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Abstract
Although therapy-mediated suppression of HIV-1 is effective and results in a degree of immune reconstitution, the complications resulting from life-long treatment emphasize the need for alternatives. This review discusses the use of structured interruptions in antiviral therapy to induce drug-free periods of immune-mediated control of HIV-1. Such an approach has the ultimate objective of harnessing anti-viral immune responses, reducing drug exposure (toxicity and cost) and potentially extending the clinical benefits of a suppressive treatment regimen.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 11286710 DOI: 10.1016/s1471-4906(00)01809-3
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Trends Immunol ISSN: 1471-4906 Impact factor: 16.687