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Mutational Correlates of Virological Failure in Individuals Receiving a WHO-Recommended Tenofovir-Containing First-Line Regimen: An International Collaboration

Type of publication Peer-reviewed
Publikationsform Original article (peer-reviewed)
Author Rhee Soo-Yon, Varghese Vici, Holmes Susan P., Van Zyl Gert U., Steegen Kim, Boyd Mark A., Cooper David A., Nsanzimana Sabin, Saravanan Shanmugam, Charpentier Charlotte, de Oliveira Tulio, Etiebet Mary-Ann A., Garcia Federico, Goedhals Dominique, Gomes Perpetua, Günthard Huldrych F., Hamers Raph L., Hoffmann Christopher J, Hunt Gillian, Jiamsakul Awachana, Kaleebu Pontiano, Kanki Phyllis, Kantor Rami, Kerschberger Bernhard, et al.,
Project Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS)
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Original article (peer-reviewed)

Journal EBioMedicine
Volume (Issue) 18
Page(s) 225 - 235
Title of proceedings EBioMedicine
DOI 10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.03.024

Open Access

URL http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ebiom.2017.03.024
Type of Open Access Publisher (Gold Open Access)

Abstract

Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) genotypic resistance defined by K65R/N and/or K70E/Q/G occurs in 20% to 60% of individuals with virological failure (VF) on a WHO-recommended TDF-containing first-line regimen. However, the full spectrum of reverse transcriptase (RT) mutations selected in individuals with VF on such a regimen is not known. To identify TDF regimen-associated mutations (TRAMs), we compared the proportion of each RT mutation in 2873 individuals with VF on a WHO-recommended first-line TDF-containing regimen to its proportion in a cohort of 50,803 antiretroviral-naïve individuals. To identify TRAMs specifically associated with TDF-selection pressure, we compared the proportion of each TRAM to its proportion in a cohort of 5805 individuals with VF on a first-line thymidine analog-containing regimen. We identified 83 TRAMs including 33 NRTI-associated, 40 NNRTI-associated, and 10 uncommon mutations of uncertain provenance. Of the 33 NRTI-associated TRAMs, 12 – A62V, K65R/N, S68G/N/D, K70E/Q/T, L74I, V75L, and Y115F – were more common among individuals receiving a first-line TDF-containing compared to a first-line thymidine analog-containing regimen. These 12 TDF-selected TRAMs will be important for monitoring TDF-associated transmitted drug-resistance and for determining the extent of reduced TDF susceptibility in individuals with VF on a TDF-containing regimen.
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