Interleukin-2 Therapy in Patients with HIV Infection
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Members of the writing group for the International Network for Strategic Initiatives in Global HIV Trials (INSIGHT)– Evaluation of Subcutaneous Proleukin in a Randomized International Trial (ESPRIT) Study Group and the Subcutaneous Recombinant, Human Interleukin-2 in HIV-Infected Patients with Low CD4+ Counts under Active Antiretroviral Therapy (SILCAAT) Scientific Committee (D. Abrams, M.D. [cochair], Y. Lévy, M.D. [cochair], M.H. Losso, M.D. [cochair], A. Babiker, Ph.D., G. Collins, M.S., D.A. Cooper, M.D., J. Darbyshire, M.B., Ch.B., S. Emery, Ph.D., L. Fox, M.D., F. Gordin, M.D., H.C. Lane, M.D., J.D. Lundgren, M.D., R. Mitsuyasu, M.D., J.D. Neaton, Ph.D., A. Phillips, Ph.D., J.P. Routy, M.D., G. Tambussi, M.D., and D. Wentworth, M.P.H.) assume responsibility for the overall content and integrity of the article. Drs. Abrams, Lévy, and Losso contributed equally to the article. Address reprint requests to Dr. Neaton at the Division of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, 221 University Ave. SE, Suite 200, Minneapolis, MN 55414, or at [email protected]. edu.
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