Evaluation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in HIV-1-Infected Patients Treated with Darunavir.

INTRODUCTION: We evaluated cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk associated with darunavir treatment and examined the demographic/clinical characteristics of darunavir users based on data from Janssen-sponsored clinical trials, post-marketing pharmacovigilance databases, and administrative claims databases. METHODS: First, selected CVD events [myocardial infarction, stroke, sudden death, invasive cardiovascular procedures (coronary artery angioplasty or bypass, or carotid endarterectomy)] were analyzed in 19 Janssen-sponsored phase 2-4 studies (incidence rates estimated from pooled data; 95% confidence intervals derived from Poisson distribution). Second, analyses were conducted to identify spontaneously reported CVD events in post-marketing pharmacovigilance databases and evaluate disproportional reporting of CVD events for darunavir (using Empirical Bayesian Geometric Mean scores). Third, baseline demographic/clinical characteristics of human immunodeficiency virus-1 (HIV-1)-infected patients in general and new users of darunavir and atazanavir were explored using three US administrative claims databases. RESULTS: Among 19 Janssen-sponsored clinical trials (treatment durations ≤ 6 years), the CVD event rate (95% CI) per 1000 person-years (pooled population; n = 5713) was 6.15 (2.91-11.89), and was lower for patients who used once-daily darunavir/ritonavir 800/100 mg [0.71 (0.16-3.05); n = 1326] versus twice-daily darunavir/ritonavir 600/100 mg [9.21 (4.94-16.04); n = 3058]. Trend analysis of post-marketing pharmacovigilance data showed that cumulative CVD event reporting rates for darunavir users (any dose) generally declined over time. Spontaneously reported CVD events were not disproportionately reported with darunavir versus other protease inhibitors. Compared with the general HIV-1-infected population and atazanavir users, higher proportions of darunavir users were male, older, and had comorbidities associated with CVD risk based on results from US administrative claims databases. CONCLUSIONS: This comprehensive review of Janssen-sponsored clinical trial, post-marketing, and epidemiological data does not suggest that CVD should be considered an important risk for users of darunavir.

Correction to: Evaluation of Cardiovascular Disease Risk in HIV­1-Infected Patients Treated with Darunavir.

In the original publication of the article, Table 2 has been published incorrectly.

Array synthesis of progesterone receptor antagonists: 3-aryl-1,2-diazepines.

New non-steroidal chemotypes are required for the development of drugs targeting the steroid hormone receptors. The parallel array synthesis of 3-aryl-1,2-diazepines employing solid-supported reagents is described. The resulting compounds demonstrated high affinity binding to the progesterone receptor.