MANAGEMENT OF AIDS
Dr. Irfan Ahmad Khan
Dept. Of Pharmacology,JNMC,AMU.
OUTLINE
 Epidemiology
 HIV life cycle
 Clinical staging
 Antiretroviral drugs
 Guidelines for ART
 Post exposure prophylaxis
 Conclusion
EPIDEMIOLOGY
 There were 2.39 million people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of
2010(NACO annual report 2010-2011).(34 million in world)
 The estimated adult prevalence in the country is 0.31%.
 High prevalence in high risk groups
Injectable drug users- 7.2%
Homosexual men – 7.4 %
Female sex workers- 5.1 %
STD clinic attendees – 3.6 %
 “Concentrated epidemic”
 The prevalence rate of HIV infection in the country has stabilized
over the last few years
ETIOLOGICAL AGENT
 Human immunodeficiency virus
1. HIV-1 most epidemic,worldwide
2. HIV-2western Africa,SIV
 Family retroviridae, subfamily lentiviruses.
 Adapted for chronic persistent infection with gradual onset of clinical
symptons.
 Reverse Transcriptase(RT)RNADNA
 RT is very error prone & lacks proof reading function, so resistance develops
rapidly.
 Transmission routes– hetero/homo-sexual, blood /blood products,
transplacental, Injecting drug use.
 Central core contains RNA & 3 genes gag, pol, env
• gag polyproteinstructural protein
• gag & polRT,Protease,Integrase
• Envenvelope protein
The replication cycle of HIV
gp
120
+
gp41
CCR5/
CXCR
5
Nucleocapsid Cholesterol-rich
lipid rafts
NATURAL HISTORY OF HIV INFECTION
WHO CLINICAL STAGING OF HIV/AIDS FOR
ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS
Clinical stage 1
 Asymptomatic
 Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
CLINICAL STAGE 2
 Unexplained moderate weight loss (<10% of presumed or
measured body weight)
 Recurrent respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis
media, pharyngitis)
 Herpes zoster
 Angular cheilitis
 Recurrent oral ulceration
 Papular pruritic eruptions
 Seborrhoeic dermatitis
 Fungal nail infections
CLINICAL STAGE 3
 Unexplained severe weight loss (>10% of presumed or measured body weight)
 Unexplained chronic diarrhoea for longer than one month
 Unexplained persistent fever (above 37.5 °C intermittent or constant for longer
than one month)
 Persistent oral candidiasis
 Oral hairy leukoplakia
 Pulmonary tuberculosis
 Severe bacterial infections (e.g. pneumonia, empyema, pyomyositis, bone or
joint infection, meningitis, bacteraemia)
 Acute necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis, gingivitis or periodontitis
 Unexplained anaemia (<8 g/dl), neutropenia (<0.5 X 109/litre) and or chronic
thrombocytopenia (<50 X 109/litre)
CLINICAL STAGE 4
 HIV wasting syndrome
Involuntary wt. loss >10% of baseline body weight associated either with
• Chronic diarrhoea for more than one month OR
• Chronic weakness & documentad fever for more than one month
 Pneumocystis pneumonia
 Recurrent severe bacterial pneumonia
 Chronic herpes simplex infection (orolabial, genital or anorectal of more than
one month’s duration or visceral at any site)
 Oesophageal candidiasis (or candidiasis of trachea, bronchi or lungs)
 Extrapulmonary tuberculosis
 Kaposi sarcoma
 Cytomegalovirus infection (retinitis or infection of other organs)
 Central nervous system toxoplasmosis
 HIV encephalopathy
CLINICAL STAGE 4 (CONT.)
 Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis including meningitis
 Disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection
 Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy
 Chronic cryptosporidiosis
 Chronic isosporiasis
 Disseminated mycosis (extrapulmonary histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis)
 Recurrent septicaemia (including non-typhoidal salmonella)
 Lymphoma (cerebral or B cell non-Hodgkin)
 Invasive cervical carcinoma
 Atypical disseminated leishmaniasis
 Symptomatic HIV-associated nephropathy or symptomatic HIV-associated
cardiomyopathy
ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS
1.NRTIsZidovudine(AZT), Lamivudine(3TC), Stavudine(D4T),
Zalcitabine(ddC)*, Didanosine(ddI), Abacavir(ABC),
Emtricitabine(FTC)*
2.NtRTIsTenofovir
3.NNRTIsNevirapine (NVP),Efavirenz (EFV), Delavirdine*,
Etravirine*
Indinavir,Saquinavir,Nelfinavir,Ritonavir,Fosamprenavir*,
Lopinavir,Atazanavir,Tipranavir*, Darunavir*
Enfuvirtide
Maraviroc
Raltegravir
Reverse
transcriptase
inhibitors
Protease
inhibitors
Fusion inhibitors
/ entry inhibitors
CCR5
Inhibitors
Integrase
inhibitors
gp
120
+
gp41
CCR5/
CXCR
5
REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS
NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGS (NRTI'S)
 Prevent infection of susceptible cells but do not eradicate the virus from the
cell that already harbor integrated proviral DNA
 All require intracytoplasmic activation to triphosphate form substrate for
reverse transcriptase
 Mechanism of action –
 Competitively inhibiting incorporation of native nucleotides
 Can also get incorporated into nascent proviral DNA and cause chain
termination.
NRTIs- mechanism of
action
NRTIS
 Active for both HIV1 and HIV2.
 Some have affinity for the mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ and can
cause lactic acidosis, fatty liver, anemia,granulocytopenia,myopathy,
peripheral neuropathy and pancreatitis.
 Incidence of mitochondrial toxicity:
Stavudine > Didanosine, Zalcitabine > Zidovudine >
Lamivudine, Emtricitabine, Tenofovir
PK OF NRTIS
 Most NRTIs are eliminated from the body primarily by renal
excretion(Zidovudine & abacavir hepatic glucuronidation)
 Plasma t1/2 of parent compound – 1-10 hours
 T1/2 of Intracytoplasmic nucleoside triphosphate – 2-50 hours.
 Given once/ twice daily
 No significant PK drug interaction as not major substrate for hepatic
CYPs.
 Drug resistance slower compared to NNRTIs & PI
NRTIS- KEY POINTS
Drug Relevant toxicity Remarks
Zidovudine •Bone marrow suppresion
Anaemia, neutropenia
•Nail hyperpigmentation
(chronic)
•Also active against HTLV 1&2
•Generally well tolerated.
•Probenecid,fluconazole, valproic
acid↑ AZT↓ Glucuronosyl
transferase
•Hb monitoring recommended
Stavudine •Peripheral neuropathy(mc)
•Pancreatitis
•Mitochondrial toxicity+++
•Fat wasting
•Good efficacy, cheap.
•Used in place of AZT if Hb<8.
•Dose ↓ in pt. with low body wt.
Didanosine •Peripheral neuropathy
•Pancreatitis
•Retinal changes & optic
neuritis
•Diarrhea(antacid)
•Hyperuricemia
•HTLV-1
•Acid labile
•Food ↓ bioavailability(30 min before/2
hr after meal)
•Tab. contains phenylalanine.
•Powder contains sodium.
NRTIS- KEY POINTS (CONTD.)
Zalcitabine •Peripheral neuropathy
•Pancreatitis
•Oral ulcers
•Rarely used due to inferior antiviral
activity,toxicity& thrice daily use.
•Not available in India
Lamivudine Neutropenia, headache,nausea
Hepatotoxicity
•Best tolerated, least toxic
•Used in all first line regimes, once daily
dosing.
•Effective against HBV.
Abacavir Hypersensitivity reaction
(HLA-B57)cant be restarted
once stopped
•Good efficacy
•Once daily
•No mitochondrial toxicity
Emtricitabine •Hepatotoxicity
•Hyperpigmentation
•HBV
•Similar efficacy and safety as
Lamivudine
•Once daily dosing
•Not available in India
NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUE
 Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate(TDF)- analogue of AMP lacking a complete
ribose ring.
 Active against HIV1, HIV2, HBV, Herpes virus
 Tenofovir diphosphate is active metabolite
 Low affinity to DNA polymerase -α,-β and -γ
 Poor oral bioavailability(25%)
 High fat meal ↑ bioavailability(40%)
 Once daily dosing
 Renal excretion
 It ↑ conc. of didanosine by inhibiting purine nucleoside phosphorylase
(PNP didanosinehypoxanthineuric acid)
 ADR:
 Flatulence
 Acute renal failure & Fanconi syndrome
NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE
TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS (NNRTI'S)
 Non- competitive inhibitors of reverse transcriptase.
 NO action against HIV-2.(strain specific)
 Do not require triple phosphorylation
 No mitochondrial toxicity
 Very susceptible to high level viral resistance, even after a single
dose.
 Resistance extends to whole class.
NNRTIs- Mechanism of
action
Hydrophobic
pocket in p66
subunit
NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE
INHIBITORS (NNRTI'S)-ADRS
 Maculopapular rash- first few weeks of therapy, sometimes severe
(Stevens –Johnson syndrome)
 Fat accumulation(chronic)
 Drug interactions- NNRTIs are substrates of CYP3A4. can act as
inducers(Nevirapine), inhibitors (Delavirdine), or mixed inducer and
inhibitor (Efavirenz).
NNRTIS – KEY POINTS
Drug Toxicity Remarks
Nevirapine •Skin rash
•Fatal hepatitis (women with
CD4>250, pregnancy)
•Prevention of mother to child transmission
•Can’t be used with rifampin containing ATT.
•↓plasma ethinyl estradiol
•Once daily dosing
Efavirenz •Neuropsychiatric symptoms.
•Skin rash
•Teratogenecity
•Negative pregnancy test required.
•Woman should use 2 methods of contraception.
•Convenient, effective & long term tolerability
•Once daily dosing
Etravirine Rash, nausea, headache •Inhibits RT resistant to other NNRTIs
(positional flexibility)
•Once daily dosing
•Should not be combined with other NNRTIs
Delavirdine Skin rash
Elevated liver enzymes
•Inhibitor of CYP3A4
•Well absorbed at pH<2
•t1/2-5.8 hr & Thrice daily dosing
PROTEASE INHIBITORS (PI)
 Competitive inhibition of virus aspartyl protease responsible for cleavage of
Gag-Pol polyproteins.
 Immature, non-infectious virus particles are formed.
 All are inhibitors of CYP3A4, ritonavir being most potent. Clinically
significant pharmacokinetic interactions
 Boosted regimes- combination of PIs with low dose ritonavir. (except
nelfinavirCYP2C19)
 Active against HIV1, HIV2
 Once/twice daily
Homodimer of two
99 AA monomersStructural protein &
enzymes
Mature virus
Human Proteases
1 polypeptide chain
PROTEASE INHIBITORS (PI)
 GI side effects  nausea,vomiting, diarrhea
 Metabolic complications (hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, fat
redistribution), least with atazanavir
 Indinavir – crystalluria & Nephrolithiasis(poor solubility)
 Excess water
 Avoid antacid
 Tipranavir- intracranial hemorrhage,rash(sulfa moiety)
 Pill burden
 Not used as first line drugs
FUSION INHIBITORS / ENTRY INHIBITORS
Enfuvirtide* Maraviroc*
• Binds to gp41 of HIV envelope
• Not active against HIV-2
• Twice daily s.c. inj.
ADRs
• Inj. Site reactions
• Increase in bacterial
pneumonia & LAP
• CCR5 antagonist
• Licensed in 2007
• Food ↓bioavailability
• Eliminated via CYP3A4
• Twice daily
ADRs- fever, rash, myalgia,
postural hypotension,
hepatotoxicity
Reserved for treatment of HIV resistant to multiple antiretroviral drugs
Enfuvirtide
INTEGRASE INHIBITORS- RALTEGRAVIR*
 Approved in 2007
 Only for HIV resistant to multiple classes of drugs
 Very well tolerated, minimal side effects.
 Active for both HIV-1 and HIV-2.
 High fat meal ↑ses bioavailibility
 Eliminated via glucuronidation by UGT1A1
 ADRs
headache,nausea,fatigue,myopathy,creatine kinase elevation.
MOA
Formation of covalent
bond b/w host & viral
DNA
DRUGS UNDER DEVELOPMENT
 Vicriviroc - fusion inhibitor, blocks CCR5 receptor. Under Phase III
trial.
 Pro 140- CCR5 antagonist, s.c. inj. every 2 weeks. Under Phase II trial.
 Elvitegravir – integrase inhibitor in phase III trial.
 Maturation inhibitors- interfere with the budding process of HIV.
Bevirimat, Vivecon under phase II trial.
 Rilpivirine - NNRTI in phase III trial. Once daily dosing.
 Ibalizumab – monoclonal antibody against CD4. I.V. infusion every 2-4
weeks.
 New NRTIs – Apricitabine, Elvucitabine, Racivir.
GUIDELINES FOR ART
INITIATION OF ART BASED ON CD4 COUNT AND
WHO CLINICAL STAGING
Classification of
HIV-associated
clinical disease
WHO clinical
stage
CD4 test not
available
(or result pending)
CD4 test available
Asymptomatic 1 Do not treat Treat if CD4 <200
Mild symptoms 2 Do not treat Treat if CD4 <200
Advanced
symptoms
3 Treat Consider treatment if
CD4 <350
and initiate ART before
CD4
drops below 200
Severe/advanced
symptoms
4 Treat Treat irrespective of
CD4 count
PRINCIPALS OF ART
 Minimum three drugs simultaneously for entire duration of Tt
NOT RECOMMENDED
 Monotherapy/ dual therapy
 Induction- maintenance
 Structured treatment interruptions
 Sequential adding of drugs
RECOMMENDED FIRST-LINE ANTIRETROVIRAL
REGIMENS
Preferred first-line
regimen
Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Nevirapine
Alternative first
-line regimens
Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Efavirenz
Stavudine + Lamivudine+ (NVP or EFV)
Other options Tenofovir + Lamivudine+ (NVP or EFV)
or
Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Tenofovir
DRUG COMBINATIONS- NOT RECOMMENDED
Antagonism Added toxicity
• Stavudine + Zidovudine
• Zalcitabine + Lamivudine
• Zalcitabine + Stavudine
• Zalcitabine + Didanosine
• Stavudine + Didanosine
LABORATORY MONITORING FOR TOXICITY AND
EFFECTIVENESS OF ART
Minimum
Tests
Basic
Tests
Desirable
Tests
Optional Tests
•Hemoglobin • White blood cell
count/
differential
• Liver enzymes
• Serum creatinine
and/ or blood
urea nitrogen
• Serum glucose
• Pregnancy test
• CD4 cell count
• Bilirubin
• Amylase
• Serum lipids
• HIV-1 RNA
• Serum lactate
ART: PROBLEMS
 Cost
 Pill burden
 Complex dosing schedules
 Drug interactions
 Cure not possible
 Drug toxicity
 Need for strict adherence
 Viral resistance
POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS (PEP) OF
HIV
HIV TRANSMISSION RISK OF DIFFERENT
ROUTES
Exposure route Risk
Blood transfusion 90-95%
Perinatal 20-40%
Sexual intercourse 0.1-10%
Injecting drugs use 0.7%
Needle stick exposure 0.3%
Mucous membrane splash to eye,
oro-nasal
0.09%
POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS BODY FLUIDS
Exposure to body fluids considered
‘at risk’
Exposure to body fluids considered
‘not at risk’
•Blood
•Semen
•Vaginal secretions
•Cerebrospinal fluid
•Synovial, pleural, peritoneal,
pericardial fluid
•Amniotic fluid
•Other body fluids contaminated with
visible blood
•Tears
•sweat
•Urine and faeces
•Saliva
unless these secretions
contain visible blood
HIV POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS EVALUATION
Exposure Status of source
HIV+ and
asymptomatic
HIV+ and
Clinically
symptomatic
HIV status unknown
Mild Consider 2-drug
PEP
Start 2-drug PEP Usually no PEP or
consider 2-drug PEP
Moderate Start 2-drug PEP Start 3-drug PEP Usually no PEP or
consider 2-drug PEP
Severe Start 3-drug PEP Start 3-drug PEP Usually no PEP or
consider 2-drug PEP
POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS OF HIV
2-drug PEP 3-drug PEP
Zidovudine 300 mg BD+
Lamivudine 150 mg BD
Zidovudine 300mg BD+
Lamivudine 150mg BD+
Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100mg
BD
All for 4 weeks
PEP must be initiated as soon as possible, preferably within 2 hours
CONCLUSIONS
 Benefits of ART continue to strongly outweigh the disadvantages
 Challenges remain
 Eradication of latent reservoirs
 Managing drug toxicities & resistance
 Improving adherence
 Improving access to ART
THANK YOU
PK OF PROTEASE INHIBITORS
DEFINITIONS OF TREATMENT
FAILURE FOR FIRST-LINE REGIMEN
Clinical failure New or recurrent WHO stage 4 condition,
after at least 6 months of ART
Immunological failure •Fall of CD4 count to pre-therapy baseline
(or below)
•50% fall from the on-treatment peak value
(if known)
•Persistent CD4 levels below 100 cells/mm
Virological failure Plasma viral load > 10,000 copies/mL
PK OF NNRTIS
Hepatic metabolism

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    MANAGEMENT OF AIDS Dr.Irfan Ahmad Khan Dept. Of Pharmacology,JNMC,AMU.
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    OUTLINE  Epidemiology  HIVlife cycle  Clinical staging  Antiretroviral drugs  Guidelines for ART  Post exposure prophylaxis  Conclusion
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    EPIDEMIOLOGY  There were2.39 million people living with HIV/AIDS at the end of 2010(NACO annual report 2010-2011).(34 million in world)  The estimated adult prevalence in the country is 0.31%.  High prevalence in high risk groups Injectable drug users- 7.2% Homosexual men – 7.4 % Female sex workers- 5.1 % STD clinic attendees – 3.6 %  “Concentrated epidemic”  The prevalence rate of HIV infection in the country has stabilized over the last few years
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    ETIOLOGICAL AGENT  Humanimmunodeficiency virus 1. HIV-1 most epidemic,worldwide 2. HIV-2western Africa,SIV  Family retroviridae, subfamily lentiviruses.  Adapted for chronic persistent infection with gradual onset of clinical symptons.  Reverse Transcriptase(RT)RNADNA  RT is very error prone & lacks proof reading function, so resistance develops rapidly.  Transmission routes– hetero/homo-sexual, blood /blood products, transplacental, Injecting drug use.  Central core contains RNA & 3 genes gag, pol, env • gag polyproteinstructural protein • gag & polRT,Protease,Integrase • Envenvelope protein
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    The replication cycleof HIV gp 120 + gp41 CCR5/ CXCR 5 Nucleocapsid Cholesterol-rich lipid rafts
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    NATURAL HISTORY OFHIV INFECTION
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    WHO CLINICAL STAGINGOF HIV/AIDS FOR ADULTS AND ADOLESCENTS Clinical stage 1  Asymptomatic  Persistent generalized lymphadenopathy
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    CLINICAL STAGE 2 Unexplained moderate weight loss (<10% of presumed or measured body weight)  Recurrent respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, tonsillitis, otitis media, pharyngitis)  Herpes zoster  Angular cheilitis  Recurrent oral ulceration  Papular pruritic eruptions  Seborrhoeic dermatitis  Fungal nail infections
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    CLINICAL STAGE 3 Unexplained severe weight loss (>10% of presumed or measured body weight)  Unexplained chronic diarrhoea for longer than one month  Unexplained persistent fever (above 37.5 °C intermittent or constant for longer than one month)  Persistent oral candidiasis  Oral hairy leukoplakia  Pulmonary tuberculosis  Severe bacterial infections (e.g. pneumonia, empyema, pyomyositis, bone or joint infection, meningitis, bacteraemia)  Acute necrotizing ulcerative stomatitis, gingivitis or periodontitis  Unexplained anaemia (<8 g/dl), neutropenia (<0.5 X 109/litre) and or chronic thrombocytopenia (<50 X 109/litre)
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    CLINICAL STAGE 4 HIV wasting syndrome Involuntary wt. loss >10% of baseline body weight associated either with • Chronic diarrhoea for more than one month OR • Chronic weakness & documentad fever for more than one month  Pneumocystis pneumonia  Recurrent severe bacterial pneumonia  Chronic herpes simplex infection (orolabial, genital or anorectal of more than one month’s duration or visceral at any site)  Oesophageal candidiasis (or candidiasis of trachea, bronchi or lungs)  Extrapulmonary tuberculosis  Kaposi sarcoma  Cytomegalovirus infection (retinitis or infection of other organs)  Central nervous system toxoplasmosis  HIV encephalopathy
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    CLINICAL STAGE 4(CONT.)  Extrapulmonary cryptococcosis including meningitis  Disseminated non-tuberculous mycobacteria infection  Progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy  Chronic cryptosporidiosis  Chronic isosporiasis  Disseminated mycosis (extrapulmonary histoplasmosis, coccidiomycosis)  Recurrent septicaemia (including non-typhoidal salmonella)  Lymphoma (cerebral or B cell non-Hodgkin)  Invasive cervical carcinoma  Atypical disseminated leishmaniasis  Symptomatic HIV-associated nephropathy or symptomatic HIV-associated cardiomyopathy
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    ANTIRETROVIRAL DRUGS 1.NRTIsZidovudine(AZT), Lamivudine(3TC),Stavudine(D4T), Zalcitabine(ddC)*, Didanosine(ddI), Abacavir(ABC), Emtricitabine(FTC)* 2.NtRTIsTenofovir 3.NNRTIsNevirapine (NVP),Efavirenz (EFV), Delavirdine*, Etravirine* Indinavir,Saquinavir,Nelfinavir,Ritonavir,Fosamprenavir*, Lopinavir,Atazanavir,Tipranavir*, Darunavir* Enfuvirtide Maraviroc Raltegravir Reverse transcriptase inhibitors Protease inhibitors Fusion inhibitors / entry inhibitors CCR5 Inhibitors Integrase inhibitors
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    NUCLEOSIDE ANALOGS (NRTI'S) Prevent infection of susceptible cells but do not eradicate the virus from the cell that already harbor integrated proviral DNA  All require intracytoplasmic activation to triphosphate form substrate for reverse transcriptase  Mechanism of action –  Competitively inhibiting incorporation of native nucleotides  Can also get incorporated into nascent proviral DNA and cause chain termination.
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    NRTIS  Active forboth HIV1 and HIV2.  Some have affinity for the mitochondrial DNA polymerase γ and can cause lactic acidosis, fatty liver, anemia,granulocytopenia,myopathy, peripheral neuropathy and pancreatitis.  Incidence of mitochondrial toxicity: Stavudine > Didanosine, Zalcitabine > Zidovudine > Lamivudine, Emtricitabine, Tenofovir
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    PK OF NRTIS Most NRTIs are eliminated from the body primarily by renal excretion(Zidovudine & abacavir hepatic glucuronidation)  Plasma t1/2 of parent compound – 1-10 hours  T1/2 of Intracytoplasmic nucleoside triphosphate – 2-50 hours.  Given once/ twice daily  No significant PK drug interaction as not major substrate for hepatic CYPs.  Drug resistance slower compared to NNRTIs & PI
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    NRTIS- KEY POINTS DrugRelevant toxicity Remarks Zidovudine •Bone marrow suppresion Anaemia, neutropenia •Nail hyperpigmentation (chronic) •Also active against HTLV 1&2 •Generally well tolerated. •Probenecid,fluconazole, valproic acid↑ AZT↓ Glucuronosyl transferase •Hb monitoring recommended Stavudine •Peripheral neuropathy(mc) •Pancreatitis •Mitochondrial toxicity+++ •Fat wasting •Good efficacy, cheap. •Used in place of AZT if Hb<8. •Dose ↓ in pt. with low body wt. Didanosine •Peripheral neuropathy •Pancreatitis •Retinal changes & optic neuritis •Diarrhea(antacid) •Hyperuricemia •HTLV-1 •Acid labile •Food ↓ bioavailability(30 min before/2 hr after meal) •Tab. contains phenylalanine. •Powder contains sodium.
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    NRTIS- KEY POINTS(CONTD.) Zalcitabine •Peripheral neuropathy •Pancreatitis •Oral ulcers •Rarely used due to inferior antiviral activity,toxicity& thrice daily use. •Not available in India Lamivudine Neutropenia, headache,nausea Hepatotoxicity •Best tolerated, least toxic •Used in all first line regimes, once daily dosing. •Effective against HBV. Abacavir Hypersensitivity reaction (HLA-B57)cant be restarted once stopped •Good efficacy •Once daily •No mitochondrial toxicity Emtricitabine •Hepatotoxicity •Hyperpigmentation •HBV •Similar efficacy and safety as Lamivudine •Once daily dosing •Not available in India
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    NUCLEOTIDE ANALOGUE  Tenofovirdisoproxil fumarate(TDF)- analogue of AMP lacking a complete ribose ring.  Active against HIV1, HIV2, HBV, Herpes virus  Tenofovir diphosphate is active metabolite  Low affinity to DNA polymerase -α,-β and -γ  Poor oral bioavailability(25%)  High fat meal ↑ bioavailability(40%)  Once daily dosing  Renal excretion  It ↑ conc. of didanosine by inhibiting purine nucleoside phosphorylase (PNP didanosinehypoxanthineuric acid)  ADR:  Flatulence  Acute renal failure & Fanconi syndrome
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    NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS(NNRTI'S)  Non- competitive inhibitors of reverse transcriptase.  NO action against HIV-2.(strain specific)  Do not require triple phosphorylation  No mitochondrial toxicity  Very susceptible to high level viral resistance, even after a single dose.  Resistance extends to whole class.
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    NON-NUCLEOSIDE REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE INHIBITORS(NNRTI'S)-ADRS  Maculopapular rash- first few weeks of therapy, sometimes severe (Stevens –Johnson syndrome)  Fat accumulation(chronic)  Drug interactions- NNRTIs are substrates of CYP3A4. can act as inducers(Nevirapine), inhibitors (Delavirdine), or mixed inducer and inhibitor (Efavirenz).
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    NNRTIS – KEYPOINTS Drug Toxicity Remarks Nevirapine •Skin rash •Fatal hepatitis (women with CD4>250, pregnancy) •Prevention of mother to child transmission •Can’t be used with rifampin containing ATT. •↓plasma ethinyl estradiol •Once daily dosing Efavirenz •Neuropsychiatric symptoms. •Skin rash •Teratogenecity •Negative pregnancy test required. •Woman should use 2 methods of contraception. •Convenient, effective & long term tolerability •Once daily dosing Etravirine Rash, nausea, headache •Inhibits RT resistant to other NNRTIs (positional flexibility) •Once daily dosing •Should not be combined with other NNRTIs Delavirdine Skin rash Elevated liver enzymes •Inhibitor of CYP3A4 •Well absorbed at pH<2 •t1/2-5.8 hr & Thrice daily dosing
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    PROTEASE INHIBITORS (PI) Competitive inhibition of virus aspartyl protease responsible for cleavage of Gag-Pol polyproteins.  Immature, non-infectious virus particles are formed.  All are inhibitors of CYP3A4, ritonavir being most potent. Clinically significant pharmacokinetic interactions  Boosted regimes- combination of PIs with low dose ritonavir. (except nelfinavirCYP2C19)  Active against HIV1, HIV2  Once/twice daily
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    Homodimer of two 99AA monomersStructural protein & enzymes Mature virus Human Proteases 1 polypeptide chain
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    PROTEASE INHIBITORS (PI) GI side effects  nausea,vomiting, diarrhea  Metabolic complications (hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, fat redistribution), least with atazanavir  Indinavir – crystalluria & Nephrolithiasis(poor solubility)  Excess water  Avoid antacid  Tipranavir- intracranial hemorrhage,rash(sulfa moiety)  Pill burden  Not used as first line drugs
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    FUSION INHIBITORS /ENTRY INHIBITORS Enfuvirtide* Maraviroc* • Binds to gp41 of HIV envelope • Not active against HIV-2 • Twice daily s.c. inj. ADRs • Inj. Site reactions • Increase in bacterial pneumonia & LAP • CCR5 antagonist • Licensed in 2007 • Food ↓bioavailability • Eliminated via CYP3A4 • Twice daily ADRs- fever, rash, myalgia, postural hypotension, hepatotoxicity Reserved for treatment of HIV resistant to multiple antiretroviral drugs
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    INTEGRASE INHIBITORS- RALTEGRAVIR* Approved in 2007  Only for HIV resistant to multiple classes of drugs  Very well tolerated, minimal side effects.  Active for both HIV-1 and HIV-2.  High fat meal ↑ses bioavailibility  Eliminated via glucuronidation by UGT1A1  ADRs headache,nausea,fatigue,myopathy,creatine kinase elevation.
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    MOA Formation of covalent bondb/w host & viral DNA
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    DRUGS UNDER DEVELOPMENT Vicriviroc - fusion inhibitor, blocks CCR5 receptor. Under Phase III trial.  Pro 140- CCR5 antagonist, s.c. inj. every 2 weeks. Under Phase II trial.  Elvitegravir – integrase inhibitor in phase III trial.  Maturation inhibitors- interfere with the budding process of HIV. Bevirimat, Vivecon under phase II trial.  Rilpivirine - NNRTI in phase III trial. Once daily dosing.  Ibalizumab – monoclonal antibody against CD4. I.V. infusion every 2-4 weeks.  New NRTIs – Apricitabine, Elvucitabine, Racivir.
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    INITIATION OF ARTBASED ON CD4 COUNT AND WHO CLINICAL STAGING Classification of HIV-associated clinical disease WHO clinical stage CD4 test not available (or result pending) CD4 test available Asymptomatic 1 Do not treat Treat if CD4 <200 Mild symptoms 2 Do not treat Treat if CD4 <200 Advanced symptoms 3 Treat Consider treatment if CD4 <350 and initiate ART before CD4 drops below 200 Severe/advanced symptoms 4 Treat Treat irrespective of CD4 count
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    PRINCIPALS OF ART Minimum three drugs simultaneously for entire duration of Tt NOT RECOMMENDED  Monotherapy/ dual therapy  Induction- maintenance  Structured treatment interruptions  Sequential adding of drugs
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    RECOMMENDED FIRST-LINE ANTIRETROVIRAL REGIMENS Preferredfirst-line regimen Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Nevirapine Alternative first -line regimens Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Efavirenz Stavudine + Lamivudine+ (NVP or EFV) Other options Tenofovir + Lamivudine+ (NVP or EFV) or Zidovudine + Lamivudine+ Tenofovir
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    DRUG COMBINATIONS- NOTRECOMMENDED Antagonism Added toxicity • Stavudine + Zidovudine • Zalcitabine + Lamivudine • Zalcitabine + Stavudine • Zalcitabine + Didanosine • Stavudine + Didanosine
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    LABORATORY MONITORING FORTOXICITY AND EFFECTIVENESS OF ART Minimum Tests Basic Tests Desirable Tests Optional Tests •Hemoglobin • White blood cell count/ differential • Liver enzymes • Serum creatinine and/ or blood urea nitrogen • Serum glucose • Pregnancy test • CD4 cell count • Bilirubin • Amylase • Serum lipids • HIV-1 RNA • Serum lactate
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    ART: PROBLEMS  Cost Pill burden  Complex dosing schedules  Drug interactions  Cure not possible  Drug toxicity  Need for strict adherence  Viral resistance
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    HIV TRANSMISSION RISKOF DIFFERENT ROUTES Exposure route Risk Blood transfusion 90-95% Perinatal 20-40% Sexual intercourse 0.1-10% Injecting drugs use 0.7% Needle stick exposure 0.3% Mucous membrane splash to eye, oro-nasal 0.09%
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    POTENTIALLY INFECTIOUS BODYFLUIDS Exposure to body fluids considered ‘at risk’ Exposure to body fluids considered ‘not at risk’ •Blood •Semen •Vaginal secretions •Cerebrospinal fluid •Synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial fluid •Amniotic fluid •Other body fluids contaminated with visible blood •Tears •sweat •Urine and faeces •Saliva unless these secretions contain visible blood
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    HIV POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXISEVALUATION Exposure Status of source HIV+ and asymptomatic HIV+ and Clinically symptomatic HIV status unknown Mild Consider 2-drug PEP Start 2-drug PEP Usually no PEP or consider 2-drug PEP Moderate Start 2-drug PEP Start 3-drug PEP Usually no PEP or consider 2-drug PEP Severe Start 3-drug PEP Start 3-drug PEP Usually no PEP or consider 2-drug PEP
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    POST-EXPOSURE PROPHYLAXIS OFHIV 2-drug PEP 3-drug PEP Zidovudine 300 mg BD+ Lamivudine 150 mg BD Zidovudine 300mg BD+ Lamivudine 150mg BD+ Lopinavir/ritonavir 400/100mg BD All for 4 weeks PEP must be initiated as soon as possible, preferably within 2 hours
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    CONCLUSIONS  Benefits ofART continue to strongly outweigh the disadvantages  Challenges remain  Eradication of latent reservoirs  Managing drug toxicities & resistance  Improving adherence  Improving access to ART
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    PK OF PROTEASEINHIBITORS
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    DEFINITIONS OF TREATMENT FAILUREFOR FIRST-LINE REGIMEN Clinical failure New or recurrent WHO stage 4 condition, after at least 6 months of ART Immunological failure •Fall of CD4 count to pre-therapy baseline (or below) •50% fall from the on-treatment peak value (if known) •Persistent CD4 levels below 100 cells/mm Virological failure Plasma viral load > 10,000 copies/mL
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