiante, R., Vullo, V., Palù, G., and Andreoni, M.
Published: 2010

73. Long-term efficacy of dolutegravir in treatment-experienced subjects failing therapy with HIV-1 integrase strand inhibitor-resistant virus

Author: Castagna, A., Ferrara, M., Galli, L., Comi, L., Sterrantino, G., Cenderello, G., Zaccarelli, M., Focà, E., Roncadori, A., Lazzarin, A., Chichino, G., Mantia, E., Butini, L., Costantini, A., Giacometti, A., Tavio, M., Grassini, M., Valle, M., Vaccher, E., Martellotta, F., Schioppa, O., Maggiolo, F., Viale, P., Borderi, M., Calza, L., Moratello, L., Magistrelli, E., Castelli, F., Festa, E., Quirino, T., Campus, M., Businco, F., Celesia, B. M., La Rosa, R., Pan, A., Fornabaio, C., Mazzotta, F., Di Pietro, M., Bartoloni, A., Ferrara, S., Mastroianni, A., Di Cesare, S., Viscoli, C., Di Biagio, A., Cassola, G., Penco, G., Cericola, A, Nencioni, C., Carli, T., Viganò, P., Re, T., Del Fiorentino, A., Gattuso, G., Palvarini, L., Taurozzi, M., Gianotti, N., Galizzi, N., Poli, A., Rusconi, S., Salvaggio, S. E., Galli, M., Rizzardini, G., Mussini, C., Menozzi, M., Gori, A., Muscatello, A., Cappelletti, E., Gargiulo, M., Garavelli, P. L., Bargiacchi, O., Prestileo, T., Di Lorenzo, F., Bonanno, S., Ferrari, C., degli Antoni, A. M., Cattelan, A. M., Gulminetti, R., Pagnucco, L., Menichetti, F., Iapoce, R., Baldelli, F., Schiaroli, E., Italiani, F., Aquilini, D., Magnani, G., Corsini, R., Barchi, E., Ferrari, E., Antinori, A., Cristaudo, A., Latini, A., Cauda, R., Vullo, V., Maffongelli, G., Andreoni, M., Sassett, L., Viviani, F., De Luca, A., Rossetti, B., Franco, A., Resta, F., Di Perri, G., Bonora, S., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Malena, M., Luzzati, Roberto, Castagna, A., Ferrara, M., Galli, L., Comi, L., Sterrantino, G., Cenderello, G., Zaccarelli, M., Focà, E., Roncadori, A., Lazzarin, A., Chichino, G., Mantia, E., Butini, L., Costantini, A., Giacometti, A., Tavio, M., Grassini, M., Valle, M., Vaccher, E., Martellotta, F., Schioppa, O., Maggiolo, F., Viale, P., Borderi, M., Calza, L., Moratello, L., Magistrelli, E., Castelli, F., Festa, E., Quirino, T., Campus, M., Businco, F., Celesia, B. M., La Rosa, R., Pan, A., Fornabaio, C., Mazzotta, F., Di Pietro, M., Bartoloni, A., Ferrara, S., Mastroianni, A., Di Cesare, S., Viscoli, C., Di Biagio, A., Cassola, G., Penco, G., Cericola, A, Nencioni, C., Carli, T., Viganò, P., Re, T., Del Fiorentino, A., Gattuso, G., Palvarini, L., Taurozzi, M., Gianotti, N., Galizzi, N., Poli, A., Rusconi, S., Salvaggio, S. E., Galli, M., Rizzardini, G., Mussini, C., Menozzi, M., Gori, A., Muscatello, A., Cappelletti, E., Gargiulo, M., Garavelli, P. L., Bargiacchi, O., Prestileo, T., Di Lorenzo, F., Bonanno, S., Ferrari, C., degli Antoni, A. M., Cattelan, A. M., Gulminetti, R., Pagnucco, L., Menichetti, F., Iapoce, R., Baldelli, F., Schiaroli, E., Italiani, F., Aquilini, D., Magnani, G., Corsini, R., Barchi, E., Ferrari, E., Antinori, A., Cristaudo, A., Latini, A., Cauda, R., Vullo, V., Maffongelli, G., Andreoni, M., Sassett, L., Viviani, F., De Luca, A., Rossetti, B., Franco, A., Resta, F., Di Perri, G., Bonora, S., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Malena, M., and Luzzati, Roberto
Subjects: HIV, dolutegravir, efficacy, Male, Anti-HIV Agents, Pyridones, Drug Resistance, HIV Infections, HIV Integrase, 3-Ring, Piperazines, Coinfection, Drug Resistance, Viral, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, HIV Integrase Inhibitors, HIV-1, Hepatitis C, Chronic, Heterocyclic Compounds, 3-Ring, Humans, Middle Aged, Treatment Outcome, Viral Load, Drug Therapy, Heterocyclic Compounds, Oxazines, Pharmacology (medical), Viral, Chronic, Pharmacology, Pharmacology, Pharmacology (medical), Infectious Diseases, Hepatitis C, Infectious Diseases, Combination
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the virological efficacy of dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily in 190 HIV-1 failing antiretroviral-experienced patients with previous exposure to first-generation integrase strand transfer inhibitor (INSTI) over a 5 year follow-up using data from clinical practice. PATIENTS AND METHODS: This analysis included HIV-1-infected patients who were ≥18 years of age, treatment experienced, had HIV-1 RNA >50 copies/mL, with INSTI-resistant virus, who started dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily plus optimized background therapy (OBT), recorded in the national prospective database PRESTIGIO (www.progettoprestigio.it). Follow-up accrued from the start of dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily + OBT until virological failure (VF) or dolutegravir discontinuation for any reason or the last treatment visit on dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily treatment. VF was defined by the lack of achievement of HIV-1 RNA 100000 copies/mL (adjusted HR = 4.73, 95% CI = 1.33-16.78, P = 0.016) and with ≥1 INSTI mutations plus Q148H/K/R/N and the G140S/A/C as compared with other subjects (adjusted HR = 4.18, 95% CI = 1.32-13.23, P = 0.015). CONCLUSIONS: Our data showed a favourable long-term efficacy of dolutegravir 50 mg twice daily in association with OBT in treatment-experienced failing subjects, with INSTI-resistant virus, in the real world. A close monitoring of adherence is crucial for maintenance of virological response in this fragile subgroup of subjects.
Published: 2018

74. Effectiveness and safety of cobicistat-boosted darunavir-based antiretroviral treatment in an Italian observational cohort: the TMC114FD1HTX4003 (STORE.) study

Author: Gori, A, Antinori, A, Ripamonti, D, Rusconi, S, Gianotti, N, Maserati, R, Muscatello, A, Di Cristo, V, Castagna, A, Rizzardini, G, Cattelan, A, Menzaghi, B, Sterrantino, G, Kiros, S, Castelli, F, Foca, E, Saccani, B, Orofino, G, Farenga, M, Cauda, R, La Monica, S, Vullo, V, De Luca, A, Rossetti, B, Manzillo, E, Gioe, C, Celesia, B, Locatelli, M, Madeddu, G, Bagella, P, Santantonio, T, Ferrara, S, Cosco, L, Pontali, E, Monforte, AD, Curetti, R, Andreoni, M, Stingone, C, Uglietti, A, Termini, R, Mancusi, D, Gori, A, Antinori, A, Ripamonti, D, Rusconi, S, Gianotti, N, Maserati, R, Muscatello, A, Di Cristo, V, Castagna, A, Rizzardini, G, Cattelan, A, Menzaghi, B, Sterrantino, G, Kiros, S, Castelli, F, Foca, E, Saccani, B, Orofino, G, Farenga, M, Cauda, R, La Monica, S, Vullo, V, De Luca, A, Rossetti, B, Manzillo, E, Gioe, C, Celesia, B, Locatelli, M, Madeddu, G, Bagella, P, Santantonio, T, Ferrara, S, Cosco, L, Pontali, E, Monforte, Ad, Curetti, R, Andreoni, M, Stingone, C, Uglietti, A, Termini, R, and Mancusi, D
Published: 2018

75. MICROBIOTA COMPOSITION, METABOLIC PROFILES AND INFLAMMATORY HOST RESPONSE AFTER FECAL MICROBIOTA TRANSPLANTATION (FMT) FOR RECURRENT CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE INFECTION. DOES PROTEOBACTERIA ABUNDANCE PREDICT THE RESPONSE TO FMT?

Author: Schippa, S, Bruno, G, Cicerone, C, Badiali, D, Auria, S, Zaccari, P, Casadio, Marco, Trancassini, M, Gagliardi, A, Neroni, B, Bonfiglio, G, Oliva, A, D'Abramo, A, Iebba, V, Macone, A, Vullo, V, Corazziari, E, Schippa, S, Bruno, G, Cicerone, C, Badiali, D, Auria, S, Zaccari, P, Casadio, Marco, Trancassini, M, Gagliardi, A, Neroni, B, Bonfiglio, G, Oliva, A, D'Abramo, A, Iebba, V, Macone, A, Vullo, V, and Corazziari, E
Subjects: FMT, Microbiota, CDI
Published: 2018

76. Evolving treatment implementation among HIV- infected pregnant women and their partners: Results from a national surveillance study in Italy, 2001-2015

Author: Floridia, M, Frisina, V, Ravizza, M, Marconi, A, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Sansone, M, Molinari, A, Cervi, F, Meloni, A, Luzi, K, Masuelli, G, Tamburrini, E, Ensoli, B, Moroni, M, Lazzarin, A, Sagnelli, E, Antinori, A, Carosi, G, Marcotullio, S, Mazzotta, F, Vella, S, Ammassari, A, Antonucci, G, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Armignacco, O, Babudieri, S, Baldelli, F, Bini, T, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Bruno, R, Bucciardini, R, Castagna, A, Cattelan, A, Cauda, R, Cerioli, A, Chirianni, A, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, d'Arminio Monforte, A, De Carli, G, De Luca, A, Di Perri, G, Di Pietro, M, El Hamad, I, Errico, M, Ferrazzi, E, Gabrielli, E, Galli, M, Giaquinto, C, Girardi, E, Gori, A, Grossi, P, Guaraldi, G, Liuzzi, G, Lo Caputo, S, Maggiolo, F, Malena, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Matteelli, A, Morrone, A, Murri, R, Mussini, C, Nasta, P, Oldrini, M, Oleari, F, Orlando, G, Palu, G, Pempinello, R, Perno, C, Prestileo, T, Pompa, M, Puoti, M, Puro, V, Rancilio, L, Rasi, G, Rizzardini, G, Savasi, V, Signorini, L, Sighinolfi, L, Stagnitta, M, Starace, F, Starnini, G, Sterrantino, G, Suter, F, Tambussi, G, Tavio, M, Torti, C, Tozzi, V, Trotta, M, Vaccher, E, Vigano, A, Visintini, R, Vullo, V, Zuccotti, G, Dell'Isola, S, Manfredini, V, Parisi, S, Pezzoli, M, Zona, S, Floridia M., Frisina V., Ravizza M., Marconi A. M., Pinnetti C., Cetin I., Sansone M., Molinari A., Cervi F., Meloni A., Luzi K., Masuelli G., Tamburrini E., Ensoli B., Moroni M., Lazzarin A., Sagnelli E., Antinori A., Carosi G., Marcotullio S., Mazzotta F., Vella S., Ammassari A., Antonucci G., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Armignacco O., Babudieri S., Baldelli F., Bini T., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Bruno R., Bucciardini R., Castagna A., Cattelan A. M., Cauda R., Cerioli A., Chirianni A., Cingolani A., Cinque P., d'Arminio Monforte A., De Carli G., De Luca A., Di Perri G., Di Pietro M., El Hamad I., Errico M., Ferrazzi E., Gabrielli E., Galli M., Giaquinto C., Girardi E., Gori A., Grossi P., Guaraldi G., Liuzzi G., Lo Caputo S., Maggiolo F., Malena M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C., Matteelli A., Morrone A., Murri R., Mussini C., Nasta P., Oldrini M., Oleari F., Orlando G., Palu G., Pempinello R., Perno C. -F., Prestileo T., Pompa M. G., Puoti M., Puro V., Rancilio L., Rasi G., Rizzardini G., Savasi V. M., Signorini L., Sighinolfi L., Stagnitta M., Starace F., Starnini G., Sterrantino G., Suter F., Tambussi G., Tavio M., Torti C., Tozzi V., Trotta M. P., Vaccher E., Vigano A., Visintini R., Vullo V., Zuccotti G. V., Dell'Isola S., Manfredini V., Parisi S., Pezzoli M. C., Zona S., Floridia, M, Frisina, V, Ravizza, M, Marconi, A, Pinnetti, C, Cetin, I, Sansone, M, Molinari, A, Cervi, F, Meloni, A, Luzi, K, Masuelli, G, Tamburrini, E, Ensoli, B, Moroni, M, Lazzarin, A, Sagnelli, E, Antinori, A, Carosi, G, Marcotullio, S, Mazzotta, F, Vella, S, Ammassari, A, Antonucci, G, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Armignacco, O, Babudieri, S, Baldelli, F, Bini, T, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Bruno, R, Bucciardini, R, Castagna, A, Cattelan, A, Cauda, R, Cerioli, A, Chirianni, A, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, d'Arminio Monforte, A, De Carli, G, De Luca, A, Di Perri, G, Di Pietro, M, El Hamad, I, Errico, M, Ferrazzi, E, Gabrielli, E, Galli, M, Giaquinto, C, Girardi, E, Gori, A, Grossi, P, Guaraldi, G, Liuzzi, G, Lo Caputo, S, Maggiolo, F, Malena, M, Maserati, R, Mastroianni, C, Matteelli, A, Morrone, A, Murri, R, Mussini, C, Nasta, P, Oldrini, M, Oleari, F, Orlando, G, Palu, G, Pempinello, R, Perno, C, Prestileo, T, Pompa, M, Puoti, M, Puro, V, Rancilio, L, Rasi, G, Rizzardini, G, Savasi, V, Signorini, L, Sighinolfi, L, Stagnitta, M, Starace, F, Starnini, G, Sterrantino, G, Suter, F, Tambussi, G, Tavio, M, Torti, C, Tozzi, V, Trotta, M, Vaccher, E, Vigano, A, Visintini, R, Vullo, V, Zuccotti, G, Dell'Isola, S, Manfredini, V, Parisi, S, Pezzoli, M, Zona, S, Floridia M., Frisina V., Ravizza M., Marconi A. M., Pinnetti C., Cetin I., Sansone M., Molinari A., Cervi F., Meloni A., Luzi K., Masuelli G., Tamburrini E., Ensoli B., Moroni M., Lazzarin A., Sagnelli E., Antinori A., Carosi G., Marcotullio S., Mazzotta F., Vella S., Ammassari A., Antonucci G., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Armignacco O., Babudieri S., Baldelli F., Bini T., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Bruno R., Bucciardini R., Castagna A., Cattelan A. M., Cauda R., Cerioli A., Chirianni A., Cingolani A., Cinque P., d'Arminio Monforte A., De Carli G., De Luca A., Di Perri G., Di Pietro M., El Hamad I., Errico M., Ferrazzi E., Gabrielli E., Galli M., Giaquinto C., Girardi E., Gori A., Grossi P., Guaraldi G., Liuzzi G., Lo Caputo S., Maggiolo F., Malena M., Maserati R., Mastroianni C., Matteelli A., Morrone A., Murri R., Mussini C., Nasta P., Oldrini M., Oleari F., Orlando G., Palu G., Pempinello R., Perno C. -F., Prestileo T., Pompa M. G., Puoti M., Puro V., Rancilio L., Rasi G., Rizzardini G., Savasi V. M., Signorini L., Sighinolfi L., Stagnitta M., Starace F., Starnini G., Sterrantino G., Suter F., Tambussi G., Tavio M., Torti C., Tozzi V., Trotta M. P., Vaccher E., Vigano A., Visintini R., Vullo V., Zuccotti G. V., Dell'Isola S., Manfredini V., Parisi S., Pezzoli M. C., and Zona S.
Abstract: Background The current global and national indications for antiretroviral treatment (ART, usually triple combination therapy) in adolescent and adults, including pregnant women, recommend early ART before immunologic decline, pre-exposure chemoprophylaxis (PrEP), and treatment of HIV-negative partners in serodiscordant couples. There is limited information on the implementation of these recommendations among pregnant women with HIV and their partners. Methods The present analysis was performed in 2016, using data from clinical records of pregnant women with HIV, followed between 2001 and 2015 at hospital or university clinics within a large, nationally representative Italian cohort study. The study period was divided in three intervals of five years each (2001-2005, 2006-2010, 2011-2015), and the analysis evaluated temporal trends in rates of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy, maternal antiretroviral treatment at conception, prevalence of HIV infection among partners of pregnant women with HIV, and proportion of seronegative and seropositive male partners receiving antiretroviral treatment. Results The analysis included 2755 pregnancies in women with HIV. During the three time intervals considered the rate of HIV diagnosis in pregnancy (overall 23.3%), and the distribution of HIV status among male partners (overall 48.7% HIV- negative, 28.6% HIV-positive and 22.8% unknown) remained substantially unchanged. Significant increases were observed in the proportion of women with HIV diagnosed before pregnancy who were on antiretroviral treatment at conception (from 62.0% in 2001-2005 to 81.3% in 2011-2015, P < 0.001), and in the proportion of HIV-positive partners on antiretroviral treatment (from 73.3% in 2001-2005 to 95.8% in 2011-2015, P = 0.002). Antiretroviral treatment was administered in 99.1% of the pregnancies that did not end early because of miscarriage, termination, or intrauterine death, and in 75.3% of those not ending in a live birth. No implementation of antir
Published: 2017

77. Treatment simplification to atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine versus maintenance of atazanavir/ritonavir+two NRTIs in virologically suppressed HIV-1-infected patients: 48 week results from a randomized trial (ATLAS-M)

Author: Di Giambenedetto, S, Fabbiani, M, Quiros Roldan, E, Latini, A, D'Ettorre, G, Antinori, A, Castagna, A, Orofino, G, Francisci, D, Chinello, P, Madeddu, G, Grima, P, Rusconi, S, Di Pietro, M, Mondi, A, Ciccarelli, N, Borghetti, A, Foca, E, Colafigli, M, De Luca, A, Cauda, R, Baldonero, E, Belmonti, S, D'Avino, A, Gagliardini, R, Lamonica, S, Lombardi, F, Sidella, L, Tamburrini, E, Visconti, E, Giacometti, A, Barchiesi, F, Castelli, P, Cirioni, O, Mazzocato, S, Blanc, P, Degli Esposti, A, Del Pin, B, Mariabelli, E, Marini, S, Poggi, A, Amadasi, S, Apostoli, A, Biasi, L, Bonito, A, Brianese, N, Compostella, S, Ferraresi, A, Motta, D, Mughini, M, Celesia, B, Gussio, M, Sofia, S, Tana, M, Tundo, P, Viscoli, C, De Hoffer, L, Di Biagio, A, Grignolo, S, Parisini, A, Schenone, E, Taramasso, L, Manconi, P, Boccone, A, Ortu, F, Piano, P, Serusi, L, Puoti, M, Moioli, M, Rossotti, R, Travi, G, Ventura, F, Galli, M, Di Nardo Stuppino, S, Di Cristo, V, Giacomelli, A, Vimercati, V, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Capetti, A, Carenzi, L, Mazza, F, Meraviglia, P, Rosa, S, Zucchi, P, Mineo, M, Giuliani, M, Pacifici, A, Pimpinelli, F, Solivetti, F, Stivali, F, Angelici, F, Bellagamba, R, Delle Rose, D, Fezza, R, Libertone, R, Mosti, S, Narciso, P, Nicastri, E, Ottou, S, Tomassi, C, Vlassi, C, Zaccarelli, M, Zoppe, F, Vullo, V, Altavilla, F, Ceccarelli, G, Fantauzzi, A, Gebremeskel, S, Lo Menzo, S, Mezzaroma, I, Tierno, F, Petrosillo, N, Boumis, E, Cicalini, S, Grilli, E, Musso, M, Stella, C, Mura, M, Bagella, P, Mannazzu, M, Soddu, V, Caramello, P, Carcieri, C, Carosella, S, Farenga, M, Scotton, P, Rossi, M, Concia, E, Corsini, F, Gricolo, C, Lanzafame, M, Lattuada, E, Leonardi, S, Rigo, F, Lazzarin, A, Bigoloni, A, Carini, E, Nozza, S, Spagnuolo, V, Belfiori, B, Malincarne, L, Schiaroli, E, Sfara, C, Tosti, A, Sacchini, D, Ruggieri, A, Valdatta, C, Di Giambenedetto S., Fabbiani M., Quiros Roldan E., Latini A., D'Ettorre G., Antinori A., Castagna A., Orofino G., Francisci D., Chinello P., Madeddu G., Grima P., Rusconi S., Di Pietro M., Mondi A., Ciccarelli N., Borghetti A., Foca E., Colafigli M., De Luca A., Cauda R., Baldonero E., Belmonti S., D'Avino A., Gagliardini R., Lamonica S., Lombardi F., Sidella L., Tamburrini E., Visconti E., Giacometti A., Barchiesi F., Castelli P., Cirioni O., Mazzocato S., Blanc P., Degli Esposti A., Del Pin B., Mariabelli E., Marini S., Poggi A., Amadasi S., Apostoli A., Biasi L., Bonito A., Brianese N., Compostella S., Ferraresi A., Motta D., Mughini M. T., Celesia B. M., Gussio M., Sofia S., Tana M., Tundo P., Viscoli C., De Hoffer L., Di Biagio A., Grignolo S., Parisini A., Schenone E., Taramasso L., Manconi P. E., Boccone A., Ortu F., Piano P., Serusi L., Puoti M., Moioli M. C., Rossotti R., Travi G., Ventura F., Galli M., Di Nardo Stuppino S., Di Cristo V., Giacomelli A., Vimercati V., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Capetti A., Carenzi L., Mazza F., Meraviglia P., Rosa S., Zucchi P., Mineo M., Giuliani M., Pacifici A., Pimpinelli F., Solivetti F., Stivali F., Angelici F., Bellagamba R., Delle Rose D., Fezza R., Libertone R., Mosti S., Narciso P., Nicastri E., Ottou S., Tomassi C., Vlassi C., Zaccarelli M., Zoppe F., Vullo V., Altavilla F., Ceccarelli G., Fantauzzi A., Gebremeskel S., Lo Menzo S., Mezzaroma I., Tierno F., Petrosillo N., Boumis E., Cicalini S., Grilli E., Musso M., Stella C., Mura M. S., Bagella P., Mannazzu M., Soddu V., Caramello P., Carcieri C., Carosella S., Farenga M., Scotton P. G., Rossi M. C., Concia E., Corsini F., Gricolo C., Lanzafame M., Lattuada E., Leonardi S., Rigo F., Lazzarin A., Bigoloni A., Carini E., Nozza S., Spagnuolo V., Belfiori B., Malincarne L., Schiaroli E., Sfara C., Tosti A., Sacchini D., Ruggieri A., Valdatta C., Di Giambenedetto, S, Fabbiani, M, Quiros Roldan, E, Latini, A, D'Ettorre, G, Antinori, A, Castagna, A, Orofino, G, Francisci, D, Chinello, P, Madeddu, G, Grima, P, Rusconi, S, Di Pietro, M, Mondi, A, Ciccarelli, N, Borghetti, A, Foca, E, Colafigli, M, De Luca, A, Cauda, R, Baldonero, E, Belmonti, S, D'Avino, A, Gagliardini, R, Lamonica, S, Lombardi, F, Sidella, L, Tamburrini, E, Visconti, E, Giacometti, A, Barchiesi, F, Castelli, P, Cirioni, O, Mazzocato, S, Blanc, P, Degli Esposti, A, Del Pin, B, Mariabelli, E, Marini, S, Poggi, A, Amadasi, S, Apostoli, A, Biasi, L, Bonito, A, Brianese, N, Compostella, S, Ferraresi, A, Motta, D, Mughini, M, Celesia, B, Gussio, M, Sofia, S, Tana, M, Tundo, P, Viscoli, C, De Hoffer, L, Di Biagio, A, Grignolo, S, Parisini, A, Schenone, E, Taramasso, L, Manconi, P, Boccone, A, Ortu, F, Piano, P, Serusi, L, Puoti, M, Moioli, M, Rossotti, R, Travi, G, Ventura, F, Galli, M, Di Nardo Stuppino, S, Di Cristo, V, Giacomelli, A, Vimercati, V, Viale, P, Gori, A, Rizzardini, G, Capetti, A, Carenzi, L, Mazza, F, Meraviglia, P, Rosa, S, Zucchi, P, Mineo, M, Giuliani, M, Pacifici, A, Pimpinelli, F, Solivetti, F, Stivali, F, Angelici, F, Bellagamba, R, Delle Rose, D, Fezza, R, Libertone, R, Mosti, S, Narciso, P, Nicastri, E, Ottou, S, Tomassi, C, Vlassi, C, Zaccarelli, M, Zoppe, F, Vullo, V, Altavilla, F, Ceccarelli, G, Fantauzzi, A, Gebremeskel, S, Lo Menzo, S, Mezzaroma, I, Tierno, F, Petrosillo, N, Boumis, E, Cicalini, S, Grilli, E, Musso, M, Stella, C, Mura, M, Bagella, P, Mannazzu, M, Soddu, V, Caramello, P, Carcieri, C, Carosella, S, Farenga, M, Scotton, P, Rossi, M, Concia, E, Corsini, F, Gricolo, C, Lanzafame, M, Lattuada, E, Leonardi, S, Rigo, F, Lazzarin, A, Bigoloni, A, Carini, E, Nozza, S, Spagnuolo, V, Belfiori, B, Malincarne, L, Schiaroli, E, Sfara, C, Tosti, A, Sacchini, D, Ruggieri, A, Valdatta, C, Di Giambenedetto S., Fabbiani M., Quiros Roldan E., Latini A., D'Ettorre G., Antinori A., Castagna A., Orofino G., Francisci D., Chinello P., Madeddu G., Grima P., Rusconi S., Di Pietro M., Mondi A., Ciccarelli N., Borghetti A., Foca E., Colafigli M., De Luca A., Cauda R., Baldonero E., Belmonti S., D'Avino A., Gagliardini R., Lamonica S., Lombardi F., Sidella L., Tamburrini E., Visconti E., Giacometti A., Barchiesi F., Castelli P., Cirioni O., Mazzocato S., Blanc P., Degli Esposti A., Del Pin B., Mariabelli E., Marini S., Poggi A., Amadasi S., Apostoli A., Biasi L., Bonito A., Brianese N., Compostella S., Ferraresi A., Motta D., Mughini M. T., Celesia B. M., Gussio M., Sofia S., Tana M., Tundo P., Viscoli C., De Hoffer L., Di Biagio A., Grignolo S., Parisini A., Schenone E., Taramasso L., Manconi P. E., Boccone A., Ortu F., Piano P., Serusi L., Puoti M., Moioli M. C., Rossotti R., Travi G., Ventura F., Galli M., Di Nardo Stuppino S., Di Cristo V., Giacomelli A., Vimercati V., Viale P., Gori A., Rizzardini G., Capetti A., Carenzi L., Mazza F., Meraviglia P., Rosa S., Zucchi P., Mineo M., Giuliani M., Pacifici A., Pimpinelli F., Solivetti F., Stivali F., Angelici F., Bellagamba R., Delle Rose D., Fezza R., Libertone R., Mosti S., Narciso P., Nicastri E., Ottou S., Tomassi C., Vlassi C., Zaccarelli M., Zoppe F., Vullo V., Altavilla F., Ceccarelli G., Fantauzzi A., Gebremeskel S., Lo Menzo S., Mezzaroma I., Tierno F., Petrosillo N., Boumis E., Cicalini S., Grilli E., Musso M., Stella C., Mura M. S., Bagella P., Mannazzu M., Soddu V., Caramello P., Carcieri C., Carosella S., Farenga M., Scotton P. G., Rossi M. C., Concia E., Corsini F., Gricolo C., Lanzafame M., Lattuada E., Leonardi S., Rigo F., Lazzarin A., Bigoloni A., Carini E., Nozza S., Spagnuolo V., Belfiori B., Malincarne L., Schiaroli E., Sfara C., Tosti A., Sacchini D., Ruggieri A., and Valdatta C.
Abstract: Background: Combination ART (cART)-related toxicities and costs have prompted the need for treatment simplification. The ATLAS-M trial explored 48 week non-inferior efficacy of simplification to atazanavir/ritonavir + lamivudine versus maintaining three-drug atazanavir/ritonavir-based cART in virologically suppressed patients. Methods: We performed an open-label, multicentre, randomized, non-inferiority study, enrolling HIV-infected adults on atazanavir/ritonavir+two NRTIs, with stable HIV-RNA <50 copies/mL and CD4+>200 cells/mm3. Main exclusion criteria were hepatitis B virus coinfection, past virological failure on or resistance to study drugs, recent AIDS and pregnancy. Patients were randomly assigned 1:1 to either switch to 300mg of atazanavir/ 100mg of ritonavir once daily and 300mg of lamivudine once daily (atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine arm) or to continue the previous regimen (atazanavir/ritonavir+two NRTIs arm). The primary study outcome was the maintenance of HIV-RNA <50 copies/mL at week 48 of the ITT-exposed (ITT-e) analysis with switch"failure. The non-inferiority margin was 12%. This study is registered at ClinicalTrials.gov, number NCT01599364. Results: Between July 2011 and June 2014, 266 patients were randomized (133 to each arm). After 48 weeks, the primary study outcome was met by 119 of 133 patients (89.5%) in the atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine arm and 106 of 133 patients (79.7%) in the atazanavir/ritonavir+two NRTIs arm [difference atazanavir/ritonavir+ lamivudine versus atazanavir/ritonavir+two NRTIs arm: +9.8% (95% CI+1.2 to+18.4)], demonstrating non-inferiority and superior efficacy of the atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine arm. Virological failure occurred in two (1.5%) patients in the atazanavir/ritonavir+lamivudine arm and six (4.5%) patients in the atazanavir/ritonavir+ two NRTIs arm, without resistance selection. A similar proportion of adverse events occurred in both arms. Conclusions: Treatment simplification to atazanavir/rito
Published: 2017

78. Efficacy and tolerability of switching to a dual therapy with darunavir/ritonavir plus raltegravir in HIV-infected patients with HIV-1 RNA ≤50 cp/mL

Author: Madeddu, G, Rusconi, S, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Bonora, S, Carbone, A, De Luca, A, Gianotti, N, Di Biagio, A, Antinori, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Lichtner, A, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Puzzolante, C, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Cascio, A, Colomba, C, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Iaiani, G, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Madeddu G., Rusconi S., Cozzi-Lepri A., Di Giambenedetto S., Bonora S., Carbone A., De Luca A., Gianotti N., Di Biagio A., Antinori A., d'Arminio Monforte A., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Perno C. F., von Schloesser F., Viale P., Castagna A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Girardi E., Lo Caputo S., Mussini C., Puoti M., Ammassari A., Balotta C., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Calza L., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., Lichtner A., Maggiolo F., Marchetti G., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Nozza S., Quiros Roldan E., Rossotti R., Santoro M. M., Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Fanti I., Galli L., Lorenzini P., Rodano A., Shanyinde M., Tavelli A., Carletti F., Carrara S., Di Caro A., Graziano S., Petrone F., Prota G., Quartu S., Truffa S., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Valeriani C., Santoro C., Suardi C., Donati V., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Cacopardo B., Celesia B., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Mazzotta F., Vichi F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Bobbio N., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Belvisi V., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Castelli A. P., Rizzardini G., Ridolfo A. L., Piolini R., Salpietro S., Carenzi L., Moioli M. C., Puzzolante C., Gori A., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Di Martino F., Maddaloni L., Gentile I., Orlando R., Cascio A., Colomba C., Baldelli F., Francisci D., Parruti G., Ursini T., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Vullo V., Cristaudo A., Baldin G., Cicalini S., Gallo L., Nicastri E., Acinapura R., Capozzi M., Libertone R., Savinelli S., Latini A., Iaiani G., Cecchetto M., Viviani F., Mura M. S., Rossetti B., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., Manfrin V., Madeddu, G, Rusconi, S, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Di Giambenedetto, S, Bonora, S, Carbone, A, De Luca, A, Gianotti, N, Di Biagio, A, Antinori, A, d'Arminio Monforte, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Lichtner, A, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Quirino, T, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Rizzardini, G, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Puzzolante, C, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Cascio, A, Colomba, C, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Iaiani, G, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Madeddu G., Rusconi S., Cozzi-Lepri A., Di Giambenedetto S., Bonora S., Carbone A., De Luca A., Gianotti N., Di Biagio A., Antinori A., d'Arminio Monforte A., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Castelli F., Cauda R., Di Perri G., Galli M., Iardino R., Ippolito G., Lazzarin A., Perno C. F., von Schloesser F., Viale P., Castagna A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Girardi E., Lo Caputo S., Mussini C., Puoti M., Ammassari A., Balotta C., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Calza L., Capobianchi M. R., Cingolani A., Cinque P., Lichtner A., Maggiolo F., Marchetti G., Marcotullio S., Monno L., Nozza S., Quiros Roldan E., Rossotti R., Santoro M. M., Saracino A., Zaccarelli M., Fanti I., Galli L., Lorenzini P., Rodano A., Shanyinde M., Tavelli A., Carletti F., Carrara S., Di Caro A., Graziano S., Petrone F., Prota G., Quartu S., Truffa S., Giacometti A., Costantini A., Valeriani C., Santoro C., Suardi C., Donati V., Verucchi G., Minardi C., Quirino T., Abeli C., Manconi P. E., Piano P., Cacopardo B., Celesia B., Vecchiet J., Falasca K., Sighinolfi L., Segala D., Mazzotta F., Vichi F., Cassola G., Viscoli C., Alessandrini A., Bobbio N., Mazzarello G., Mastroianni C., Belvisi V., Caramma I., Chiodera A., Castelli A. P., Rizzardini G., Ridolfo A. L., Piolini R., Salpietro S., Carenzi L., Moioli M. C., Puzzolante C., Gori A., Guaraldi G., Lapadula G., Abrescia N., Chirianni A., Borgia G., Di Martino F., Maddaloni L., Gentile I., Orlando R., Cascio A., Colomba C., Baldelli F., Francisci D., Parruti G., Ursini T., Magnani G., Ursitti M. A., Vullo V., Cristaudo A., Baldin G., Cicalini S., Gallo L., Nicastri E., Acinapura R., Capozzi M., Libertone R., Savinelli S., Latini A., Iaiani G., Cecchetto M., Viviani F., Mura M. S., Rossetti B., Caramello P., Orofino G. C., Sciandra M., Bassetti M., Londero A., Pellizzer G., and Manfrin V.
Abstract: Background: Nucleos(t)ide reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTI) toxicity may represent a threat for long-term success of combined antiretroviral therapy. Some studies have suggested a possible improvement of NRTI-related toxicity after switching to NRTI-sparing regimens. Objectives: We aimed to explore the efficacy and tolerability of switching to darunavir/ritonavir (DRV/r) plus raltegravir (RAL) while having a viral load (VL) ≤50 copies/mL in the clinical setting. Study design: Treatment-experienced HIV 1-infected patients enrolled in the ICONA Foundation Study cohort were included if they switched their current regimen to DRV/r + RAL with a HIV-RNA ≤50 copies/mL. Different definitions of virological failure (VF) and treatment failure (TF) were employed. Kaplan–Meier curves and Cox regression models were performed to estimate time to event probability. Results: We included 72 HIV-infected patients, 22 (31%) of these were female, 31 (43%) men who have sex with men (MSM) amd 15 (21%) had hepatitis co-infections. Median age was 44 (IQR: 35-50) years amd CD4 count was 389 (IQR 283-606) cells/mmc. Median follow-up time for TF was 24 (IQR 9–31) months. Twenty-five discontinuations occurred (60% simplifications); only 2 (8%) were toxicity-driven (lipid elevations). The probability of VF (confirmed VL >50 copies/mL) was estimated at 7% [95% confidence interval (CI) 1–13%] by 12 and 9% (95% CI 2–16%) by 24 months. When considering TF, we found a probability of stop/intensification/single VL > 200 copies/mL of 13% (95% CI 1–17%) and 22% (95% CI 11–33%) by 12 and 24 months. Female gender (adjusted relative hazard, ARH = 0.10; 95% CI 0.01–0.74; p = 0.024) and older age (AHR = 0.50 per 10 years older; 95% CI 0.25–0.99; p = 0.045) were associated with a lower risk of TF. A previous PI failure was strongly associated with TF (AHR = 52.6, 95% CI 3.6–779; p = 0.004). Co
Published: 2017

79. Novelties in evaluation and monitoring of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection: Is standard virological suppression enough for measuring antiretroviral treatment success?

Author: Svicher, V, Marchetti, G, Ammassari, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Sarmati, L, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Antinori, A, Antonelli, G, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Capobianchi, M, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Celesia, B, Chirianni, A, Cicalini, S, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Clementi, M, Cossarizza, A, Monforte, A, D'Ettorre, G, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Gianotti, N, Girardi, E, Guaraldi, G, Lazzarin, A, Lichtner, M, Lo Caputo, S, Madeddu, G, Maggi, P, Maggiolo, F, Mastroianni, C, Mussini, C, Nozza, S, Nunnari, G, Parisi, S, Parruti, G, Perno, C, Piconi, S, Carla, M, Ripamonti, D, Rusconi, S, Santoro, M, Sterrantino, G, Vullo, V, Zaccarelli, M, Zazzi, M, Svicher V., Marchetti G., Ammassari A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Sarmati L., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Antinori A., Antonelli G., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Capobianchi M. R., Castagna A., Castelli F., Cauda R., Celesia B. M., Chirianni A., Cicalini S., Cingolani A., Cinque P., Clementi M., Cossarizza A., Monforte A. D., D'Ettorre G., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Galli M., Gianotti N., Girardi E., Guaraldi G., Lazzarin A., Lichtner M., Lo Caputo S., Madeddu G., Maggi P., Maggiolo F., Marchetti G. C., Mastroianni C., Mussini C., Nozza S., Nunnari G., Parisi S., Parruti G., Perno C. F., Piconi S., Carla M., Ripamonti D., Rusconi S., Santoro M., Sterrantino G., Vullo V., Zaccarelli M., Zazzi M., Svicher, V, Marchetti, G, Ammassari, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Sarmati, L, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Antinori, A, Antonelli, G, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Capobianchi, M, Castagna, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Celesia, B, Chirianni, A, Cicalini, S, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Clementi, M, Cossarizza, A, Monforte, A, D'Ettorre, G, De Luca, A, Di Biagio, A, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Gianotti, N, Girardi, E, Guaraldi, G, Lazzarin, A, Lichtner, M, Lo Caputo, S, Madeddu, G, Maggi, P, Maggiolo, F, Mastroianni, C, Mussini, C, Nozza, S, Nunnari, G, Parisi, S, Parruti, G, Perno, C, Piconi, S, Carla, M, Ripamonti, D, Rusconi, S, Santoro, M, Sterrantino, G, Vullo, V, Zaccarelli, M, Zazzi, M, Svicher V., Marchetti G., Ammassari A., Ceccherini-Silberstein F., Sarmati L., Andreoni M., Angarano G., Antinori A., Antonelli G., Bandera A., Bonfanti P., Bonora S., Borderi M., Calcagno A., Capobianchi M. R., Castagna A., Castelli F., Cauda R., Celesia B. M., Chirianni A., Cicalini S., Cingolani A., Cinque P., Clementi M., Cossarizza A., Monforte A. D., D'Ettorre G., De Luca A., Di Biagio A., Di Perri G., Galli M., Gianotti N., Girardi E., Guaraldi G., Lazzarin A., Lichtner M., Lo Caputo S., Madeddu G., Maggi P., Maggiolo F., Marchetti G. C., Mastroianni C., Mussini C., Nozza S., Nunnari G., Parisi S., Parruti G., Perno C. F., Piconi S., Carla M., Ripamonti D., Rusconi S., Santoro M., Sterrantino G., Vullo V., Zaccarelli M., and Zazzi M.
Abstract: The high potency and tolerability of the currently available antiretroviral drugs has modified HIV-1 infection from a life-threatening disease to a chronic illness. Nevertheless, some issues still remain open to optimize the management of HIV-1 infected patients in term of maintenance of virological suppression over time, identifying patients that could benefit from simplification therapy, and reducing co-mordibities driven by chronic inflammation. The availability of robust and affordable virological and immunological markers can help in solving these issues by providing information on the burden of HIV-1 reservoir in all the anatomical compartments in which the virus replicates as well as on persistent inflammation, immune activation and senescence despite successful virological suppression. In this light, this review is aimed at providing new insights (arising from a two-day Italian expert meeting hold in Rome in March 2016) in evaluation and monitoring of HIV-1 infection from a virological, immunological and clinical perspective. Particular attention has been focused on role of novel parameters (such as total HIV-1 DNA, residual viremia, and immunological markers) in optimizing treatment strategies, enhancing medical adherence, and individualizing monitoring.
Published: 2017

80. Incidence of cancer and overall risk of mortality in individuals treated with raltegravir-based and non-raltegravir-based combination antiretroviral therapy regimens

Author: Cozzi-Lepri, A., Zangerle, R., Machala, L., Zilmer, K., Ristola, M., Pradier, C., Kirk, O., Sambatakou, H., Fatkenheuer, G., Yust, I., Schmid, P., Gottfredsson, M., Khromova, I., Jilich, D., Flisiak, R., Smidt, J., Rozentale, B., Radoi, R., Losso, M. H., Lundgren, J. D., Mocroft, A., Kundro, M., Schmied, B., Karpov, I., Vassilenko, A., Mitsura, V. M., Paduto, D., Clumeck, N., De Wit, S., Delforge, M., Florence, E., Vandekerckhove, L., Hadziosmanovic, V., Begovac, J., Sedlacek, D., Kronborg, G., Benfield, T., Gerstoft, J., Katzenstein, T., Moller, N. F., Pedersen, C., Ostergaard, L., Wiese, L., Nielsen, L. N., Aho, I., Viard, J. -P., Girard, P. -M., Fontas, E., Duvivier, C., Rockstroh, J., Schmidt, R., Degen, O., Stellbrink, H. J., Stefan, C., Bogner, J., Chkhartishvili, N., Gargalianos, P., Xylomenos, G., Lourida, P., Szlavik, J., Mulcahy, F., Turner, D., Burke, M., Shahar, E., Hassoun, G., Elinav, H., Haouzi, M., Elbirt, D., Sthoeger, Z. M., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Esposito, R., Mazeu, I., Mussini, C., Mazzotta, F., Gabbuti, A., Vullo, V., Lichtner, M., Zaccarelli, M., Antinori, A., Acinapura, R., Plazzi, M., Lazzarin, A., Castagna, A., Gianotti, N., Galli, M., Ridolfo, A., Uzdaviniene, V., Matulionyte, R., Staub, T., Hemmer, R., Reiss, P., Ormaasen, V., Maeland, A., Bruun, J., Knysz, B., Gasiorowski, J., Inglot, M., Horban, A., Bakowska, E., Grzeszczuk, A., Parczewski, M., Maciejewska, K., Aksak-Was, B., Beniowski, M., Mularska, E., Smiatacz, T., Gensing, M., Jablonowska, E., Malolepsza, E., Wojcik, K., Mozer-Lisewska, I., Caldeira, L., Mansinho, K., Maltez, F., Oprea, C., Panteleev, A., Panteleev, O., Yakovlev, A., Trofimora, T., Kuzovatova, E., Borodulina, E., Vdoushkina, E., Jevtovic, D., Tomazic, J., Gatell, J. M., Miro, J. M., Moreno, S., Rodriguez, J. M., Clotet, B., Jou, A., Paredes, R., Tural, C., Puig, J., Bravo, I., Domingo, P., Gutierrez, M., Mateo, G., Sambeat, M. A., Laporte, J. M., Falconer, K., Thalme, A., Sonnerborg, A., Blaxhult, A., Flamholc, L., Scherrer, A., Weber, R., Cavassini, M., Calmy, A., Furrer, H., Battegay, M., Kuznetsova, A., Kyselyova, G., Sluzhynska, M., Gazzard, B., Johnson, A. M., Simons, E., Edwards, S., Phillips, A., Johnson, M. A., Orkin, C., Weber, J., Scullard, G., Clarke, A., Leen, C., Thiebaut, R., Burger, D., Peters, L., Matthews, C., Fischer, A. H., Bojesen, A., Raben, D., Kristensen, D., Gronborg Laut, K., Larsen, J. F., Podlekareva, D., Shepherd, L., Schultze, A., Amele, S., Cozzi-lepri, A, Zangerle, R, Machala, L, Zilmer, K, Ristola, M, Pradier, C, Kirk, O, Sambatakou, H, Fätkenheuer, G, Yust, I, Schmid, P, Gottfredsson, M, Khromova, I, Jilich, D, Flisiak, R, Smidt, J, Rozentale, B, Radoi, R, Losso, M. H, Lundgren, J. D, Mocroft, A, Eurosida Study, Group, Castagna, A, Lazzarin, A, AII - Infectious diseases, APH - Aging & Later Life, Infectious diseases, Global Health, Amsterdam institute for Infection and Immunity, Læknadeild (HÍ), Faculty of Medicine (UI), Heilbrigðisvísindasvið (HÍ), School of Health Sciences (UI), Háskóli Íslands, University of Iceland, Clinicum, Department of Medicine, and HUS Inflammation Center
Subjects: Male, 0301 basic medicine, observational treatment comparison, HIV Infections, Rate ratio, propensity scores, 0302 clinical medicine, Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active, Neoplasms, Medicine and Health Sciences, Risk of mortality, AIDS-DEFINING, Pharmacology (medical), Prospective Studies, 030212 general & internal medicine, Prospective cohort study, Original Research, EXPERIENCED, ddc:616, IMMUNODEFICIENCY, Incidence, Health Policy, Incidence (epidemiology), risk of cancer, Middle Aged, 3. Good health, Infectious Diseases, Anti-Retroviral Agents, SAFETY, EXPERIENCED PATIENTS, Cohort, AIDS-DEFINING CANCERS, Female, Historical Cohort, medicine.drug, Adult, Alnæmi, medicine.medical_specialty, animal structures, CANCERS, HIV INTEGRASE INHIBITORS, 030106 microbiology, Antiretroviral Therapy, survival, Risk Assessment, HIV-1-INFECTED PATIENTS, MALIGNANCIES, 03 medical and health sciences, Lyf, Raltegravir Potassium, Internal medicine, PATIENTS, medicine, Humans, COHORT, Highly Active, propensity score, Krabbamein, OPTIMIZED BACKGROUND THERAPY, business.industry, observational treatment, Raltegravir, Survival Analysis, Odds ratio, INFECTED INDIVIDUALS, comparison, 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine, business
Abstract: Publisher's version (útgefin grein), Objectives There are currently few data on the long‐term risk of cancer and death in individuals taking raltegravir (RAL). The aim of this analysis was to evaluate whether there is evidence for an association. Methods The EuroSIDA cohort was divided into three groups: those starting RAL‐based combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) on or after 21 December 2007 (RAL); a historical cohort (HIST) of individuals adding a new antiretroviral (ARV) drug (not RAL) to their cART between 1 January 2005 and 20 December 2007, and a concurrent cohort (CONC) of individuals adding a new ARV drug (not RAL) to their cART on or after 21 December 2007. Baseline characteristics were compared using logistic regression. The incidences of newly diagnosed malignancies and death were compared using Poisson regression. Results The RAL cohort included 1470 individuals [with 4058 person‐years of follow‐up (PYFU)] compared with 3787 (4472 PYFU) and 4467 (10 691 PYFU) in the HIST and CONC cohorts, respectively. The prevalence of non‐AIDS‐related malignancies prior to baseline tended to be higher in the RAL cohort vs. the HIST cohort [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 1.31; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.95–1.80] and vs. the CONC cohort (aOR 1.89; 95% CI 1.37–2.61). In intention‐to‐treat (ITT) analysis (events: RAL, 50; HIST, 45; CONC, 127), the incidence of all new malignancies was 1.11 (95% CI 0.84–1.46) per 100 PYFU in the RAL cohort vs. 1.20 (95% CI 0.90–1.61) and 0.83 (95% CI 0.70–0.99) in the HIST and CONC cohorts, respectively. After adjustment, there was no evidence for a difference in the risk of malignancies [adjusted rate ratio (RR) 0.73; 95% CI 0.47–1.14 for RALvs. HIST; RR 0.95; 95% CI 0.65–1.39 for RALvs. CONC] or mortality (adjusted RR 0.87; 95% CI 0.53–1.43 for RALvs. HIST; RR 1.14; 95% CI 0.76–1.72 for RALvs. CONC). Conclusions We found no evidence for an oncogenic risk or poorer survival associated with using RAL compared with control groups., EuroSIDA was supported by the European Union's Seventh Framework Programme for research, technological development and demonstration under EuroCoord grant agreement no. 260694. Current support includes unrestricted grants from Bristol‐Myers Squibb, Gilead, GlaxoSmithKline LLC, Janssen R&D, Merck and Co. Inc. and Pfizer Inc. The participation of centres from Switzerland was supported by The Swiss National Science Foundation (Grant 108787). The study is also supported by a grant (grant number DNRF126) from the Danish National Research Foundation.
Published: 2017

81. Proportion and trend over calendar time of patients with a low CD4 cell count or AIDS diagnosis at the time of their first contact with clinical care in Italy: LS2/2

Author: dʼArminio Monforte, A., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Fanti, I., Maggiolo, F., Castagna, A., Prati, F., Vullo, V., Quirino, T., Narciso, P., Lo Caputo, S., Girardi, E., Mussini, C., and Antinori, A.
Published: 2009

82. Prognostic Factors of Long-Term CD4+ Count-Guided Interruption of Antiretroviral Treatment

Author: Sarmati, L., Andreoni, C., Nicastri, E., Tommasi, C., Buonomini, A., DʼEttorre, G., Corpolongo, A., Dori, L., Montano, M., Volpi, A., Narciso, P., Vullo, V., and Andreoni, M.
Published: 2009
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83. Chlamydia pneumoniae respiratory infections among patients infected with the human immunodeficiency virus

Author: Comandini, U. Visco, Maggi, P., Santopadre, P., Monno, R., Angarano, G., and Vullo, V.
Published: 1997
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84. THE FECAL-ANTI CANDIDA ACTIVITY CAN BE MODULATED BY PROBIOTIC ADMINISTRATION

Author: De Angelis, M, Scagnolari, C, Oliva, A, Cavallari, En, Celani, L, Ceccarelli, G, D'Ettorre, G, and Vullo, V
Published: 2019

85. Uptake and effectiveness of two-drug compared with three-drug antiretroviral regimens among HIV-positive individuals in Europe

Author: Neesgaard B., Pelchen-Matthews A., Ryom L., Florence E., Peters L., Roen A., Svedhem V., Clarke A., Benfield T., Mitsura V., Moreno S., Beniowski M., Begovac J., Matulionyte R., Trofimova T., Elbirt D., Kundro M., Vullo V., Behrens G., Staub T., Ragone L., Vannappagari V., Lundgren J., Mocroft A., Domingo P., and EuroSIDA Study
Subjects: Adu, immune response, cardiovascular disease, middle aged, Israel, comparative study, antiretrovirus agent, lopinavir plus ritonavir, adult, sustained virologic response, drug effect, Human immunodeficiency virus infected patient, clinical trial, highly active antiretroviral therapy, cohort analysis, dolutegravir, Europe, comorbidity, female, priority journal, risk factor, diabetes mellitus, lamivudine, raltegravir, anti human immunodeficiency virus agent, liver disease, prospective study, combination drug therapy, antiretroviral therapy, comparative effectiveness, Argentina, darunavir plus ritonavir, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, Article, male, Human immunodeficiency virus infection, etravirine, human, procedures, end stage renal disease, treatment duration, abacavir, statistical model, emtricitabine plus tenofovir disoproxil, CD4 lymphocyte count, virus load, major clinical study, multicenter study, treatment outcome, observational study
Abstract: Objective:To assess the use of two-drug antiretroviral regimens (2DR) and virologic and immunologic outcomes compared with three-drug regimens (3DR) in the EuroSIDA cohort.Design:Multicentre, prospective cohort study.Methods:Logistic regression was used to analyse the uptake and outcomes among HIV-positive individuals who started or switched to a 2DR compared with those on a 3DR. Virologic outcomes were assessed on-treatment as the proportion of individuals with controlled viral load (
Published: 2019

86. Establishing a hepatitis C continuum of care among HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected individuals in EuroSIDA

Author: Viard, JP, Gisinger, M, Bhaghani, S, Stellbrink, H, Horban, A, Rockstroh, JK, Lundgren, JD, Kundro, M, Mejia, JMR, Schmied, B, Zangerle, R, Vassilenko, A, Mitsura, VM, Paduto, D, Clumeck, N, De Wit, S, Delforge, M, Florence, E, Vandekerckhove, L, Hadziosmanovic, V, Machala, L, Jilich, D, Sedlacek, D, Kronborg, G, Benfield, T, Gerstoft, J, Katzenstein, T, Pedersen, C, Johansen, IS, Ostergaard, L, Wiese, L, Moller, NF, Nielsen, LN, Zilmer, K, Smidt, J, Ristola, M, Girard, PM, Fontas, E, Duvivier, C, Behrens, G, Degen, O, Stellbrink, HJ, Stefan, C, Bogner, J, Fatkenheuer, G, Gargalianos, P, Xylomenos, G, Armenis, K, Sambatakou, H, Szlavik, J, Gottfredsson, M, Mulcahy, F, Yust, I, Turner, D, Burke, M, Shahar, E, Hassoun, G, Elinav, H, Haouzi, M, Elbirt, D, Sthoeger, ZM, Monforte, AD, Esposito, R, Mazeu, I, Mussini, C, Mazzotta, F, Gabbuti, A, Vullo, V, Lichtner, M, Zaccarelli, M, Antinori, A, Acinapura, R, Plazzi, M, Lazzarin, A, Castagna, A, Gianotti, N, Galli, M, Ridolfo, A, Rozentale, B, Uzdaviniene, V, Staub, T, Hemmer, R, Reiss, P, Reikvam, DH, Maeland, A, Bruun, J, Knysz, B, Gasiorowski, J, Inglot, M, Bakowska, E, Flisiak, R, Grzeszczuk, A, Parczewski, M, Maciejewska, K, Aksak-Was, B, Beniowski, M, Mularska, E, Smiatacz, T, Gensing, M, Jablonowska, E, Kamerys, J, Wojcik, K, Mozer-Lisewska, I, Caldeira, L, Mansinho, K, Maltez, F, Radoi, R, Panteleev, A, Panteleev, O, Yakovlev, A, Trofimora, T, Khromova, I, Kuzovatova, E, Borodulina, E, Vdoushkina, E, Jevtovic, D, Tomazic, J, Miro, JM, Laguno, M, Martinez, E, Garcia, F, Blanco, JL, Martinez-Rebollar, M, Mallolas, J, Moreno, S, Rodriguez, JM, Clotet, B, Jou, A, Tural, C, Puig, J, Bravo, I, Domingo, P, Gutierrez, M, Mateo, G, Sambeat, MA, Laporte, JM, Falconer, K, Thalme, A, Sonnerborg, A, Treutiger, CJ, Flamholc, L, Scherrer, A, Weber, R, Cavassini, M, Calmy, A, Furrer, H, Battegay, M, Schmid, P, Kuznetsova, A, Kyselyova, G, Sluzhynska, M, Gazzard, B, Johnson, AM, Simons, E, Edwards, S, Johnson, MA, Orkin, C, Weber, J, Scullard, G, Clarke, A, Leen, C, Karpov, I, Losso, M, Lundgren, J, Aho, I, Rasmussen, LD, Svedhem, V, Wandeler, G, Pradier, C, Chkhartishvili, N, Matulionyte, R, Oprea, C, Kowalska, JD, Begovac, J, Miro, J, Guaraldi, G, Paredes, R, Rockstroh, J, Kirk, O, Peters, L, Bojesen, A, Raben, D, Kristensen, D, Laut, K, Larsen, JF, Podlekareva, D, Nykjaer, B, Mocroft, A, Phillips, A, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Amele, S, and Elchen-Matthews, AP
Subjects: Europe, treatment, virus diseases, sustained virological response, continuum of care, HIV/HCV coinfection, digestive system diseases
Abstract: Objectives The aim of the study was to establish a methodology for evaluating the hepatitis C continuum of care in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected individuals and to characterize the continuum in Europe on 1 January 2015, prior to widespread access to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. Methods Stages included in the continuum were as follows: anti-HCV antibody positive, HCV RNA tested, currently HCV RNA positive, ever HCV RNA positive, ever received HCV treatment, completed HCV treatment, follow-up HCV RNA test, and cure. Sustained virological response (SVR) could only be assessed for those with a follow-up HCV RNA test and was defined as a negative HCV RNA result measured > 12 or 24 weeks after stopping treatment. Results Numbers and percentages for the stages of the HCV continuum of care were as follows: anti-HCV positive (n = 5173), HCV RNA tested (4207 of 5173; 81.3%), currently HCV RNA positive (3179 of 5173; 61.5%), ever HCV RNA positive (n = 3876), initiated HCV treatment (1693 of 3876; 43.7%), completed HCV treatment (1598 of 3876; 41.2%), follow-up HCV RNA test to allow SVR assessment (1195 of 3876; 30.8%), and cure (629 of 3876; 16.2%). The proportion that achieved SVR was 52.6% (629 of 1195). There were significant differences between regions at each stage of the continuum (P < 0.0001). Conclusions In the proposed HCV continuum of care for HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals, we found major gaps at all stages, with almost 20% of anti-HCV-positive individuals having no documented HCV RNA test and a low proportion achieving SVR, in the pre-DAA era.
Published: 2019

87. DECLINE OF PREVALENCE OF RESISTANCE ASSOCIATED SUBSTITUTIONS TO NS3 AND NS5A INHIBITORS AT DAA- FAILURE IN HEPATITIS C VIRUS IN ITALY OVER THE YEARS 2015 TO 2018

Author: Redi, D., Rossetti, B., Di Maio, V. C., Aragri, M., Paolucci, S., Masetti, C., Paglicci, L., Bruzzone, B., Minichini, C., FRANCESCA MONTAGNANI, Micheli, V., Landonio, S., Degasperi, E., Giacomo Zanelli, Maserati, R., Maida, I., Callegaro, A. P., Barbaliscia, S., Bertoli, A., Paternoster, C., Marenco, S., Morisco, F., Calvaruso, V., Taliani, G., Puoti, M., Cenderello, G., Santis, A., Lichtner, M., Coppola, N., Gulminetti, R., Cento, V., Rendina, M., Teti, E., Parruti, G., Ruggiero, T., Ghisetti, V., Pasquazzi, C., Nicolini, L. A., Vullo, V., Pellicelli, A., Prestileo, T., Cozzolongo, R., Sangiovanni, V., Biolato, M., Lenci, I., Licata, A., Ciaccio, A., Pace Palitti, V., Giorgini, A., Cariti, G., Ciancio, A., Aghemo, A., Borghi, V., Andreone, P., Brunetto, M., Pollicino, T., Santantonio, T., Cuomo, N., Caudai, C., Babudieri, S., Lampertico, P., Gaeta, G. B., Raimondo, G., Andreoni, M., Rizzardini, G., Angelico, M., Perno, C. F., Craxì, A., Maurizio Zazzi, Ceccherini- Silberstein, F., and on behalf of HCV Virology Italian Resistance Network (Vironet C)
Published: 2019

88. COMPARING FAECAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS FOLLOWING ADMINISTRATION OF TWO DIFFERENT PROBIOTIC SUPPLEMENTS

Author: Michail, S, Probert, C, De Angelis, M, Oliva, A, Celani, L, Ceccarelli, G, D'Ettorre, G, and Vullo, V
Published: 2019

89. Serologic responses toRhodococcus equi in individuals with and without human immunodeficiency virus infection

Author: Vullo, V., Mastroianni, C. M., Lichtner, M., Mengoni, F., Chiappini, E., D'Agostino, C., and Delia, S.
Published: 1996
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90. Tuberculosis and Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a patient receiving anti-tumour necrosis factor-α (anti-TNF-α) treatment

Author: Mancini, G., Erario, L., Gianfreda, R., Oliva, A., Massetti, A. P., Mastroianni, C. M., and Vullo, V.
Published: 2007

91. Clinical, epidemiological and virological features of acute hepatitis B in Italy

Author: Zuccaro O, Romanò L, Mele A, Mariano A, Clementi M, Tosti ME, Taliani G, Galli C, Zanetti AR, Spada E, Raise E, Eseme FE, Maio G, Rummo G, Maio P, Di Giuli C, Bellissima P, Bonfante S, Chiriacò P, Cacopardo B, Blanc P, Palattella S, Santantonio T, Guastadisegni A, Amoroso P, Fabris P, Giordani MT, Vullo V, Giuberti T, Schivazzappa S, Trezzi M, Biagetti C, Pocaterra D, Sagnelli E, Messina V, Antonucci G, Spallanzani L, Vairo F, Marinelli M, Paladini S, Tagliacarne C., VERUCCHI, GABRIELLA, Zuccaro O, Romanò L, Mele A, Mariano A, Clementi M, Tosti ME, Taliani G, Galli C, Zanetti AR, Spada E, Raise E, Eseme FE, Maio G, Rummo G, Maio P, Di Giuli C, Bellissima P, Bonfante S, Chiriacò P, Cacopardo B, Blanc P, Palattella S, Santantonio T, Guastadisegni A, Amoroso P, Fabris P, Giordani MT, Vullo V, Giuberti T, Schivazzappa S, Trezzi M, Verucchi G, Biagetti C, Pocaterra D, Sagnelli E, Messina V, Antonucci G, Spallanzani L, Vairo F, Marinelli M, Paladini S, Tagliacarne C, Zuccaro, O., Romano, L., Mele, A., Mariano, A., Clementi, M., Tosti, M. E., Taliani, G., Galli, C., Zanetti, A. R., and Spada, E.
Subjects: Adult, Male, Microbiology (medical), Hepatitis B virus, medicine.medical_specialty, Adolescent, Genotype, Epidemiology, Genotypes, Gene mutation, medicine.disease_cause, Cohort Studies, Young Adult, Basal (phylogenetics), 80 and over, medicine, Humans, Hepatitis B Vaccines, Prospective Studies, Acute infection, Hepatitis B, Mutations, Risk factors, Aged, Acute Disease, Aged, 80 and over, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Hepatitis B Core Antigens, Italy, Middle Aged, Infectious Diseases, business.industry, Promoter, General Medicine, medicine.disease, Virology, Mutation, Immunology, Acute hepatitis B, business
Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the association of hepatitis B virus (HBV) genotypes, basal core promoter (BCP)/precore (PC) and S gene mutations with the clinical-epidemiological characteristics of acute hepatitis B (AHB) in Italy. Methods: During July 2005–January 2007, 103 symptomatic AHB patients were enrolled and prospectively followed up at 15 national hospitals. HBV genotypes, BCP/PC and S gene variants were determined by nested-PCR and direct sequence analysis. Results: Genotype D, A and F were detected in 49, 45 and 6% of patients, respectively. BCP, PC, and BCP plus PC variants were found in 3.1, 11.3 and 7.2% of patients, respectively. At enrollment, 68.3% of patients were hepatitis B e antigen (HBeAg)-positive and 31.7% HBeAg-negative. BCP/PC mutations were more common in HBeAg-negative than in HBeAg-positive patients (p&nbsp
Published: 2015

92. Key questions in antiretroviral therapy: Italian Consensus Workshop (2005)

Author: Carosi, G., Torti, C., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Antinori, A., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Castagna, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Chiodo, F., Dʼarminio-Monforte, A., De Luca, A., Di Perri, G., Dianzani, F., Filice, G., Galli, M., Lazzarin, A., Maggiolo, F., Maserati, R., Mazzotta, F., Moroni, M., Perno, C. F., and Vullo, V.
Published: 2006

93. Circulating dendritic cells and interferon-α production in patients with tuberculosis: correlation with clinical outcome and treatment response

Author: Lichtner, M., Rossi, R., Mengoni, F., Vignoli, S., Colacchia, B., Massetti, A. P., Kamga, I., Hosmalin, A., Vullo, V., and Mastroianni, C. M.
Published: 2006

94. Hospital infection surveillance in a neurosurgical intensive care unit: P1907

Author: Scorzolini, L., Martino, P., Buttiglieri, A. R., Vullo, V., Vanditti, M., Rosa, G., Franchi, C., dʼEttorre, G., and Orsi, G. B.
Published: 2005

95. Effectiveness of dolutegravir-based regimens as either first-line or switch antiretroviral therapy: data from the Icona cohort

Author: Mondi, A., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Tavelli, A., Rusconi, S., Vichi, F., Ceccherini-Silberstein, F., Calcagno, A., De Luca, A., Maggiolo, F., Marchetti, G., Antinori, A., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Andreoni, M., Castagna, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, Roberto, Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, Giuseppe, Azzarin, A., Rezza, Giovanni, von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Perno, C. F., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Capetti, A., Capobianchi, M. R., Cicalini, S., Cingolani, Antonella, Cinque, P., Di Biagio, Anna, Gianotti, N., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Santoro, M. M., Aracino, A., Sarmati, L., Fanti, I., Lorenzini, P., Rodano', A., Macchia, M., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, I. A., Costantini, A., Barocci, V., Angarano, G., Fabrizio, C., Suardi, C., I, V., Verucchi, G., Castelnuovo, F., Minardi, C., Menzaghi, B., Abeli, C., Cacopardo, Beatrice Marina, Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Pan, A., Lorenzotti, S., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Blanc, P., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Lessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Pozzetto, I., Bonfanti, P., Molteni, C., Chiodera, A., Milini, P., Nunnari, G., Pellicano, G., Rizzardini, G., Bai, F., Moioli, M. C., Piolini, R., Ridolfo, A. L., Salpietro, S., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Migliorino, C., Sangiovanni, V., Borgia, G., Esposito, V., Di Martino, F., Gentile, I., Maddaloni, L., Cattelan, A. M., Marinello, S., Cascio, A., Colomba, C., Baldelli, F., Schiaroli, E., Parruti, G., Sozio, F., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Cristaudo, A., Vullo, V., Acinapura, R., Baldin, G., Capozzi, M., Rivano Capparucia, M., Iaiani, G., Atini, A., Mastrorosa, I., Plazzi, M. M., Savinelli, S., Vergori, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Bagella, P., Rossetti, Barbara, Fontana Del Vecchio, R., Francisci, D., Di Giuli, C., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Ondero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Starnini, G., Alungo, A., Cauda R. (ORCID:0000-0002-1498-4229), Ippolito G., Rezza G., Cingolani A. (ORCID:0000-0002-3793-2755), Di Biagio A., Cacopardo B., Rossetti B., Mondi, A., Cozzi-Lepri, A., Tavelli, A., Rusconi, S., Vichi, F., Ceccherini-Silberstein, F., Calcagno, A., De Luca, A., Maggiolo, F., Marchetti, G., Antinori, A., d'Arminio Monforte, A., Andreoni, M., Castagna, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, Roberto, Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, Giuseppe, Azzarin, A., Rezza, Giovanni, von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Perno, C. F., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Capetti, A., Capobianchi, M. R., Cicalini, S., Cingolani, Antonella, Cinque, P., Di Biagio, Anna, Gianotti, N., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Santoro, M. M., Aracino, A., Sarmati, L., Fanti, I., Lorenzini, P., Rodano', A., Macchia, M., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, I. A., Costantini, A., Barocci, V., Angarano, G., Fabrizio, C., Suardi, C., I, V., Verucchi, G., Castelnuovo, F., Minardi, C., Menzaghi, B., Abeli, C., Cacopardo, Beatrice Marina, Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Pan, A., Lorenzotti, S., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Blanc, P., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Lessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Pozzetto, I., Bonfanti, P., Molteni, C., Chiodera, A., Milini, P., Nunnari, G., Pellicano, G., Rizzardini, G., Bai, F., Moioli, M. C., Piolini, R., Ridolfo, A. L., Salpietro, S., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Migliorino, C., Sangiovanni, V., Borgia, G., Esposito, V., Di Martino, F., Gentile, I., Maddaloni, L., Cattelan, A. M., Marinello, S., Cascio, A., Colomba, C., Baldelli, F., Schiaroli, E., Parruti, G., Sozio, F., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Cristaudo, A., Vullo, V., Acinapura, R., Baldin, G., Capozzi, M., Rivano Capparucia, M., Iaiani, G., Atini, A., Mastrorosa, I., Plazzi, M. M., Savinelli, S., Vergori, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Bagella, P., Rossetti, Barbara, Fontana Del Vecchio, R., Francisci, D., Di Giuli, C., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Ondero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Starnini, G., Alungo, A., Cauda R. (ORCID:0000-0002-1498-4229), Ippolito G., Rezza G., Cingolani A. (ORCID:0000-0002-3793-2755), Di Biagio A., Cacopardo B., and Rossetti B.
Abstract: Introduction: Concerns about dolutegravir (DTG) tolerability in the real-life setting have recently arisen. We aimed to estimate the risk of treatment discontinuation and virological failure of DTG-based regimens from a large cohort of HIV-infected individuals. Methods: We performed a multicentre, observational study including all antiretroviral therapy (ART)-naïve and virologically suppressed treatment-experienced (TE) patients from the Icona (Italian Cohort Naïve Antiretrovirals) cohort who started, for the first time, a DTG-based regimen from January 2015 to December 2017. We estimated the cumulative risk of DTG discontinuation regardless of the reason and for toxicity, and of virological failure using Kaplan–Meier curves. We used Cox regression model to investigate predictors of DTG discontinuation. Results: About 1679 individuals (932 ART-naïve, 747 TE) were included. The one- and two-year probabilities (95% CI) of DTG discontinuation were 6.7% (4.9 to 8.4) and 11.5% (8.7 to 14.3) for ART-naïve and 6.6% (4.6 to 8.6) and 7.6% (5.4 to 9.8) for TE subjects. In both ART-naïve and TE patients, discontinuations of DTG were mainly driven by toxicity with an estimated risk (95% CI) of 4.0% (2.6 to 5.4) and 2.5% (1.3 to 3.6) by one year and 5.6% (3.8 to 7.5) and 4.0% (2.4 to 5.6) by two years respectively. Neuropsychiatric events were the main reason for stopping DTG in both ART-naïve (2.1%) and TE (1.7%) patients. In ART-naïve, a concomitant AIDS diagnosis predicted the risk of discontinuing DTG for any reason (adjusted relative hazard (aRH) = 3.38, p = 0.001), whereas starting DTG in combination with abacavir (ABC) was associated with a higher risk of discontinuing because of toxicity (aRH = 3.30, p = 0.009). TE patients starting a DTG-based dual therapy compared to a triple therapy had a lower risk of discontinuation for any reason (adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) = 2.50, p = 0.037 for ABC-based triple-th
Published: 2019

96. HCV NS3 sequencing as a reliable and clinically useful tool for the assessment of genotype and resistance mutations for clinical samples with different HCV-RNA levels

Author: Di Maio, V C, Cento, V, Di Paolo, D, Aragri, M, De Leonardis, F, Tontodonati, M, Micheli, V, Bellocchi, M C, Antonucci, F P, Bertoli, A, Lenci, I, Milana, M, Gianserra, L, Melis, M, Di Biagio, A, Sarrecchia, C, Sarmati, L, Landonio, S, Francioso, S, Lambiase, L, Nicolini, L A, Marenco, S, Nosotti, L, Giannelli, V, Siciliano, M, Romagnoli, D, Pellicelli, A, Vecchiet, J, Magni, C F, Babudieri, S, Mura, M S, Taliani, G, Mastroianni, C, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U, Romano, M, Morisco, F, Gasbarrini, A, Vullo, V, Bruno, S, Baiguera, C, Pasquazzi, C, Tisone, G, Picciotto, A, Andreoni, M, Parruti, G, Rizzardini, G, Angelico, M, Perno, C F, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Collaborators (129) Mariani R, HCV Italian Resistance Network Study Group., Paoloni, M, Iapadre, N, Grimaldi, A, Menzaghi, B, Quirino, T, Bruzzone, B, De Maria, A, Nicolini, La, Viscoli, C, Casinelli, K, Monache, Md, Lichtner, M, Aghemo, A, Cerrone, M, Colombo, M, Monforte, Ad, Danieli, E, Donato, F, Gubertini, G, Magni, Cf, Mancon, A, Monico, S, Niero, F, Puoti, M, Russo, Ml, Alfieri, R, Gnocchi, M, Orro, A, Milanesi, L, Baldelli, E, Bertolotti, M, Borghi, V, Mussini, C, Brancaccio, G, Caporaso, N, Gaeta, Gb, Lembo, V, Calvaruso, V, Craxì, A, Di Marco, V, Mazzola, A, Petta, S, D'Amico, E, Cacciatore, P, Consorte, A, Palitti, Vp, Pieri, A, Polilli, E, Antenucci, F, Antonucci, Fp, Armenia, D, Baiocchi, L, Bellocchi, M, Biliotti, E, Biolato, M, Carioti, L, Cerasari, G, Cerva, C, Ciotti, M, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Sanctis, A, Di Maio VC, Furlan, C, Gallo, P, Grieco, A, Grieco, S, Lattanzi, B, Malagnino, V, Manuelli, M, Merli, M, Miglioresi, L, Palazzo, D, Perno, Cf, Santopaolo, F, Santoro, Mm, Sforza, D, Sorbo, Mc, Spaziante, M, Svicher, V, Teti, E, Mangia, A, Maida, I, Mura, Ms, Falconi, L, Di Giammartino, D, Tarquini, P., Di Maio, V C, Cento, V, Di Paolo, D, Aragri, M, De Leonardis, F, Tontodonati, M, Micheli, V, Bellocchi, M C, Antonucci, F P, Bertoli, A, Lenci, I, Milana, M, Gianserra, L, Melis, M, Di Biagio, A, Sarrecchia, C, Sarmati, L, Landonio, S, Francioso, S, Lambiase, L, Nicolini, L A, Marenco, S, Nosotti, L, Giannelli, V, Siciliano, M, Romagnoli, D, Pellicelli, A, Vecchiet, J, Magni, C F, Babudieri, S, Mura, M S, Taliani, G, Mastroianni, C, Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U, Romano, M, Morisco, F, Gasbarrini, A, Vullo, V, Bruno, S, Baiguera, C, Pasquazzi, C, Tisone, G, Picciotto, A, Andreoni, M, Parruti, G, Rizzardini, G, Angelico, M, Perno, C F, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, HCV Italian Resistance Network Study Group., Collaborators (129) Mariani R, Paoloni, M, Iapadre, N, Grimaldi, A, Menzaghi, B, Quirino, T, Bruzzone, B, De Maria, A, Nicolini, La, Viscoli, C, Casinelli, K, Monache, Md, Lichtner, M, Aghemo, A, Cerrone, M, Colombo, M, Monforte, Ad, Danieli, E, Donato, F, Gubertini, G, Magni, Cf, Mancon, A, Monico, S, Niero, F, Puoti, M, Russo, Ml, Alfieri, R, Gnocchi, M, Orro, A, Milanesi, L, Baldelli, E, Bertolotti, M, Borghi, V, Mussini, C, Brancaccio, G, Caporaso, N, Gaeta, Gb, Lembo, V, Calvaruso, V, Craxì, A, Di Marco, V, Mazzola, A, Petta, S, D'Amico, E, Cacciatore, P, Consorte, A, Palitti, Vp, Pieri, A, Polilli, E, Antenucci, F, Antonucci, Fp, Armenia, D, Baiocchi, L, Bellocchi, M, Biliotti, E, Biolato, M, Carioti, L, Cerasari, G, Cerva, C, Ciotti, M, D'Ambrosio, C, D'Ettorre, G, De Sanctis, A, Di Maio, Vc, Furlan, C, Gallo, P, Grieco, A, Grieco, S, Lattanzi, B, Malagnino, V, Manuelli, M, Merli, M, Miglioresi, L, Palazzo, D, Perno, Cf, Santopaolo, F, Santoro, Mm, Sforza, D, Sorbo, Mc, Spaziante, M, Svicher, V, Teti, E, Mangia, A, Maida, I, Mura, M, Falconi, L, Di Giammartino, D, Tarquini, P., Di Maio, V. C, Bellocchi, M. C, Antonucci, F. P, Nicolini, L. A, Magni, C. F, Mura, M. S, Vespasiani Gentilucci, U, Morisco, Filomena, Perno, C. F, Ceccherini Silberstein, F., Caporaso, Nicola, Di Maio, V., Cento, V., Di Paolo, D., Aragri, M., De Leonardis, F., Tontodonati, M., Micheli, V., Bellocchi, M., Antonucci, F., Bertoli, A., Lenci, I., Milana, M., Gianserra, L., Melis, M., Di Biagio, A., Sarrecchia, C., Sarmati, L., Landonio, S., Francioso, S., Lambiase, L., Nicolini, L., Marenco, S., Nosotti, L., Giannelli, V., Siciliano, M., Romagnoli, D., Pellicelli, A., Vecchiet, J., Magni, C., Babudieri, S., Mura, M., Taliani, G., Mastroianni, C., Vespasiani-Gentilucci, U., Romano, M., Morisco, F., Gasbarrini, A., Vullo, V., Bruno, S., Baiguera, C., Pasquazzi, C., Tisone, G., Picciotto, A., Andreoni, M., Parruti, G., Rizzardini, G., Angelico, M., Perno, C., Ceccherini-Silberstein, F., Mariani, R., Paoloni, M., Iapadre, N., Grimaldi, A., Menzaghi, B., Quirino, T., Bruzzone, B., De Maria, A., Viscoli, C., Casinelli, K., Delle Monache, M., Lichtner, M., Aghemo, A., Cerrone, M., Colombo, M., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Danieli, E., Donato, F., Gubertini, G., Mancon, A., Monico, S., Niero, F., Puoti, M., Russo, M., Alfieri, R., Gnocchi, M., Orro, A., Milanesi, L., Baldelli, E., Bertolotti, M., Borghi, V., Mussini, C., Brancaccio, G., Caporaso, N., Gaeta, G., Lembo, V., Calvaruso, V., Craxã, A., DI MARCO, V., Mazzola, A., Petta, S., D'Amico, E., Cacciatore, P., Consorte, A., Pace Palitti, V., Pieri, A., Polilli, E., Antenucci, F., Armenia, D., Baiocchi, L., Biliotti, E., Biolato, M., Carioti, L., Cerasari, G., Cerva, C., Ciotti, M., D'Ambrosio, C., D'Ettorre, G., De Sanctis, A., Furlan, C., Gallo, P., Grieco, A., Grieco, S., Lattanzi, B., Malagnino, V., Manuelli, M., Merli, M., Miglioresi, L., Palazzo, D., Santopaolo, F., Santoro, M., Sforza, D., Sorbo, M., Spaziante, M., Svicher, V., Teti, E., Mangia, A., Maida, I., Falconi, L., and Di Giammartino, D.
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, ns3, Genotyping Techniques, viruses, Drug Resistance, Hepacivirus, Viral Nonstructural Proteins, medicine.disease_cause, Gastroenterology, Telaprevir, chemistry.chemical_compound, genotype, genotyping techniques, hepacivirus, hepatitis C, humans, RNA viral, retrospective studies, sequence analysis, DNA, viral nonstructural proteins, drug resistance, viral, mutation, pharmacology, infectious diseases, 0302 clinical medicine, Retrospective Studie, Genotype, Pharmacology (medical), Viral, Hepatitis C, Humans, RNA, Viral, Retrospective Studies, Sequence Analysis, DNA, Drug Resistance, Viral, Mutation, Proteolytic enzymes, virus diseases, Settore MED/07 - Microbiologia e Microbiologia Clinica, hcv-rna levels, Infectious Diseases, HCV-RNA, 030211 gastroenterology & hepatology, Sequence Analysis, medicine.drug, Human, Microbiology (medical), medicine.medical_specialty, Hepatitis C virus, Concordance, Settore MED/12 - GASTROENTEROLOGIA, Pharmacology, Biology, 03 medical and health sciences, Boceprevir, Internal medicine, medicine, hcv, Genotyping, Hepaciviru, Viral Nonstructural Protein, Settore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNA, Virology, digestive system diseases, 030104 developmental biology, chemistry, Sequence Analysi, RNA, Genotyping Technique
Abstract: OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate the reliability and clinical utility of NS3 sequencing in hepatitis C virus (HCV) 1-infected patients who were candidates to start a PI-containing regimen. METHODS: NS3 protease sequencing was performed by in-house-developed HCV-1 subtype-specific protocols. Phylogenetic analysis was used to test sequencing reliability and concordance with previous genotype/subtype assignment by commercial genotyping assays. RESULTS: Five hundred and sixty-seven HCV plasma samples with quantifiable HCV-RNA from 326 HCV-infected patients were collected between 2011 and 2014. Overall, the success rate of NS3 sequencing was 88.9%. The success rate between the two subtype protocols (HCV-1a/HCV-1b) was similarly high for samples with HCV-RNA >3 log IU/mL (>92% success rate), while it was slightly lower for HCV-1a samples with HCV-RNA ≤3 log IU/mL compared with HCV-1b samples. Phylogenetic analysis confirmed the genotype/subtype given by commercial genotyping assays in 92.9% (303/326) of cases analysed. In the remaining 23 cases (7.1%), 1 was HCV-1g (previously defined as subtype 1a), 1 was HCV-4d (previously defined as genotype 1b) and 1 was HCV-1b (previously defined as genotype 2a/2c). In the other cases, NS3 sequencing precisely resolved the either previous undetermined/discordant subtype 1 or double genotype/subtype assignment by commercial genotyping assays. Resistance-associated variants (RAVs) to PI were detected in 31.0% of samples. This prevalence changed according to PI experience (17.1% in PI-naive patients versus 79.2% in boceprevir/telaprevir/simeprevir-failing patients). Among 96 patients with available virological outcome following boceprevir/telaprevir treatment, a trend of association between baseline NS3 RAVs and virological failure was observed (particularly for HCV-1a-infected patients: 3/21 failing patients versus 0/22 achieving sustained virological response; P = 0.11). CONCLUSIONS: HCV-NS3 sequencing provides reliable results and at the same time gives two clinically relevant pieces of information: a correct subtype/genotype assignment and the detection of variants that may interfere with the efficacy of PI.
Published: 2016

97. Response to first-line ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitors (PI/r)-based regimens in HIV positive patients presenting to care with low CD4 counts: Data from the Icona Foundation Cohort

Author: D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Maggiolo, Franco, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Manconi, Paolo Emilio, Gianotti, Nicola, Quirino, Tiziana, Pinnetti, Carmela, Rusconi, Stefano, De Luca, Andrea, Antinori, Andrea, Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Castelli, F., Cauda, Roberto, Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. F., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini Silberstein, F., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M. R., Cingolani, Antonella, Cinque, P., Di Biagio, A., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Marchetti, G., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Santoro, M. M., Saracino, A., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, Iuri, Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Valeriani, C., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Abeli, C., Piano, P., Cacopardo, B., Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Vichi, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Di Martino, F., Maddaloni, L., Gentile, I., Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Antinori, A., Vullo, V., Cristaudo, A., Cingolani, A., Baldin, Gianmaria, Cicalini, S., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Savinelli, S., Latini, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, Barbara, Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., D'Arminio Monforte, A, Cozzi-Lepri, A, Maggiolo, F, Rizzardini, G, Manconi, P, Gianotti, N, Quirino, T, Pinnetti, C, Rusconi, S, De Luca, A, Antinori, A, Andreoni, M, Angarano, G, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Lazzarin, A, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Castagna, A, Ceccherini-Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Mussini, C, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Di Biagio, A, Gori, A, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Nozza, S, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Carletti, F, Carrara, S, Di Caro, A, Graziano, S, Petrone, F, Prota, G, Quartu, S, Truffa, S, Giacometti, A, Costantini, A, Valeriani, C, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Donati, V, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Abeli, C, Piano, P, Cacopardo, B, Celesia, B, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Vichi, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Bobbio, N, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Monza, G, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Di Martino, F, Maddaloni, L, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, Cristaudo, A, Baldin, G, Cicalini, S, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Savinelli, S, Latini, A, Cecchetto, M, Viviani, F, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, D'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Maggiolo, Franco, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Manconi, Paolo Emilio, Gianotti, Nicola, Quirino, Tiziana, Pinnetti, Carmela, Rusconi, Stefano, De Luca, Andrea, Antinori, Andrea, Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. F., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini Silberstein, F., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M. R., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., Di Biagio, A., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Marchetti, G., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Nozza, S., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Santoro, M. M., Saracino, A., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, I., Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Carletti, F., Carrara, S., Di Caro, A., Graziano, S., Petrone, F., Prota, G., Quartu, S., Truffa, S., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Valeriani, C., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Donati, V., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Abeli, C., Piano, P., Cacopardo, B., Celesia, B., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Vichi, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Bobbio, N., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, Guglielmo, Di Martino, F., Maddaloni, L., Gentile, Ivan, Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Antinori, A., Vullo, V., Cristaudo, A., Baldin, G., Cicalini, S., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Savinelli, S., Latini, A., Cecchetto, M., Viviani, F., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Cozzi-lepri, Alessandro, and on behalf of Icona Foundation Study, Cohort
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Male, Viral Diseases, Glycobiology, lcsh:Medicine, Medicine (all), Biochemistry, Agricultural and Biological Sciences (all), Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (all), Toxicology, Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, 0302 clinical medicine, HIV Seropositivity, Ethnicities, Medicine, 030212 general & internal medicine, lcsh:Science, Multidisciplinary, Total Cell Counting, HIV diagnosis and management, Nucleosides, Viral Load, Glycosylamines, Italian People, AIDS, Infectious Diseases, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocyte, Cohort, Female, Viral load, Research Article, medicine.drug, Human, Cart, Adult, medicine.medical_specialty, Anti-HIV Agents, First line, Cell Enumeration Techniques, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, Research and Analysis Methods, Microbiology, HIV Protease Inhibitors, Humans, Lymphocyte Count, Ritonavir, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Virology, Internal medicine, Pi, HIV Protease Inhibitor, Medicine and health sciences, Toxicity, business.industry, lcsh:R, Biology and Life Sciences, Anti-HIV Agent, 030112 virology, Diagnostic medicine, Discontinuation, Regimen, Co-Infections, People and Places, Immunology, Population Groupings, lcsh:Q, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes, Female, HIV Protease Inhibitors, HIV Seropositivity, Humans, Lymphocyte Count, Male, Ritonavir, business, Viral Transmission and Infection
Abstract: Background There are no data comparing the response to PI/r-based regimens in people presenting for care with low CD4 counts or AIDS (LC). Aim To compare the response to LPV/r-, DRV/r- or ATV/r-based cART regimens in LC initiating cART from ART-naive. Methods We included people enrolled in Icona with either CD4 counts ≤350 cells/mm3 (low CD4-LC) or CD4 counts ≤200 cells/mm3 (very low CD4-VLC) and/or AIDS, starting their first PI/r-based regimen after 2008. Initial regimens were compared by intention-to-treat: i) time to viral failure (VF) (first of 2 consecutive VL>200 copies/mL after≥6 months); II) time to PI/r discontinuation/switching for any cause (TD) and for toxicity (TDT); III) treatment failure (TF) (VF or TD). Kaplan-Meier and Cox analyses were used. Results 1,362 LC patients were included (DRV/r 607; ATV/r 552; LPV/r 203); 813 VLC. In a median of 18 months (IQR:7–35), the 1-year probability of VF and TF were 2.8% (1.9–3.8) and 21.1% (18.7–23.4). In the adjusted analysis, patients initiating ATV/r had a 53% lower chance, and those initiating DRV/r a 61% lower chance of TD, as compared to LPV/r; the risk of TF was more likely in people starting LPV/r. Results were similar among VLC; in this subgroup LPV/r including regimens demonstrated a lower chance of VF. Conclusions We confirmed in LC a low chance of virological failure by 1 year, with small differences according to PI/r. However, larger differences were observed when comparing longer-term endpoints such as treatment failure. These results are important for people presenting late for care.
Published: 2016

98. Discontinuation of initial antiretroviral therapy in clinical practice: Moving toward individualized therapy

Author: Di Biagio, Antonio, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Prinapori, Roberta, Angarano, Gioacchino, Gori, Andrea, Quirino, Tiziana, De Luca, Andrea, Costantini, Andrea, Mussini, Cristina, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Castagna, Antonella, Antinori, Andrea, Monforte, Antonella D'arminio, Moroni, M., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Antinori, A., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. F., Von Schloesser, F., Viale, P., Castagna, A., Ceccherini Silberstein, F., Cozzi Lepri, A., Girardi, E., Lo Caputo, S., Mussini, C., Puoti, M., Ammassari, A., Balotta, C., Bandera, A., Bonfanti, P., Bonora, S., Borderi, M., Calcagno, A., Calza, L., Capobianchi, M. R., Cingolani, A., Cinque, P., De Luca, A., Di Biagio, A., Gianotti, N., Gori, A., Guaraldi, G., Lapadula, G., Lichtner, M., Madeddu, G., Maggiolo, F., Marchetti, G., Marcotullio, S., Monno, L., Quiros Roldan, E., Rossotti, R., Rusconi, S., Santoro, M., Saracino, A., Zaccarelli, M., Fanti, I., Galli, L., Lorenzini, P., Rodano, A., Shanyinde, M., Tavelli, A., Giacometti, A., Costantini, A., Mazzoccato, S., Santoro, C., Suardi, C., Vanino, E., Verucchi, G., Minardi, C., Quirino, T., Abeli, C., Manconi, P. E., Piano, P., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Piscopo, R., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Rizzardini, G., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Guida, M. G., Gargiulo, M., Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Vullo, V., D'Avino, A., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Tebano, G., Viviani, F., Sasset, L., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., GENTILE, Ivan, Di Biagio, Antonio, Cozzi-lepri, Alessandro, Prinapori, Roberta, Angarano, Gioacchino, Gori, Andrea, Quirino, Tiziana, De Luca, Andrea, Costantini, Andrea, Mussini, Cristina, Rizzardini, Giuliano, Castagna, Antonella, Antinori, Andrea, Monforte, Antonella D'arminioA, for the ICONA Foundation Study, Group, Lazzarin, A, Di Biagio, A, Cozzi Lepri, A, Prinapori, R, Angarano, G, Gori, A, Quirino, T, De Luca, A, Costantini, A, Mussini, C, Rizzardini, G, Castagna, A, Antinori, A, Monforte, A, Moroni, M, Andreoni, M, D'Arminio Monforte, A, Castelli, F, Cauda, R, Di Perri, G, Galli, M, Iardino, R, Ippolito, G, Perno, C, Von Schloesser, F, Viale, P, Ceccherini Silberstein, F, Girardi, E, Lo Caputo, S, Puoti, M, Ammassari, A, Balotta, C, Bandera, A, Bonfanti, P, Bonora, S, Borderi, M, Calcagno, A, Calza, L, Capobianchi, M, Cingolani, A, Cinque, P, Gianotti, N, Guaraldi, G, Lapadula, G, Lichtner, M, Madeddu, G, Maggiolo, F, Marchetti, G, Marcotullio, S, Monno, L, Quiros Roldan, E, Rossotti, R, Rusconi, S, Santoro, M, Saracino, A, Zaccarelli, M, Fanti, I, Galli, L, Lorenzini, P, Rodano, A, Shanyinde, M, Tavelli, A, Giacometti, A, Mazzoccato, S, Santoro, C, Suardi, C, Vanino, E, Verucchi, G, Minardi, C, Abeli, C, Manconi, P, Piano, P, Vecchiet, J, Falasca, K, Sighinolfi, L, Segala, D, Mazzotta, F, Cassola, G, Viscoli, C, Alessandrini, A, Piscopo, R, Mazzarello, G, Mastroianni, C, Belvisi, V, Caramma, I, Chiodera, A, Castelli, A, Ridolfo, A, Piolini, R, Salpietro, S, Carenzi, L, Moioli, M, Tincati, C, Puzzolante, C, Abrescia, N, Chirianni, A, Borgia, G, Guida, M, Gargiulo, M, Gentile, I, Orlando, R, Baldelli, F, Francisci, D, Parruti, G, Ursini, T, Magnani, G, Ursitti, M, Vullo, V, D'Avino, A, Gallo, L, Nicastri, E, Acinapura, R, Capozzi, M, Libertone, R, Tebano, G, Viviani, F, Sasset, L, Mura, M, Rossetti, B, Caramello, P, Orofino, G, Sciandra, M, Bassetti, M, Londero, A, Pellizzer, G, Manfrin, V, Cozzi Lepri, Alessandro, Monforte, Antonella D'arminio, Moroni, M., Andreoni, M., Angarano, G., Antinori, A., D'Arminio Monforte, A., Castelli, F., Cauda, R., Di Perri, G., Galli, M., Iardino, R., Ippolito, G., Lazzarin, A., Perno, C. 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E., Piano, P., Vecchiet, J., Falasca, K., Sighinolfi, L., Segala, D., Mazzotta, F., Cassola, G., Viscoli, C., Alessandrini, A., Piscopo, R., Mazzarello, G., Mastroianni, C., Belvisi, V., Caramma, I., Chiodera, A., Castelli, A. P., Rizzardini, G., Ridolfo, A. L., Piolini, R., Salpietro, S., Carenzi, L., Moioli, M. C., Tincati, C., Puzzolante, C., Abrescia, N., Chirianni, A., Borgia, G., Guida, M. G., Gargiulo, M., Gentile, Ivan, Orlando, R., Baldelli, F., Francisci, D., Parruti, G., Ursini, T., Magnani, G., Ursitti, M. A., Vullo, V., D'Avino, A., Gallo, L., Nicastri, E., Acinapura, R., Capozzi, M., Libertone, R., Tebano, G., Viviani, F., Sasset, L., Mura, M. S., Rossetti, B., Caramello, P., Orofino, G. C., Sciandra, M., Bassetti, M., Londero, A., Pellizzer, G., Manfrin, V., Cozzi-Lepri, Alessandro, d'Arminio Monforte, Antonella, for the ICONA Foundation Study Group: [.., P Viale, E Vanino, G Verucchi, and ]
Subjects: 0301 basic medicine, Male, Time Factors, HIV Infections, 0302 clinical medicine, Quality of life, HIV Infection, Pharmacology (medical), 030212 general & internal medicine, Precision Medicine, Antiretroviral therapy, Discontinuation, First-line therapy, HIV-1, Resumption treatment, Single-tablet regimen, Adolescent, Adult, Anti-HIV Agents, Drug Therapy, Combination, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Young Adult, Infectious Diseases, Lamivudine, Clinical Science, Toxicity, Combination, ComputingMethodologies_DOCUMENTANDTEXTPROCESSING, medicine.drug, Human, medicine.medical_specialty, Time Factor, Infectious Disease, Settore MED/17 - MALATTIE INFETTIVE, NO, 03 medical and health sciences, Zidovudine, Pharmacotherapy, Drug Therapy, Internal medicine, medicine, Antiretroviral therapy Discontinuation First-line therapy HIV-1 Resumption treatment Single-tablet regimen, Antiretroviral therapy, Discontinuation, First-line therapy, HIV-1, Resumption treatment, Single-tablet regimen, Proportional hazards model, business.industry, Anti-HIV Agent, 030112 virology, Surgery, Regimen, business
Abstract: Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text., Background: Study aim was to estimate the rate and identify predictors of discontinuation of first combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in recent years. Methods: Patients who initiated first cART between January 2008 and October 2014 were included. Discontinuation was defined as stop of at least 1 drug of the regimen, regardless of the reason. All causes of discontinuation were evaluated and 3 main endpoints were considered: toxicity, intolerance, and simplification. Predictors of discontinuation were examined separately for all 3 endpoints. Kaplan–Meier analysis was used for the outcome discontinuation of ≥1 drug regardless of the reason. Cox regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with treatment discontinuation because of the 3 reasons considered. Results: A total of 4052 patients were included. Main reason for stopping at least 1 drug were simplification (29%), intolerance (21%), toxicity (19%), other causes (18%), failure (8%), planned discontinuation (4%), and nonadherence (2%). In a multivariable Cox model, predictors of discontinuation for simplification were heterosexual transmission (P = 0.007), being immigrant (P = 0.017), higher nadir lymphocyte T CD4+ cell (P = 0.011), and higher lymphocyte T CD8+ cell count (P = 0.025); for discontinuation due to intolerance: the use of statins (P = 0.029), higher blood glucose levels (P = 0.050). About toxicity: higher blood glucose levels (P = 0.010) and the use of zidovudine/lamivudine as backbone (P = 0.044). Conclusions: In the late cART era, the main reason for stopping the initial regimen is simplification. This scenario reflects the changes in recommendations aimed to enhance adherence and quality of life, and minimize drug toxicity.
Published: 2016

99. Interleukin-15 production by monocyte-derived dendritic cells and T cell proliferation in HIV-infected patients with discordant response to highly active antiretroviral therapy

Author: DʼETTORRE, G., FORCINA, G., ANDREOTTI, M., SARMATI, L., PALMISANO, L., ANDREONI, M., VELLA, S., MASTROIANNI, C. M., and VULLO, V.
Published: 2004

100. Anti-HIV drugs decrease the expression of matrix metalloproteinases in astrocytes and microglia

Author: Liuzzi, G. M., Mastroianni, C. M., Latronico, T., Mengoni, F., Fasano, A., Lichtner, M., Vullo, V., and Riccio, P.
Published: 2004

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