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University of British Columbia

HAART interruption is a viable option when nadir CD4 cell counts are >250 cells/mm3

Published in Physician Law Weekly, January 4th, 2006

HAART interruption is a viable option when nadir CD4 cell counts are >250 cells/mm3.

"The goal of the present study was to characterize outcome and predictors of outcome of treatment interruption (TI) in highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART)-treated patients."

"A systematic chart/database review was conducted to identify patients with nadir CD4 cell counts >200 cells/mm3 and without acquired immunodeficiency syndrome -defining illnesses who underwent a TI," scientists in Canada report.

According to A.R. Toulson and colleagues at the University of British Columbia, "Collected data included...

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