A randomized comparative trial of continued abacavir/lamivudine plus efavirenz or replacement with efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir DF in hypercholesterolemic HIV-1 infected individuals.

BACKGROUND:Drug choice and metabolic changes with antiretroviral therapy contribute to cardiovascular risk in persons with HIV-1 infection. METHODS:A randomized, 12 week, open-label, comparative study of the impact on lipids of continuation of abacavir/lamivudine (ABC/3TC) plus efavirenz (EFV) or re...

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Main Authors: Graeme J Moyle, Chloe Orkin, Martin Fisher, Jyoti Dhar, Jane Anderson, Edmund Wilkins, Jacqueline Ewan, Ramin Ebrahimi, Hui Wang, ROCKET 1 (Randomized Open Label Switch for Cholesterol Elevation on Kivexa Evaluation Trial) Study Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4319732?pdf=render