Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies
Sterne J, May M, Costagliola D, de Wolf F, Phillips A, Harris R, Funk M, Geskus R, Gill J, Dabis F, Miró J, Justice A, Ledergerber B, Fätkenheuer G, Hogg R, Monforte A, Saag M, Smith C, Staszewski S, Egger M, Cole S. Timing of initiation of antiretroviral therapy in AIDS-free HIV-1-infected patients: a collaborative analysis of 18 HIV cohort studies. The Lancet 2009, 373: 1352-1363. PMID: 19361855, PMCID: PMC2670965, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(09)60612-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesDisease ProgressionDrug Administration ScheduleEuropeFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaPatient SelectionPractice Guidelines as TopicProportional Hazards ModelsSensitivity and SpecificityTime FactorsTreatment OutcomeConceptsHIV-1-infected patientsCombination antiretroviral therapyCD4 cell countAntiretroviral therapyCombination therapyCohort studyCell countCD4 cell count rangeCD4 cell count thresholdAntiretroviral-naive patientsProspective cohort studyHIV Cohort StudyRates of AIDSStart of treatmentHigh mortality rateAbsence of treatmentTiming of initiationDeath eventsCell count thresholdTherapy groupImmediate initiationPatientsMortality rateTherapyAIDS