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Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy 2008 62(4):643-647; doi:10.1093/jac/dkn248
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Shifting paradigms: the resistance profile of etravirine

Anna Maria Geretti*

Department of Virology, Royal Free Hospital and Royal Free and University College Medical School, Pond Street, London NW3 2QG, UK

* Tel: +44-207-317-7521; E-mail: a.geretti{at}medsch.ucl.ac.uk

The raised genetic barrier of etravirine relative to first-generation compounds indicates that it may now be possible to sequence drugs within the non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI) class. Available evidence from clinical trials provides guidance for the use of etravirine in NNRTI-experienced persons, with sustained virological suppression demonstrated in combination with other active drugs in the background regimen, most commonly including a ritonavir-boosted protease inhibitor with or without enfuvirtide. Cross-resistance occurs however, and the drug is vulnerable to loss of activity in the absence of a supportive background regimen. In order to optimize the use of etravirine in clinical practice, it is important to understand how current predictors of virological activity in NNRTI-experienced persons were developed, how they can be applied, and the adjustments and improvements they require.

Keywords: non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors , genotype , mutations


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