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Prevalence of major protease inhibitors (PIs) mutations for darunavir and tipranavir resistance in samples of experienced HIV patients from Buenos Aires

M.I. Figueroa1, O. Sued1, N. Laufer1, F. Moretti2, S. Pampuro2, R. Tejeiro2, M. Gomez Carrillo3, H. Salomon2, P. Cahn1

Background: Increasing use of PIs results in the emergence of resistance. New PIs have higher genetic barrier but their response could be diminished with the number of previous resistance mutations.
Objectives: To describe the prevalence of mutations associated with resistance to new PIs in a single resistance database in Buenos Aires.
Methods: We used data sequences from 2,959 samples of HIV experienced patients collected at the Argentinean National Reference Center for AIDS (2001-2007). Virco®Type was used for genotyping. These data were analyzed to describe major mutations to darunavir and tipranavir (according IAS 2007): 50V, 54M/L, 76V and 84V for darunavir; and 33F, 82L/T and 84V for tipranavir.
Results: 367 samples (12.4%; 95%CI 11.2-13.6) presented at least one major mutation for darunavir and 430 (14.5%; 95%CI 13.2-15.8) for tipranavir. Frequencies recorded: 50V: 1.3%; 54M/L: 3.2%; 76V: 2.6%; 84V: 6.9%; 33F: 7.7%; 82L/T: 2.1%. No sample presented the four DRV major mutations simultaneously, only one presented the three major TPV mutations. Prevalence of some mutations changed over time: 54M/L was 0.43% in 2001 and >2.75% in the following years; 76V was absent until 2004, and >2.9% thereafter; 33F increased from 3% in 2001 to 10% in 2007. Other mutations did not show significant changes over the period.
Conclusions: Major mutations for new PIs are present in more than 10% of our experienced patients. Frequency of some mutations (55M/L; 76V for darunavir and 33F for tipranavir) increased while 50V, 84V and 82 L/T remained stables. These changes might be linked to cross resistance with other PIs, as darunavir and tipranavir were introduced in our country in 2006 and 2007 respectively. The correlation of these major mutations, minor mutations and clinical implications warrants further research.
Partially supported by the Fogarty International Center/NIH AITRP Grant # 5D43 TW0010137





AIDS 2008 - XVII International AIDS Conference
Abstract no. WEPE0025


Suggested Citation
"M.I.Figueroa, et al. Prevalence of major protease inhibitors (PIs) mutations for darunavir and tipranavir resistance in samples of experienced HIV patients from Buenos Aires. : AIDS 2008 - XVII International AIDS Conference: Abstract no. WEPE0025"