Prognosis in HIV-1 infection predicted by the quantity of virus in plasma

JW Mellors, CR Rinaldo Jr, P Gupta, RM White… - Science, 1996 - science.org
The relation between viremia and clinical outcome in individuals infected with human
immunodeficiency virus-type 1 (HIV-1) has important implications for therapeutic research and …

Plasma viral load and CD4+ lymphocytes as prognostic markers of HIV-1 infection

JW Mellors, A Munoz, JV Giorgi… - Annals of internal …, 1997 - acpjournals.org
Background: The rate of disease progression among persons infected with human
immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) varies widely, and the relative prognostic value of markers of …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment with indinavir, zidovudine, and lamivudine in adults with human immunodeficiency virus infection and prior antiretroviral therapy

RM Gulick, JW Mellors, D Havlir, JJ Eron… - … England Journal of …, 1997 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The new protease inhibitors are potent inhibitors of the human immunodeficiency
virus (HIV), and in combination with other antiretroviral drugs they may be able to cause …

[HTML][HTML] Antiretroviral-drug resistance among patients recently infected with HIV

…, AC Collier, RA Koup, JW Mellors… - … England Journal of …, 2002 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Among persons in North America who are newly infected with the human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV), the prevalence of transmitted resistance to antiretroviral drugs has …

Quantitation of HIV-1 RNA in plasma predicts outcome after seroconversion

JW Mellors, LA Kingsley, CR Rinaldo… - Annals of internal …, 1995 - acpjournals.org
Objective: To investigate the relation between the quantity of human immunodeficiency virus
type 1 (HIV-1) RNA in plasma and the risk for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (…

[HTML][HTML] Class-sparing regimens for initial treatment of HIV-1 infection

…, S Swindells, D Havlir, JW Mellors - … England Journal of …, 2008 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The use of either efavirenz or lopinavir–ritonavir plus two nucleoside reverse-transcriptase
inhibitors (NRTIs) is recommended for initial therapy for patients with human …

[HTML][HTML] Use of a vaginal ring containing dapivirine for HIV-1 prevention in women

…, BA Richardson, UM Parikh, JW Mellors… - … England Journal of …, 2016 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Antiretroviral medications that are used as prophylaxis can prevent acquisition
of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection. However, in clinical trials among …

Low-level viremia persists for at least 7 years in patients on suppressive antiretroviral therapy

…, SC Brun, DJ Kempf, JW Mellors… - Proceedings of the …, 2008 - National Acad Sciences
Residual viremia can be detected in most HIV-1-infected patients on antiretroviral therapy
despite suppression of plasma RNA to <50 copies per ml, but the source and duration of this …

New real-time reverse transcriptase-initiated PCR assay with single-copy sensitivity for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 RNA in plasma

…, A Planta, S Liu, JA Metcalf, JW Mellors… - Journal of clinical …, 2003 - Am Soc Microbiol
More sensitive assays for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) RNA are needed to
detect, quantify, and characterize persistent viremia in patients who are receiving …

Depletion of latent HIV-1 infection in vivo: a proof-of-concept study

…, AL Landay, RW Coombs, DD Richman, JW Mellors… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Persistent infection in resting CD4+ T cells prevents eradication of HIV-1. Since
the chromatin remodeling enzyme histone deacetylase 1 (HDAC1) maintains latency of …