Fusion Or Entry Inhibitors

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Fusion and entry inhibitors

Dr. Young: Hi. When several of the fusion and entry inhibitors become a reality for HIV treatment will these agents be taken combination as HAART is today? And will these treatments have a lower toxcidy and resistant profiles than HAART or is it...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

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Thanks for your question.Fusion (or entry) inhibitors should make their debut in the near future with the release of enfuvitide (nice name, huh--otherwise known as Fuzeon or T-20). The class of medications is exciting from the perspective that many... Read more »

Fusion Inhibitors

Can you tell me what a fusion inhibitor exactly is and decribe how it works in the body?... Read more »

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fusion inhibitors

Is there a pill form of any fusion inhibitors coming soon?... Read more »

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Fusion and Attachment Inhibitors

Attachment and Fusion Inhibitors Attachment and Fusion Inhibitors in Development Drugs No Longer in Development Note: Several fact sheets describe drugs that are being tested against HIV: Fact Sheet 410 : nucleoside analog reverse... Read more »

Fuzeon: A Review of the First Entry Inhibitor

This material was developed independently through an unrestricted educational grant from Trimeris. Fuzeon (T-20, enfuvirtide) is the first in a new class of anti-HIV meds called fusion inhibitors (also known as entry inhibitors). Fusion... Read more »

AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

Entry Inhibitors: The Bouncers at the Door

T-20 T-1249 SCH-C PRO 542 There is good news on the horizon for people whose HIV is resistant to many currently approved antiretrovirals -- the development of a new class of anti-HIV drugs called entry inhibitors. Entry inhibitors have shown... Read more »

Entry Inhibitors: The Ups and Downs of Drug Development

I have been an AIDS activist since 1986 but just when I thought I'd seen it all, the seesaw phenomenon that is drug development caught me off-balance again. Entry inhibitors (EIs) have made HIV drug development an even more dangerous roller coaster... Read more »

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Fusion Inhibitor News?

Posted by Anonymous

Does anyone know if the fusion inhibitor trials (phase III) are going OK, or where to go for an update? Last I heard 700 patients in 100 countries were in the study for T-20(?)
I went to the Trimeris site and didn't see anything new.

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Entry Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

Does anyone know anything about the new entry inhibitors? I think Pfizer and Schering both have drugs in development. Should we be hopeful? Read more »

Hyperglycemia as a result of Protease Inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous

I found a product for reducing glucose levels. It is called Meishan Tea. They make 4 different kinds of tea and I have people that are showing tremendous results on all 4 kinds. However, the people that are presently taking the tea do not have AIDS.... Read more »

lipodystrophy from protease inhibitors

Posted by Anonymous, 4 Replies

I have known about my HIV+ status now for 6 years, and God has blessed me with continued good health. I have accessed all the major medications, plus vitamins to help fight the disease. Once I started taking the new protease inhibitors, I started... Read more »

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