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Structured Treatment Interruption

med vacation supplemental info	Nov 18, 2004
stop or not stop	Nov 18, 2004
Drug Holiday Was a Bad Move?	Nov 7, 2004
med vacation?	Nov 7, 2004
stopping treatment	Jul 22, 2004
Is SupervisedTreatment Interruption Advisable ?	Jul 16, 2004
When to take a break from meds	Jul 4, 2004
Forced drug holiday. When return to meds?	Jun 21, 2004
Drug interuption after 19yrs. pos. CD4s always have been 375 and up in 400s, do I go back?	May 26, 2004
I need your help to make this decision	May 5, 2004
Taken Off Medications After 18 Years	May 3, 2004
Stop meds after starting early?	Mar 27, 2004
Switching From Agenerase to Lexiva but week-on/off	Mar 9, 2004
Falling VL; falling platelets	Mar 9, 2004
Stop meds after starting early?	Mar 1, 2004
Time for meds again !	Feb 22, 2004
Seeking help with my next option	Feb 3, 2004
stopping treatment	Feb 2, 2004
After 7 years, continue HAART or take a break ?	Jan 27, 2004
low Vl	Jan 15, 2004
stopping treatment	Jan 7, 2004
Acute Infection	Nov 6, 2003
STI	Oct 8, 2003
drug holiday	Oct 5, 2003
Becoming HIV immune after 8 years	Aug 8, 2003
new strategy	Aug 5, 2003
need to switch	Jul 6, 2003
information	Jul 6, 2003
STIs	Jun 2, 2003
Nervous, CD4 Drop	May 29, 2003
treatment interruptions	May 27, 2003
information	May 19, 2003
Rapid cd4 drop--time to restart meds?	May 5, 2003
when to restart?	Apr 27, 2003
Hey Dr. Cohen, this one's for you: ARS on Sustiva/Combivir, time to stop?	Apr 6, 2003
second STI after AIDS dx	Mar 16, 2003
2nd Opinion on STI	Feb 19, 2003
Early treatment didn't work	Feb 1, 2003
STI	Dec 26, 2002
Stopped Meds, Now I'm always going	Dec 1, 2002
re:sti	Nov 27, 2002
sti	Nov 24, 2002
Was my doctor negligent?	Nov 22, 2002
Time to start again!	Nov 22, 2002
vacation off meds	Nov 8, 2002
after 3 years can i have a break?	Oct 26, 2002
My Body Needs A Break	Sep 9, 2002
Just infected	Jul 20, 2002
Will the 5d on/2 d off work in my case?	Jul 20, 2002
Re: 5-on and 2-off	Jun 24, 2002
To Stop, or Not To Stop?	Jun 24, 2002
5-on and 2-off	Jun 13, 2002
How Long Should I Stay Off Drugs	Jun 13, 2002
7/7	Jun 13, 2002
wasting future options	May 30, 2002
Stop meds? Doctor laughs	May 12, 2002
treatment interruption?? A mistake	May 6, 2002
STI or Not Preasure	Apr 9, 2002
non 7-on 7-off SIT	Mar 31, 2002
STI Prospects	Mar 30, 2002
Sustiva for Viramune?	Mar 29, 2002
Where are the studies for long-term interruption?	Mar 29, 2002
Time to Stop Meds ?	Mar 28, 2002
sti for short period only.	Mar 28, 2002
drug cycling - one week on, one off	Mar 27, 2002
Fat Loss - Stop therapy for a while?	Mar 26, 2002
Stopping meds	Mar 24, 2002
Do I need to continue treatment?	Mar 17, 2002
Holiday for a while??	Mar 17, 2002
should i start again	Mar 17, 2002
Do I have immune control?	Mar 13, 2002
Cyclic therapy	Feb 26, 2002
Re: interruption treatment	Feb 25, 2002
should i stop treatment?	Feb 24, 2002
STI time ??	Feb 22, 2002
2nd about t. Strategies (smart)	Feb 17, 2002
STI advice please	Feb 12, 2002
About SMART	Jan 21, 2002
interruption treatment	Jan 20, 2002
Dr. Young	Jan 11, 2002
what Viral load is statistically significant?	Jan 3, 2002
Is it time to start up again	Dec 23, 2001
How to stop long-lived med like Viramune?	Dec 23, 2001
Decisions, decisions....	Dec 11, 2001
Dr. Young, a question of STI's	Dec 7, 2001
Rising VL	Dec 3, 2001
what should i do	Nov 26, 2001
On Again, Off Again	Oct 17, 2001
CD4 questions and a compliment	Oct 15, 2001
Restarting Therapy	Oct 7, 2001
RE:T 20 answer	Sep 30, 2001
Stuborn HIV+	Sep 18, 2001
treatment interuption	Sep 6, 2001
Thanks Dr Aberg re: to sti or not to sti	Aug 26, 2001
drug holiday	Aug 19, 2001
I Sent My Pills on Vacation!	Aug 19, 2001
STI	Jul 31, 2001
My first holiday - where am I going?	Jul 22, 2001
Holiday until when??	Jun 25, 2001
Lipa assay	Jun 3, 2001
CD4	May 23, 2001
stopping meds due to toxicities; a couple questions	May 23, 2001
Second opinon: Stopping meds?	May 22, 2001
More STI Questions	May 17, 2001
<6mos. exposure, started/stopped Trizivir, next??	May 17, 2001
Early Treatment and STI	May 10, 2001
Whether to Medicate HIV	May 7, 2001
To Stop or Stay With?	Apr 16, 2001
Started STI, Now feel sick.	Apr 14, 2001
When to re-start meds? Need resistance test?	Apr 1, 2001
Stopping HAART - Excellent health	Apr 1, 2001
stopping HAART in asymptomatic patients	Mar 28, 2001
STI options	Mar 25, 2001
New Treatment TGuidelines	Feb 13, 2001
My Doctor is considering stopping my treatment	Feb 13, 2001
Treatment vacations	Dec 4, 2000
STI failure. restarting cocktail/ziagen	Dec 1, 2000
STI - Last Question!	Nov 20, 2000
Starting Sustiva again	Nov 6, 2000
RESTARTING ZIAGEN EVEN IF NO HYPERSENSITIVITY?	Oct 31, 2000
any results of people stopping the cocktail?	Oct 12, 2000
Supervised Treatment Interruption	Sep 28, 2000
Stopping Meds	Aug 21, 2000
vacation from the cocktail	Jul 31, 2000
Should I be on drugs?	May 19, 2000
wasting II	Apr 17, 2000
Structured Interruption Therapy	Feb 28, 2000
Should I Stop?	Feb 28, 2000
Can I have a break from treatments?	Feb 28, 2000
article about stopping meds seems promising???????	Jan 24, 2000
what to expect	Dec 20, 1999
Structured Interrupted Therapy	Nov 23, 1999
Treatment interruption study	Sep 7, 1999
stopped drugs	Jul 19, 1999
discontinue therapy to rid body of mutations	Jun 14, 1999

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