Enfuvirtide: Antiretroviral class 4, drug 1

Abstract

With the licensing of enfuvirtide, physicians prescribing antiretroviral medications now have available the first of a new class of drugs, the fusion inhibitors. In this article, enfuvirtide is discussed with particular emphasis on the clinical trials that led to the drug's licensing. The possible placement of enfuvirtide in the sequence of treatment is also discussed. © 2004 Thomas Land Publishers, Inc.