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Viral suppression after failure of PI-based ART among adolescents and youths with and without drug resistance mutations: a longitudinal analysis in Tanzania. (PubMed, J Antimicrob Chemother) - "More than half of AY who had PI DRMs had a higher proportion of early VS (65%) compared with those without DRMs (45%). Optimal viral load monitoring, adherence intensification and routine drug resistance testing are key strategies to improve VS."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Nanotechnology-Driven Strategy Against SARS-CoV-2: Pluronic F127-Based Nanomicelles with or Without Atazanavir Reduce Viral Replication in Calu-3 Cells. (PubMed, Viruses) - "However, pre-exposure of Calu-3 cells led to significant viral replication reduction (>85% and >75% for 1:2 and 1:4 dilutions, respectively), as confirmed by transmission electron microscopy. These findings highlight Pluronic F127-based nanomicelles as a promising nanotechnology-driven strategy against SARS-CoV-2, reinforcing their potential for future antiviral therapies."

Journal • Infectious Disease • Novel Coronavirus Disease • Respiratory Diseases • IL6

Virological Failure And HIV-1 Drug Resistance in Indian Adults and Adolescents on Protease Inhibitor Based Second-line Antiretroviral Therapy: A Five-year Follow-up Study. (PubMed, Curr HIV Res) - "This 5-year longitudinal study highlights the resilience of PIs in second-line ART. The incidence of VF with PI-resistance was notably low, indicating the ongoing effectiveness of PIs in managing PLH on second-line ART and the possibility of recycling PIs in subsequent ART regimens for these patients. Cross-resistance to DRV patients highlights the need for enhanced treatment monitoring."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • CD4

Using the Simcyp R Package for PBPK Simulation Workflows With the Simcyp Simulator. (PubMed, CPT Pharmacometrics Syst Pharmacol) - "The first demonstrates the verification of a drug-drug interaction model for Atazanavir, an antiretroviral drug indicated for the treatment of HIV/AIDS. The second is applied to the virtual bioequivalence assessment of paliperidone palmitate long-acting injectable suspensions. We show how simulations that could take days otherwise can be executed, analyzed, and displayed in a matter of hours."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Operation Triple Zero: Implementation, Processes, and Outcomes of an Asset-Based Approach to Achieving Viral Suppression Among Adolescents and Young Persons Living With HIV in Kenya, 2017-2021. (PubMed, J Adolesc Health) - "OTZ implementation led to improved HIV treatment outcomes among AYPLHIV, contributing to sustained epidemic control efforts complementing other interventions."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Pharmacokinetic approaches to standardize antiviral exposure in cerebrospinal fluid. (PubMed, Pharmacotherapy) - "PK modeling successfully standardized ARV CSF concentrations to a given time point (i.e., CMAX or CTrough) to allow estimation of CSF penetration. This approach provides uniformity for the assessment of exposure, for the estimation of whether desired therapeutic drug goals are obtained in the CSF, and for further studies to investigate whether CSF exposure metrics calculated using this method are associated with measures of HIV persistence."

Journal • PK/PD data • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Week 24 Outcomes of F/TAF Plus Cobicistat-Boosted Protease Inhibitors in Children ≥2 y and ≥14 kg (CROI 2025) - P2/3 | "An ongoing Phase 2/3 open-label trial is evaluating F/TAF in combination with cobicistat-boosted atazanavir (ATV/co) or darunavir (DRV/co) in children with HIV-1 (NCT02016924). Changes in height, weight, and body mass index Z-scores; spine and TBLH BMD; and eGFR were not clinically significant (Table). Conclusions In this interim analysis, F/TAF in combination with ATV/co or DRV/co in children aged 2-<12 y and weighing 14-<40 kg was efficacious, with an acceptable safety profile and no renal, bone, or weight concerns, supporting further evaluation in pediatric populations."

Clinical • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Pediatrics • CD4

Plasma Concentrations of Lenacapavir in People Living With Multidrug-Resistant HIV: Real-Life Study (CROI 2025) - "Of note, 5 patients presented LEN Cpl above 150 ng/mL, corresponding to PWH with acute or chronic kidney disease and/or receiving ritonavir-boosted atazanavir containing regimens. Conclusions In our population of HTE HIV patients, PWH had adequate LEN Cpl. No drug-drug interaction was reported and tolerance of antiretroviral multitherapy was acceptable."

Clinical • Chronic Kidney Disease • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Nephrology • Renal Disease

ART Exposure and Accelerated Aging in PLHIV: Insights From Proteomic and Methylation Clocks (CROI 2025) - P | "Longer cumulative exposure to dolutegravir (DTG), rilpivirine (RPV) and nelfinavir (NFV) was associated with lower age advancement scores on at least a biological clock. In contrast, longer exposure to tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF), emtricitabine (FTC), darunavir (DRV), atazanavir (ATV), and dideoxynucleoside analogues (d-drugs) was related to higher age advancement scores (Figure 1; P<0.05, adjusted for chronological age)...Conclusions Cumulative ART exposure influences age acceleration in PLHIV, with distinct effects across regimens and drug classes. Innate immune pathways appear to be key drivers of these effects and are promising therapeutic targets to mitigate accelerated aging."

Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Inflammation

High Incident TB Among Individuals Switched to Dolutegravir or Protease Inhibitor Based 2nd Line ART (CROI 2025) - "We, therefore, evaluated incident TB cases and associated risk among individuals enrolled under the VISEND clinical study, a 144 week clinical trial which evaluated virological outcomes among individuals switched from failing NNRTI based ART to DTG or boosted protease inhibitor (bPI) (lopinavir or atazanavir) based second line ART while recycling the NRTIs Methods We conducted an analysis of PLWH aged ≥ 18 years enrolled in the VISEND trial and screened negative for TB prior to regimen switch. Conclusions In the VISEND trial, incident TB was high especially in the first month of switching to DTG or bPI regimen and was associated with rapid viral decline, low baseline CD4 and malnutrition. There is need to intensively screen for TB among those individuals failing and switched to DTG second line ART"

Clinical • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Respiratory Diseases • Tuberculosis • CD4

Population PK and CYP3A Inhibition Capacity of Ritonavir in Pregnancy: A Model-Based Meta-Analysis (CROI 2025) - "Background Ritonavir (RTV), a strong CYP3A inhibitor, is widely used as a pharmacokinetic (PK) enhancer to increase exposure to HIV-1 protease inhibitors (PIs) and more recently the SARS CoV-2 PI nirmatrelvir...Methods Pregnant participants receiving RTV as a PK enhancer for either lopinavir, darunavir, or atazanavir±TDF and who were ≥20 weeks gestational age were included in the analysis...Decreased RTV exposures during pregnancy are predicted to lead to a 1.8-fold reduction in RTV-mediated CYP3A inhibition. Dosing requirements of RTV and/or boosted CYP3A substrates may be altered during pregnancy."

Retrospective data • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Novel Coronavirus Disease • Respiratory Diseases

Toward improved clearance predictions and distribution profiles employing the isolated perfused rat liver model: Experimental optimization. (PubMed, Drug Metab Dispos) - "Initially, in this study, acetaminophen and atazanavir, showing low or high protein binding, respectively, were tested in the IPRL system with 2 reperfusion media...Reliable disposition profiles and improved clearance predictions were obtained, employing biorelevant plasma protein concentrations alongside 10% blood to obtain in vivo-relevant unbound clearance values and to preserve liver viability and functionality. Robust conditions are critical in isolated perfused rat liver experiments to gain mechanistic insights into the in vitro to in vivo clearance gap, enabling optimization of in vitro to in vivo extrapolation methods."

Journal • Preclinical

Contemporary kidney stone analysis composition among U.S. adults and children in a large reference laboratory setting. (PubMed, Int Urol Nephrol) - "In contrast to previous findings, no difference in the prevalence of various stone types was observed by month of year. This may reflect evolving climate patterns, and warrants continued attention. The gender gap between men and women for stone formation is seen to be closing, with women submitting the majority of stones from individuals less than 50 years old. Whether this trend will persist as these women age in coming decades will be an important area of future study of stone epidemiology."

Journal • Nephrology • Renal Calculi • Urolithiasis

Antiretroviral drug exposure in pregnancy and risk of congenital anomalies: a European case/non-case malformed study. (PubMed, Eur J Clin Pharmacol) - "Our study does not reveal new signals but confirms the previously identified signal between congenital heart defects and fetal exposure to zidovudine. The physio-pathological hypothesis induced by zidovudine exposure should be explored in future studies."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Kidney disease among adults on tenofovir-based second-line antiretroviral therapy in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. (PubMed, South Afr J HIV Med) - "Tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) can result in proximal tubulopathy and acute tubular injury, whereas atazanavir/ritonavir (ATV/r) can cause interstitial nephritis and renal stones, both of which can lead to chronic kidney disease...Low eGFR (< 90 mL/min per 1.73 m2) was found in 22% of patients, proportionately higher among patients on ATV/r compared to those on a lopinavir/ritonavir (LPV/r) (P < 0.05)...Adults on second-line ART containing TDF were found to have a high prevalence of renal kidney disease in the Tanzanian context. Predictors of kidney disease were older age, proteinuria, and ATV/r-based regimen as compared to LPV/r."

Journal • Chronic Kidney Disease • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Metabolic Disorders • Nephrology • Renal Calculi • Renal Disease

Systematic Reevaluation of Repurposed Drugs Against the Main Protease of SARS-CoV-2 via Combined Experiments. (PubMed, J Med Virol) - "Our results from a set of in vitro assays revealed that boceprevir is a potential Mpro inhibitor, but other repurposed drugs, including atazanavir, dipyridamole, entrectinib, ethacridine, glecaprevir, hydroxychloroquine, ivermectin, meisoindigo, pelitinib, raloxifene, roxatidine acetate, saquinavir, teicoplanin, thonzonium bromide, and valacyclovir, are not. Our research highlights that the use of candidate Mpro inhibitors from primary screening warrants further comprehensive studies before the reporting of new findings."

Journal • Infectious Disease • Novel Coronavirus Disease • Respiratory Diseases

Machine learning-based screening and molecular simulations for discovering novel PARP-1 inhibitors targeting DNA repair mechanisms for breast cancer therapy. (PubMed, Mol Divers) - "After evaluating the performance, it was used to screen an FDA-approved drug library, successfully identifying Atazanavir, Brexpiprazole, Raltegravir, and Nisoldipine as potential PARP-1 inhibitors. Additionally, this approach could revolutionize the drug repurposing process by significantly reducing the time and cost associated with traditional drug development methods. Our results establish a promising basis for subsequent research aimed at optimizing these PARP-1 inhibitors for clinical use, potentially offering more effective treatment options for breast cancer patients."

Journal • Breast Cancer • Oncology • Solid Tumor

Interaction study between HIV protease inhibitors and alectinib in rats based on an ultra-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. (PubMed, J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci) - "Alectinib and lorlatinib (internal standard) were measured in MRM mode. The dosages should be adjusted when using atazanavir, darunavir, indinavir, and ritonavir with alectinib. Real-time monitoring should occur during treatment."

Journal • Preclinical • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

PEGylated solid lipid nanoparticles for the intranasal delivery of combination antiretroviral therapy composed of Atazanavir and Elvitegravir to treat NeuroAIDS. (PubMed, Int J Pharm) - "These findings highlight the potential of PEGylated SLNs as an effective vehicle for enhancing the intranasal delivery of cART to treat NeuroAIDS. However, further in vivo studies are needed to confirm the brain targeting potential of this formulation."

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Study of Cobicistat-Boosted Atazanavir (ATV/co), Cobicistat-Boosted Darunavir (DRV/co) and Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide (F/TAF) in Children With HIV (clinicaltrials.gov) - P2/3 | N=133 | Active, not recruiting | Sponsor: Gilead Sciences | Recruiting ➔ Active, not recruiting

Enrollment closed • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Pediatrics

Predicted environmental concentration (PEC), environmental risk assessment (ERA) and prioritization of antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) in seawater from Guarujá (Brazilian coastal zone). (PubMed, Mar Environ Res) - "Regarding the results of the mixture of ARVs, the ERA showed a high acute and/or chronic risk for all five classes tested, i.e., (i) nucleoside/nucleotide reverse transcriptase inhibitors; ii) non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors; iii) protease inhibitors; (iv) integrase strand transfer inhibitors; and (v) chemokine receptor antagonists. Ultimately, the final ranking of the OPBT approach was etravirine (the highest-priority ARV in seawater from Guarujá), followed by: nevirapine > efavirenz > ritonavir > lopinavir > maraviroc > atazanavir > darunavir > abacavir > dolutegravir > zidovudine > tenofovir > lamivudine."

Journal • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease

Pharmacogenetics of the Treatment of Neglected Diseases. (PubMed, Genes (Basel)) - "PGx tests such as abacavir are already implemented in some places, and efavirenz/atazanavir is ready to implement if this medication is used. Other gene-drug associations were found but still do not present a clear recommendation. We call attention to the need to generate more evidence for testing treatments for other neglected diseases, such as malaria and tuberculosis, given their epidemiological importance and for the public health of less favored populations."

Biomarker • Journal • Review • Gene Therapies • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • Malaria • Pulmonary Disease • Respiratory Diseases • Tuberculosis • NAT2

Atherogenic Index of Plasma and High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Levels Among People Living With HIV on Dolutegravir and Ritonavir-Boosted Atazanavir-Based Antiretroviral Therapy and Their Correlations to CD4 Cell Counts. (PubMed, AIDS Res Treat) - " From the study conducted, it can be concluded that the higher levels of AIP and hsCRP were seen in patients treated by ATV/r than in DTG-based regimens of ART and in PLWH with low CD4 cell counts. Therefore, routine monitoring of both AIP and hsCRP levels was a good marker of HIV disease progression and cardiovascular disease risk assessment in PLWH, particularly in developing countries where CD4 cell count testing is expensive and not easily available."

Journal • Cardiovascular • Human Immunodeficiency Virus • Infectious Disease • CD4 • CRP

Inhibition of OATP1B1/3 Rather Than UGT1A1 May Be the Major Cause of the Bilirubin Elevation After Atazanavir Administration. (PubMed, Clin Pharmacol Ther) - "Atazanavir has been reported to increase total serum bilirubin level up to ninefold. The results also suggested that unconjugated bilirubin is less sensitive than raltegravir upon UGT1A1 inhibition, therefore, unconjugated bilirubin may not be a useful endogenous biomarker for UGT1A1 inhibition. The analysis demonstrated that the metabolism of unconjugated bilirubin shares common features of other UGT enzyme-mediated reactions."

Journal • UGT1A1

Repurposing FDA-approved drugs for COVID-19: targeting the main protease through multi-phase in silico approach. (PubMed, Antivir Ther) - "In silico results suggest that Atazanavir is a promising candidate for targeting SARS-CoV-2 Mpro, with strong binding affinity and dynamic stability. These findings support its potential as a lead compound for further preclinical and clinical testing, though in vitro and in vivo validation are needed to confirm its therapeutic efficacy against COVID-19."

FDA event • Journal • Infectious Disease • Novel Coronavirus Disease • Respiratory Diseases