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01-12-2010 | Poster presentation
Nevirapine (NVP) vs ritonavir-boosted atazanavir (ATV/r) combined with tenofovir/emtricitabine (TDF/FTC) in first-line therapy: NEWART 48-week data
Authors:
E DeJesus, A Mills, L Bhatti, C Conner, S Storfer
Published in:
Journal of the International AIDS Society
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Special Issue 4/2010
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Excerpt
Until recently, few prospective data existed to indicate safety/efficacy of NVP with entry CD4 count restricted to <250 (women) or <400 (men) cells/mm
3. Two phase IV trials, ARTEN and NEWART, compared virologic safety/efficacy of NVP vs ATV/r on a background of TDF/FTC in HIV+ patients within these CD4 ranges. NEWART (US) was designed to be confirmatory of ARTEN and to supplement ARTEN data [
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