AIDS and HIV Cancer
Ritonavir can reduce Kaposi sarcoma risk
Published in AIDS Weekly, July 15th, 2002
"Treatment of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) protease inhibitors such as ritonavir can result in increases in CD4+ T-cell counts that are independent of a reduction in HIV-1 viral load," according to Shibani Pati and colleagues working at the University of Maryland and Morgan State University in Baltimore.
Ritonavir has significant anticancer effects unrelated to its HIV-inhibiting abilities, the researchers found.
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Source: AIDS Weekly (2002-07-15)
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