1.Differences and risk factors of regimen modification in acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients who initiated antiretroviral treatment
Meiling CHEN ; Yasong WU ; Decai ZHAO ; Zhihui DOU ; Xiumin GAN ; Xiuqiong HU ; Ye MA ; Fujie ZHANG
Chinese Journal of Infectious Diseases 2017;35(4):193-197
Objective To compare the rates of regimen modification between patients with different initial antiretroviral therapy, and to investigate risk factors associated with drug toxicity-related regimen modification.Methods A two-years retrospective cohort study was conducted in 14 060 patients who initiated antiretroviral treatment with Zidovudine (AZT)/Tenofovir disoproxil (TDF)+Lamivudine (3TC)+Efavirenz (EFV) since 2012.There were 5 126 patients initiated TDF+3TC+EFV therapy (TDF group) and 8 934 patients initiated AZT+3TC+EFV therapy (AZT group).Chi-square test was used to compare the rate of first-line regimen modification and the rate of toxicity-related regimen modification between two groups.Cox proportional hazard model was used to investigate the risk factors associated with regimen modification.Results A total of 14 060 acquired immunodeficiency syndrome patients were observed for a median period of 1.85 person-years.There were 2 795 patients who changed their initial antiretroviral regimen and the rate of initial regimen modification was 19.9%.Two hundred patients who changed their initial regimen due to pregnancy were excluded.There were 2 070 patients in AZT group who changed their initial regimen with a rate of 23.5%.Among them, 1 652 patients changed their regimen due to drug toxicity and the rate was 18.8%.There were 525 patients in TDF group who changed their initial regimen with a rate of 10.4% and the rate of toxicity-related regimen modification was 6.2%.The differences between two groups were statistical significance (χ2=366.68 and 416.89, respectively, both P<0.01).The risk of regimen modification in AZT group were significantly higher than that in TDF group (aHR=2.89, 95%CI: 2.57-3.24).The risk of toxicity-related regimen modification in AZT group was also significantly higher than that in TDF group (aHR=3.85, 95%CI: 3.34-4.45).Conclusions Patients initiated antiretroviral treatment with AZT+3TC+EFV are more likely to change their initial regimen than those who initiated treatment with TDF+3TC+EFV.Female, age >45 years old, BMI<18.5 kg/cm2 and baseline CD4+ T cell count<200/mL were risk factors associated with regimen modification.
2.Progress on China's national free antiretroviral therapy strategy in 2002-2014
Zhihui DOU ; Fujie ZHANG ; Yan ZHAO ; Canrui JIN ; Decai ZHAO ; Xiumin GAN ; Ye MA
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology 2015;36(12):1345-1350
Objective To analyze the progress and characteristics of China' s "Free AIDS treatment strategy" since the implementation of the national "four free and one care" policy against AIDS 12 years ago.Methods Retrospective cohort study and cross-sectional analysis had been conducted in this study.368 449 cases that had received the ‘free antiviral therapy’ from 2002 to 2014 were selected from the National Treatment Database.Data from the baseline (initial time of ART,CD4 cell count,and antiretroviral regimen) and from the follow-up program (dates and status of follow-up,CD4 cell counts) were gathered and analysed by SAS 9.3.Results The number of cases that having received new treatment was increasing year by year,accounting for 75.4% of all the cases identified from 2010 to 2014.Constituent ratios of patients with baseline CD4 cell count <200 cells/μl and clinical diagnosis of AIDS were decreasing from 81.0% in 2006 to 39.7 % in 2014.Status on drug optimization showed that:3TC replaced DDI,EFV replaced NVP and TDF replaced D4T,making the utilization rates as 99.5%,75.7%,and 60.6%,respectively,by 2014.Regions that were covered by the treatment accounted for 75.4% of all the counties/districts involved.The previous CDC-led AIDS treatment program and mode of management had been transferred to the hospital-based model.Proportion on the twice-CD4-testing model had been 75.2% since 2010,with the rate of virological detection increased from 70.8% in 2010 to 87.4% in 2014 and the virological unsuccessful testing rate decreased from 17.6% in 2010 to 11.8% in 2014.Among all the patients,the 1,5 and 10 year survival rates appeared as 92.2%,80.5% and 69.6%,respectively.For patients with baseline CD4 cell counts as <50 cells/μl or >350 cells/μl,the corresponding survival rates showed as 81.6%,69.9%,60.9% and 97.9%,89.8%,81.0%,respectively.Conclusion China's HIV/AIDS free anti-retroviral therapy program appeared as a national treatment cohort which involved large number of participants,with new patients joining in,annually.Criterion on drug optimization and treatment were consistently following the recommendation and guidelines set by WHO.Management program on treatment had gradually turned to hospital-based,with follow-up and laboratory testing programs guaranteed,ended up with satisfactory treatment effects.
3.Effects of skin care products containing oligopeptides and bio-polysaccharides on sensitive skin barrier function
Meng WEI ; Zhaoyan GAN ; Ying WANG ; Xiangyun LI ; Hongkai LI ; Xiumin YANG
Chinese Journal of Medical Aesthetics and Cosmetology 2022;28(3):213-217
Objective:To evaluate the effects and adverse reactions of external skin care products containing oltides and bio-polysaccharides on epidermaligopep barrier function of sensitive skin.Methods:From December 2019 to July 2020, there were 30 sensitive skin volunteers diagnosed and treated in the dermatology clinic of Beijing Tongren Hospital, including 3 males and 27 females, aged 18-57 years, with an average of 34 years, and the course of disease was 1-10 years, with an average of 5.75 years. They were treated once with products containing oligopeptides and biopolysaccharides on the day of enrollment. Before treatment, 1 week and 4 weeks after treatment, we observed and evaluated through VISIA analysis; skin physiological index measurement, subjective and objective improvement assessment, and product safety were evaluated through questionnaire surveys.Results:The VISIA data showed that the red zone was significantly lower than the baseline, and the data at the 4th week and before treatment were significantly improved ( P<0.05). On skin physiology, the test showed that after treatment, the difference between two follow-up visits and the water content before was statistically significant ( P<0.05). TEWL value after 4 weeks of treatment was significantly improved as compared with the baseline ( P<0.05). During the entire study process, no adverse reactions related to the product occurred. Conclusions:This skin care product containing oligopeptides and biopolysaccharides can increase the water content of the sensitive skin, reduce the water loss through the skin, and improve the skin barrier function. Meanwhile, no server adverse reaction is detected through the whole experiment.