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Detection of HIV-1 CXCR4 tropism and resistance in treatment experienced subjects receiving CCR5 antagonist-Vicriviroc.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Oct 2012
McNicholas Paul, Vilchez Regis A, Greaves Wayne, Kumar Sushma, Onyebuchi Chinyere, Black Todd, Strizki Julie M
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Vicriviroc (VCV), a small-molecule antagonist of the C-C chemokine receptor 5 (CCR5), blocks HIV's entry into CD4+ cells. Small studies have suggested that resistance to CCR5 antagonists is slow to develop. OBJECTIVES: To examine resistance to VCV in isolates from treatment experienced patients who experienced virologic failure in two phase 3 trials. STUDY DESIGN: Genotypic and phenotypic...
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