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ArticlePloS one2017

Plasma nevirapine concentrations predict virological and adherence failure in Kenyan HIV-1 infected patients with extensive antiretroviral treatment exposure.

Maureen J Kimulwo, Javan Okendo, Rashid A Aman, Bernhards R Ogutu, Gilbert O Kokwaro, Dorothy J Ochieng, Anne W T Muigai, Florence A Oloo, Washingtone Ochieng

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Article in PloS one, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Maureen J KimulwoCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Javan OkendoCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Rashid A AmanCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Bernhards R OgutuCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Gilbert O KokwaroInstitute of Healthcare Management, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Dorothy J OchiengSchool of Pharmacy, MCPHS University, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Anne W T MuigaiITROMID, Jomo Kenyatta University of Science and Technology, Nairobi, Kenya.
Florence A OlooCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Washingtone OchiengCenter for Research in Therapeutic Sciences, Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9035-4405
Strathmore University · KEHarvard University · USJomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology · KEMassachusetts College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences · USTechnical University of Kenya · KE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Treatment failure is a key challenge in the management of HIV-1 infection. We conducted a mixed-model survey of plasma nevirapine (NVP) concentrations (cNVP) and viral load in order to examine associations with treatment and adherence outcomes among Kenyan patients on prolonged antiretroviral therapy (ART). Blood plasma was collected at 1, 4 and 24 hours post-ART dosing from 58 subjects receiving NVP-containing ART and used to determine cNVP and viral load (VL). Median duration of treatment was 42 (range, 12-156) months, and 25 (43.1%) of the patients had virologic failure (VF). cNVP was significantly lower for VF than non- VF at 1hr (mean, 2,111ng/ml vs. 3,432ng/ml, p = 0.003) and at 4hr (mean 1,625ng/ml vs. 3,999ng/ml, p = 0.001) but not at 24hr post-ART dosing. Up to 53.4%, 24.1% and 22.4% of the subjects had good, fair and poor adherence respectively. cNVP levels peaked and were > = 3μg.ml at 4 hours in a majority of patients with good adherence and those without VF. Using a threshold of 3μg/ml for optimal therapeutic nevirapine level, 74% (43/58), 65.5% (38/58) and 86% (50/58) of all patients had sub-therapeutic cNVP at 1, 4 and 24 hours respectively. cNVP at 4 hours was associated with adherence (p = 0.05) and virologic VF (p = 0.002) in a chi-square test. These mean cNVP levels differed significantly in non-parametric tests between adherence categories at 1hr (p = 0.005) and 4hrs (p = 0.01) and between ART regimen categories at 1hr (p = 0.004) and 4hrs (p<0.0001). Moreover, cNVP levels correlated inversely with VL (p< = 0.006) and positively with adherence behavior. In multivariate tests, increased early peak NVP (cNVP4) was independently predictive of lower VL (p = 0.002), while delayed high NVP peak (cNVP24) was consistent with increased VL (p = 0.033). These data strongly assert the need to integrate plasma concentrations of NVP and that of other ART drugs into routine ART management of HIV-1 patients.

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