so u think there is no market for ATC because of the first line...

so u think there is no market for ATC because of the first line fixed dose combinations, MR DRONA

well what a joke MR DRONA...

read this from the horse's mouth...

I am scared that companies are dropping new HIV medications
Jun 17, 2010

Nelson, I emailed you before and you told me there were a few medications in research for people with resistance to all meds. But I just heard that two companies abandoned their research. What does that mean for someone like me who is waiting for new medications? I am so concerned.


Response from Nelson

Yes, I am also concerned about what is happening to drug development and its implications for those of use who are living with 3 or 4 medication class resistance who are waiting for more options. There is a belief that everyone treated with HAART has undetectable viral load, and only those who do not adhere to medications are the ones failing HIV therapy. I hear this a lot coming from doctors and researchers in meetings. People in salvage therapy have become the silent minority and if we do not speak up, our lives will be at risk. Salvage therapy advocacy is almost non-existent in this country, so we need to work together to remind companies that we are still here, and that new medications to treat new HIV targets are needed.
Several small companies working in HIV are running out of money since investors do not see HIV as a money making disease anymore.
An Australian company called AVEXA abandoned its apricitabine (a new nucleoside inhibitor) after spending years and millions on its development since their board does not think they can make money in HIV anymore (read the link "Avexa closes apricitabine program" here : http://www.avexa.com.au/news). Their drug could have helped some of us with Epivir/Emtriva resistance. A few activists and myself have sent the company a letter to ask them to reconsider their decision. I am still hopeful.


You're still hopefull...!?! Maybe when Drona goes...

DRONA MUST GO



http://survivinghiv.blogspot.com/2010/06/hiv-salvage-patients-are-concerned.html