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TreatmentUpdate is CATIE's flagship treatment digest on cutting-edge developments in HIV/AIDS research and treatment. ( 8 issues per year.)

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Hide details for TU 169  2008 August/September  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu169.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 169 2008 August/September PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Good news for HAART users NEW
    II ANTI-CANCER AGENTS: A. Kaposi’s sarcoma—past and future NEW
    II ANTI-CANCER AGENTS: B. More about KS NEW
    II ANTI-CANCER AGENTS: C. KS in HIV negative men NEW
    II ANTI-CANCER AGENTS: D. Liposomal chemo for KS NEW
Hide details for TU 168  2008 June/July  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu168.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 168 2008 June/July PDF
    I CO-INFECTIONS: A. Coming up: updates on hepatitis C
    I CO-INFECTIONS: B. The growing problem of insulin resistance
    I CO-INFECTIONS: C. Risk factors for insulin resistance in hep C
    I CO-INFECTIONS: D. French study finds recovery from hep c blocked by insulin resistance
    I CO-INFECTIONS: E. Dangerous liaisons: risky sex, drugs and hep C
    I CO-INFECTIONS: F. Rapid liver damage after recent HCV co-infection
    I CO-INFECTIONS: G. Some good news about HAART and liver health
    I CO-INFECTIONS: H. Unexpected liver damage—is ddI to blame?
    I CO-INFECTIONS: I. The disturbing issue of HCV re-infection
    I CO-INFECTIONS: J. Predicting recovery from hep C
Hide details for TU 167  2008 April/May  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu167.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 167 2008 April/May PDF
    I NUTRITION: A. Chromium deficiency in HIV
    I NUTRITION: B. Can chromium supplements help body shape?
    II HORMONES: A. Ovaries—hormone troubles in some HIV positive women
    III CO-INFECTIONS: A. Hepatitis C virus—some background information
    III CO-INFECTIONS: B. Liver damage occurs early in hepatitis C infection
    III CO-INFECTIONS: C. Changes to fats and sugar in the blood because of hepatitis C
Hide details for TU 166  2008 March  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu166.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 166 2008 March PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Introduction
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. Controversial findings on abacavir and heart attacks
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Lopinavir and ritonavir (Kaletra) tablets get tested
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. A note about clinical trials
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: E. The Castle study: lopinavir vs. atazanavir
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: F. Is PF-232798 a possible successor to maraviroc?
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: G. Receptor blocker (SCH 532706) enters clinical trials
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: H. Vicriviroc
    II PREVENTION: A. The elusive AIDS vaccine
    II PREVENTION: B. Swiss guidelines take a troubling turn
Hide details for TU 165  2008 January  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu165.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 165 2008 January PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Using only lopinavir/ritonavir (Kaletra)
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. A trial of Kaletra monotherapy
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Considering monotherapy
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. What makes a viral load blip?
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: E. Viral load blips linked to adherence
Hide details for TU 164  September/October 2007  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu164.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 164 September/October 2007 PDF
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Maraviroc approved in Canada
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. One year results with maraviroc
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Maraviroc and resistance
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. Using maraviroc in first-line therapy
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: E. Another receptor blocker— INCB9471
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: F. PRO 140—a receptor antibody for HIV
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: G. Raltegravir (Isentress)—results after one year
    I. ANTI-HIV AGENTS: H. New drugs—hope and a degree of caution
Hide details for TU 163  July/August 2007  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu163.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 163 July/August 2007 PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Treatments for drug-resistant HIV coming
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. Darunavir shows its strength
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Taking PEP to prevent HIV infection—results from Denmark
    II COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: A. Minimizing fat loss—comparing nukes
    II COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: B. Bone changes after starting HAART
    II COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: C. Yoga for heart disease
    II COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: D. Abacavir hypersensitivity testing results—Montreal
    III INFECTIONS: A. Sex and hepatitis C infection in Germany
    IV CANCER: A. Rise in risk for skin cancer reported
Hide details for TU 162  2007 May/June  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu162.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 162 2007 May/June PDF
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: A. Shifting from survival to health maintenance
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: B. At risk for bone breaking
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: C. HAART and bones—mixed messages
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: D. Are methadone users at risk for osteoporosis?
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: E. Zoledronic acid for thicker bones
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: F. Benefits of bone drugs appear to outweigh risks
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: G. Muscle mass important for maintaining bone density in women
    I COMPLICATIONS AND SIDE EFFECTS: H. Calcium and vitamin D
Hide details for TU 161  2007 March/April  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu161.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 161 2007 March/April PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Getting to know your co-receptors
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. Maraviroc—coming soon
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Maraviroc—absorption and drug-interaction issues
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. Access to maraviroc
    II SIDE EFFECTS AND COMPLICATIONS: A. Stimulating growth hormone
    II SIDE EFFECTS AND COMPLICATIONS: B. Tesamorelin—results from Phase III
    II SIDE EFFECTS AND COMPLICATIONS: C. Clinical trials of tesamorelin in Canada
Hide details for TU 160  2007 February  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu160.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 160 2007 February PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. New drugs, new hope, old lessons
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. Leading to lipodystrophy
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. American study finds efavirenz linked to fat wasting
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. A second study confirms fat loss issues with efavirenz
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: E. Efavirenz and fat wasting—what might be happening?
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: F. Integrase inhibitor raltegravir makes its mark
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: G. Raltegravir—other issues
Hide details for TU 159  2007 January  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu159.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 159 2007 January PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Some researchers call for early HIV therapy
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. The need for etravirine (TMC125)
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Effectiveness of etravirine in treatment-experienced PHAs
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: D. Etravirine—Interactions with some medications
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: E. Non-nukes and the brain
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: F. Brain side effects not common with etravirine
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: G. Darunavir and some antidepressants
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: H. Tipranavir for treatment-experienced PHAs
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: I. Starting therapy with saquinavir
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: J. Promising results from a saquinavir study
Hide details for TU 158  2006 October/November  [<a href="http://www.catie.ca/pdf/tu/tu158.pdf" class="pdf">PDF</a>]TU 158 2006 October/November PDF
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: A. Integrase inhibitors come of age
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: B. Merck’s integrase inhibitor—short-term safety
    I ANTI-HIV AGENTS: C. Some drug interactions with Merck’s integrase inhibitor

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