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22 July 2009
Results of the HIV head-to-head study ARTEN presented at IAS 2009
Poster presentation: New clinical data from the ARTEN head to head study were presented by the lead author, Prof. Vicente Soriano, during the 5th IAS Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention in Cape Town.
Prospective comparison of nevirapine and atazanavir/ritonavir both combined with tenofovir DF/emtricitabine in treatment-naïve HIV-1 infected patients: ARTEN study week 48 results
(Please see Background Information; below)Venue: Cape Town, South Africa
22 July 2009
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Professor Vicente Soriano is assisting the National AIDS Programme in Spain and is the editor of Manual del SIDA, a reference textbook of HIV/AIDS for Spanish-speaking countries. Finally, he chairs the International Hepatitis & HIV Coinfection Panel.
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Explanation from Prof. Vicente Soriano
ARTEN study: Data presentation
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Explanation from Prof. Peter Reiss
Why is it important to monitor lipid levels in HIV Patients?
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Discussion Panel with Prof. Jürgen Rockstroh and Dr Alaan Winston
Significance of ARTEN results
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Interview with Prof. Vicente Soriano
What is the most interesting question ARTEN is posing?
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Interview with Prof. Vicente Soriano
Which area of the data are you looking forward to most and why?
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Interview with Prof. Vicente Soriano
Why is this important today?
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Interview with Prof. Vicente Soriano
ARTEN is the first large-scale trial looking at Nevirapine and Truvada. Why is this important?
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