CD4 cell count response to first-line combination ART in HIV-2+ patients compared with HIV-1+ patients: A multinational, multicohort European study

Linda Wittkop*, Julie Arsandaux, Ana Trevino, Maarten Schim van der Loeff, Jane Anderson, Ard van Sighem, Jürg Böni, Françoise Brun-Vezinet, Vicente Soriano, Faroudy Boufassa, Norbert Brockmeyer, Alexandra Calmy, François Dabis, Inma Jarrin, Maria Dorrucci, Vitor Duque, Gerd Fätkenheuer, Robert Zangerle, Elena Ferrer, Kholoud PorterAli Judd, Nikolaos V. Sipsas, Olivier Lambotte, Leah Shepherd, Catherine Leport, Charles Morrison, Cristina Mussini, Niels Obel, Jean Ruelle, Carolyne Schwarze-Zander, Anders Sonnerborg, Ramon Teira, Carlo Torti, Emilia Valadas, Celine Colin, Nina Friis-Møller, Dominique Costagliola, Rodolphe Thiebaut, Geneviève Chene, Sophie Matheron, Giota Touloumi, Josiane Warszawski, Laurence Meyer, Murielle Mary Krause, Jade Ghosn, Peter Reiss, Ferdinand Wit, Maria Prins, Heiner Bucher, Marc van der Valk,

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Abstract

Background: CD4 cell recovery following first-line combination ART (cART) is poorer in HIV-2+ than in HIV-1+ patients. Only large comparisons may allow adjustments for demographic and pretreatment plasma viral load (pVL). Methods: ART-naive HIV+ adults from two European multicohort collaborations, COHERE (HIV-1 alone) and ACHIeV2e (HIV-2 alone), were included, if they started first-line cART (without NNRTIs or fusion inhibitors) between 1997 and 2011. Patients without at least one CD4 cell count before start of cART, without a pretreatment pVL and with missing a priori-defined covariables were excluded. Evolution of CD4 cell count was studied using adjusted linear mixed models. Results: We included 185 HIV-2+ and 30321 HIV-1+ patients with median age of 46 years (IQR 36-52) and 37 years (IQR 31-44), respectively. Median observed pretreatment CD4 cell counts/mm3 were 203 (95% CI 100-290) in HIV-2+ patients and 223 (95% CI 100-353) in HIV-1+ patients. Mean observed CD4 cell count changes from start of cART to 12months were +105 (95% CI 77-134) in HIV-2+ patients and +202 (95% CI 199-205) in HIV-1+ patients, an observed difference of 97 cells/mm3 in 1 year. In adjusted analysis, the mean CD4 cell increase was overall 25 CD4 cells/mm3/year lower (95% CI 5-44; P=0.0127) in HIV-2+ patients compared with HIV-1+ patients. Conclusions: A poorer CD4 cell increase during first-line cART was observed in HIV-2+patients, even after adjusting for pretreatment pVL and other potential confounders. Our results underline the need to identify more potent therapeutic regimens or strategies against HIV-2.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)2869-2878
Number of pages10
JournalJournal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy
Volume72
Issue number10
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Oct 2017

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Anti-HIV Agents/administration & dosage
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes/immunology
  • Cohort Studies
  • Europe
  • Female
  • HIV Infections/blood
  • HIV-1/drug effects
  • HIV-2/drug effects
  • Humans
  • Internationality
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • RNA, Viral/blood
  • Viral Load

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