Abstract
Computer simulation models can be useful in exploring the efficacy of HIV therapy regimens in preventing the evolution of drug-resistant viruses. Current modeling programs, however, were designed by researchers with expertise in computational biology, limiting their accessibility to those who might lack such a background. We have developed a user-friendly graphical program, HIV Therapy Simulator (HIVSIM), that is accessible to nontechnical users. The program allows clinicians and researchers to explore the effectiveness of various therapeutic strategies, such as structured treatment interruptions, booster therapies and inductionmaintenance therapies. We anticipate that HIVSIM will be useful for evaluating novel drug-based treatment concepts in clinical research, and as an educational tool.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Article number | btr515 |
| Pages (from-to) | 3065-3066 |
| Number of pages | 2 |
| Journal | Bioinformatics |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 21 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Nov 2011 |
| Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Statistics and Probability
- Biochemistry
- Molecular Biology
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics
- Computational Mathematics