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<div style="line-height: 17.999801635742188px;"><h4 style="margin: 0px 0.25em 0px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; float: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">BACKGROUND:</span></h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">The protease inhibitors&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;are both recommended for treatment of HIV-infected patients. Considerable inter-individual variability in&nbsp;<span class="highlight">plasma</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>&nbsp;has been observed for both drugs. The aim of this study was to evaluate which demographic&nbsp;<span class="highlight">factors</span>&nbsp;and concomitant drugs are associated with&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">plasma</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>.</span></p><h4 style="margin: 0px 0.25em 0px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; float: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">METHODS:</span></h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Data from the Liverpool TDM (therapeutic drug monitoring) Registry were linked with the UK Collaborative HIV Cohort (CHIC) study. For each patient, the first measurement of&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;(twice daily) or&nbsp;<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;[once daily, ritonavir boosted (/r) or unboosted]&nbsp;<span class="highlight">plasma</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>&nbsp;was included. Linear regression was used to evaluate the association of dose, gender, age, weight, ethnicity and concomitant antiretroviral drugs or rifabutin with log-transformed drug&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>, adjusted for time since last intake.</span></p><h4 style="margin: 0px 0.25em 0px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; float: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">RESULTS:</span></h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">Data from 439 patients on&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;(69% 400 mg/r, 31% 533 mg/r; 3% concomitant rifabutin) and 313 on<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;(60% 300 mg/r, 32% 400 mg/r, 8% 400 mg) were included. Multivariable models revealed the following predictors for<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>: weight (11% decrease per additional 10 kg; P = 0.001); dose (25% increase for 533 mg/r; P = 0.024); and rifabutin (116% increase; P &lt; 0.001). For&nbsp;<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;the predictors were dose (compared with 300 mg/r: 40% increase for 400 mg/r, 67% decrease for 400 mg; overall P &lt; 0.001) and efavirenz (32% decrease; P = 0.016) but not tenofovir (P = 0.54).</span></p><h4 style="margin: 0px 0.25em 0px 0px; text-transform: uppercase; float: left;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">CONCLUSIONS:</span></h4><p style="margin: 0px 0px 0.5em;"><span style="font-size: 8pt;">This analysis confirms that efavirenz decreases&nbsp;<span class="highlight">atazanavir</span>&nbsp;concentrations, and there was a negative association of weight and&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;concentrations. The strong impact of rifabutin on&nbsp;<span class="highlight">lopinavir</span>&nbsp;<span class="highlight">concentration</span>&nbsp;should be studied further.</span></p></div>
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