Effect of mid-dose efavirenz concentrations and CYP2B6 genotype on viral suppression in patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy

C Orrell, A Bienczak, K Cohen, D Bangsberg… - International journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
The therapeutic range for efavirenz plasma concentrations is unclear and some studies
found no correlation with viral non-suppression. Efavirenz concentrations are variable …

[HTML][HTML] Prediction of plasma efavirenz concentrations among HIV-positive patients taking efavirenz-containing combination antiretroviral therapy

SH Huang, SW Lin, SY Chang, YT Lin, C Chiang… - Scientific Reports, 2017 - nature.com
We investigated the predictors of plasma mid-dose concentrations (C12) of efavirenz by
enrolling 456 HIV-positive patients who had received 2 nucleos (t) ide reverse-transcriptase …

Pharmacogenetics of plasma efavirenz exposure after treatment discontinuation: an Adult AIDS Clinical Trials Group Study

HJ Ribaudo, DW Haas, C Tierney… - Clinical infectious …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Background. Efavirenz has a long plasma half-life and a low genetic barrier to resistance.
Simultaneously stopping treatment with all agents in efavirenz-containing regimens may …

Secondary metabolism pathway polymorphisms and plasma efavirenz concentrations in HIV-infected adults with CYP2B6 slow metabolizer genotypes

DW Haas, A Kwara, DM Richardson… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Efavirenz is widely prescribed for HIV-1 infection, and CYP2B6 polymorphisms
516G→ T and 983T→ C define efavirenz slow metabolizer genotypes. To identify genetic …

CYP2B6 genotype, but not rifampicin-based anti-TB cotreatments, explains variability in long-term efavirenz plasma exposure

JK Mukonzo, S Nanzigu, P Waako… - …, 2014 - Future Medicine
Aim: We investigated the effects of rifampicin-based anti-TB treatment on plasma efavirenz
exposure and the implications of CYP2B6 genotype. Patients & methods: Antiretroviral …

Functional CYP2B6 variants and virologic response to an efavirenz-containing regimen in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

DW Haas, P Severe, MA Jean Juste… - Journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives Efavirenz is widely prescribed for HIV-1 infection. Three polymorphisms in
CYP2B6 define plasma efavirenz trough concentration strata that vary across an∼ 10-fold …

CYP2B6 Variants and Plasma Efavirenz Concentrations during Antiretroviral Therapy in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

P Leger, R Dillingham, CA Beauharnais… - The Journal of …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Polymorphisms in CYP2B6 are known to predict increased steady-
state plasma concentrations of efavirenz. We characterized relationships between genetic …

Long‐term efavirenz autoinduction and its effect on plasma exposure in HIV patients

E Ngaimisi, S Mugusi, OM Minzi, P Sasi… - Clinical …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
We investigated the influence of gender and pharmacogenetic variations on long‐term
efavirenz autoinduction and disposition among patients with HIV in Tanzania (N= 129) …

Brief report: CYP2B6 516G> T minor allele protective of late virologic failure in efavirenz-treated HIV-infected patients in Botswana

M Vujkovic, SL Bellamy, AF Zuppa… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Background: CYP2B6 polymorphisms that affect efavirenz (EFV) concentrations are
common, but the effect of this polymorphism on HIV virologic failure in clinical practice …

CYP2B6, CYP2A6 and UGT2B7 genetic polymorphisms are predictors of efavirenz mid-dose concentration in HIV-infected patients

A Kwara, M Lartey, KWC Sagoe, E Kenu - Aids, 2009 - journals.lww.com
Objective: UDP-glucuronosyltransferase (UGT) 2B7 was recently identified as the main
enzyme mediating efavirenz N-glucuronidation. In this study, we determined whether …