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What percent get problems? Oct 23, 2003 Hi Dr: Have there been any studies indicating what percentage of persons with Hiv get lipo, both on and off meds? What about persons on keletra. I started it one mont ago--treatment naive. Please help if you can. |
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Response from Dr. Moyle
 Several studies have tried to address this. In a german study 30% of people on treatment (mainly PIs and d4T) had lipodystrophy at 3 years. In Gilead 903 13% of d4T/3TC/Efavirenz and 1% of tenofovir/3TC/efavirenz recipients have lipodystrophy, as reported by their physician, at 2 years. Regimens that include a PI (such as Kaletra) have been shown in one prospective study to be associated with faster fat loss than NNRTI (such as efavirenz) based regimens. It is not clear if atazanavir is the same as the 'old' PIs in this regard. Kaletra may be fine to start with but may not be the best choice for a lifetime of treatment I hope this helps regards Graeme Moyle |
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