Changes in first-line cART regimens and short-term clinical outcome between 1996 and 2010 in The Netherlands

OBJECTIVES: Document progress in HIV-treatment in The Netherlands since 1996 by reviewing changing patterns of cART use and relating those to trends in patients' short-term clinical outcomes between 1996 and 2010. DESIGN AND METHODS: 1996-2010 data from 10,278 patients in the Dutch ATHENA national observational cohort were analysed. The annual number of patients starting a type of regimen was quantified. Trends in the following outcomes were described: i) recovery of 150 CD4 cells/mm(3) within 12 months of starting cART; ii) achieving viral load (VL) suppression ≤1,000 copies/ml within 12 mont... Mehr ...