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Salvage Therapy (October 23, 2008)
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From AIDS InfoNet
Changing My HIV Treatment Regimen (February 2008)
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From AIDSinfo
HIV Treatment Regimen Failure (February 2008)
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From AIDSinfo
Considering Third-Line Therapy? (September 2004)
Questions to ask yourself when exploring another HIV treatment switch.
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In WISE Words, from Project Inform
Strategies for Third-Line HIV Therapy (May 2008)
A review of issues HIV-positive people should consider when faced with a shrinking number of treatment options.
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From Project Inform

The Basics

Guidelines for the Use of Antiretroviral Agents in Adults and Adolescents: Management of the Treatment-Experienced Patient (PowerPoint) (January 31, 2008)
37 slides with speaker notes.
From AETC National Resource Center
New Developments in HIV Drug Resistance and Options for Treatment-Experienced Patients (May 15, 2006)
Coverage of the 4th European HIV Drug Resistance Workshop and the 12th Annual Conference of the British HIV Association.
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From The Body
Wall Street Journal Spotlights HIVers With Heavy Drug Resistance (May 3, 2006)
In Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report, from Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation
Potential New Drug Options for People With Multidrug Resistance (Spring 2006)
If you have multidrug resistance, joining a clinical trial for a drug in development may carry risks as well as benefits.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Global Guidelines Published on Enfuvirtide Use (May 18, 2004)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Emerging New Strategies for the Management of Treatment-Experienced and Salvage Therapy Patients (January 12, 2004)
From HIVandHepatitis.com
Third-Line Anti-HIV Therapy Options (January 2004)
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In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
Managing Patients After Virologic Failure (September 15, 2003)
In The 43rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from The Body PRO
Salvage Therapy (Winter 2002/2003)
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In Bulletin of Experimental Treatments for AIDS, from San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Changing Treatment: Guide to Second-Line & Salvage Therapy (April 2002)
From HIV i-Base
Third-Line Therapy Strategies (March 2002)
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From Project Inform
Rescue Regimens: The Value of Protease-Inhibitor Boosting (September 2001)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
Strategies for Salvage Therapy (Spring 2001)
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In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
The Buzz (March/April 2001)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Case Management: Michael T., a Longterm Survivor Who Is Failing His Fifth Salvage Regimen (February 2001)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Raise the Titanic! (February/March 2001)
The current state of "salvage" for the highly experienced.
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Arriving Too Soon: Suggestions for the Coming Generation of "Heavily Treated" Patients (September 2000)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Salvage Conference Highlights (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Three HIV-Treating Physicians Express Their Professional Opinions Regarding a Case Scenario (September 2000)
In Research Initiative/Treatment Action!, from The Center for AIDS
Clinical Trials for Individuals Failing Current Therapy (October 1999)
In AIDS Care, from San Francisco General Hospital
Therapy for the Treatment-Experienced Patient (September 1999)
In Hopkins HIV Report
Salvage Therapy Workshop: More Web Reports (June 18, 1999)
From AIDS Treatment News
Third Line Therapy Options (April 1999)
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
The Salvage Therapy Workshop (September 17-19, 1999)
In Palm Springs, CA.
From HIV InSite
ACTG Salvage Therapy Trials (January 1999)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
Salvage Therapy: Still More Intuition Than Data (January 1999)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
John D., a Patient Who Has Failed All Conventional Therapies (October 1998)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Abacavir/Efavirenz/Adefovir Salvage Regimen for Refractory HIV Disease (September 27, 1998)
In The 38th Annual Meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from The Body PRO
Issues in Salvage Therapy (September 25, 1998)
In The 38th Annual Meeting of the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, from The Body PRO
Drug Failure and Salvage Therapy (Fall 1998)
In CRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Rationalizing Salvage Therapy (June 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
The Great Salvage Therapy Drug Juggle (April 1998)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
What Should I Do When HIV Treatments Are Failing Me? (Spring 1998)
In Women Alive Newsletter, from Women Alive
Antiretroviral Therapy: Salvage Regimens (February 3, 1998)
In The 5th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections, from The Body PRO
Salvage Therapy Using Six Drugs in Heavily Pretreated Patients (February 3, 1998)
From Seattle Treatment Education Project
Protease Inhibitor Resistance and Therapy (December 1997)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
The Problem of Protease Resistance (June 1997)
In HIV Newsline, from San Francisco General Hospital
Staring into the Precipice: Resistance and Cross-Resistance Among Protease Inhibitors (February 7, 1997)
From Treatment Action Group

First Person

Inspiring Stories (Regularly Updated)
From The Body's Resource Center for HIV Treatment Veterans.
The "Secrets" of Long-Term HIV Survivors (September/October 2008)
No longer an oxymoron.
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Lazarus Returns: Tales of Rescue Therapy in a New Era of HIV Treatment (March/April 2007)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Rescue Me (March/April 2007)
In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Half Century: Turning Fifty Hasn't Detracted From Surviving AIDS (September/October 2006)
Matt Sharp explores his feelings about reaching the half-century mark.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Going to Extremes to Stay Alive (July/August 2004)
Most experts don't recommend joining a clinical trial just to get the latest experimental drugs, but that's exactly what Matt Sharp did -- and he has no regrets.
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Positive Empowerment: I Get Blessings, I Get Lesson (July/August 2003)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Finding the Right Fit (Summer 2003)
Shelley Singer, an HIV/AIDS educator, public speaker and activist in the San Fernando Valley, has lived through several grueling regimens.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Hanging In (Summer 2003)
Sue Gibson, R.N., a clinical trials coordinator in Dallas, Texas, writes about her 14 years on HIV meds.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Happy Holidays? (Summer 2003)
Nancy Soto, a married New Jersey mother of two living with HIV, writes about her six years on meds and one disastrous drug holiday.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Just Point Me in the Right Direction (Summer 2003)
Before her diagnosis, Ellen Hahn wouldn't even take an aspirin.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
My Sordid Antiviral Past (Summer 2003)
By Carlton Hogan, an employee of the Statistical and Data Management Center of the Community Programs for Clinical Programs on AIDS.
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
A Personal Perspective: Twenty Years and Counting (Winter 2000/2001)
Paul Muller was diagnosed in 1980 and never expected to survive.
In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America
Resisting Resistance: A Long-Term Survivor's Search for a Regimen That Works (Spring 2006)
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In ACRIA Update, from AIDS Community Research Initiative of America

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