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. 2010 Oct 31;2010:271504. doi: 10.1155/2010/271504

Table 2.

Studies of switch towards more lipid-friendly antiretroviral regimens and variations in total and fractionated cholesterol and triglyceride blood levels.

Author Year Study drug Switched drug Design Patients (n) F-up (wks) ∆ TC (mmol/L) ∆HDL (mmol/L) ∆LDL (mmol/L) ∆ TG (mmol/L)
Negredo [34] 2002 Nevirapine Efavirenz PIs Randomized 77 48 P <  .05
only Nev.
NA NA P <  .05
only Nev.
Petit [35] 2004 Nevirapine PIs Observational 55 24 NA +0,2
(P = .01)
NA −0,36
(P =  .02)
Ward [36] 2006 Nevirapine Efavirenz Retrospective 40 106 −0,18
(P <  .05)
+0,05
(P <  .05)
−0,25
(P <  .05)
−0,70
(P <  .05)
Parienti [37] 2007 Nevirapine Efavirenz Randomized 36 52 NA P <  .04 NA NA
Gonzalez-Tome [38] 2008 Nevirapine PIs Pediatric, case-series 7 52 −0,7
(P =  .09)
+0,5
(P =  .03)
stable NA
Katlama [39] 2003 Abacavir PIs Randomized 209 48 P <  .001 NA NA P =  .006
Keiser [40] 2005 Abacavir PIs Randomized 104 28 −0,82
(P <  .001)
NA −0,49
(P =  .02)
−1,1
(P =  .02)
Soriano [41] 2005 Atazanavira PIs Randomized 189 48 −0,4
(P <  .001)
NA NA −0,9
(P <  .001)
Gatell [42] 2007 Atazanavir/r PIs Randomized 419 48 P <  .001 P <  .001 NA P <  .001
Mallolas [44] 2009 Atazanavir/r PIs Randomized 248 48 −0,4
(P <  .001)
NA NA −0,5
(P <  .001)
Llibre [43] 2006 TDF Stavudine Retrospective 352 48 −0,4
(P <  .001)
NA −0,2
(P <  .001)
−0,4
(P <  .001)
Schewe [44] 2006 TDF Stavudine Retrospective 66 130 −0,98
(P =  .002)
NA NA NA
Madruga [45] 2007 TDF Stavudine Randomized 85 144 −0,6
(P <  .0001)
NA NA −0,9
(P <  .0001)
Valantin [46] 2010 TDF/FTC NRTIs Randomized 91 12 NA NA −0,4
(P =  .03)
−0,4
(P =  .03)
Eron [41] 2010 Raltegravir Lopinavir/r Randomized 707 12 −12,6%
(P <  .0001)
NA −15%
(P <  .0001)
−42,2%
(P <  .0001)

a49 patients switched to unboosted atazanavir, 53 to atazanavir/r.