LPV/r + TDF (n=72) LPV/r + 2 NRTIs (n=80)
D/C before Week 24 8 (11.1%) 6 (7.5%)
  Fever, headache, rash  
  Headache, diarrhea  
  Nausea, vomiting, GI pain  
  Diarrhoea  
  Diarrhoea, vomiting  
  Nausea, vomiting  
  Dyspnea, chest pain (death)  
D/C after Week 24 3 (4.2%) 0
  Increase in transaminases  
  Suspect lymphoproliferative
disorder (death)
 
  Dizziness, nausea, vomiting  
D/C, discontinuation, LPV/r, Lopinavir/ritonavir; NRTI, Nucleoside Reverse
Transcriptase Inhibitor; TDF, Tenofovir Disoproxyl Fumarate.
Table 3: Adverse events leading to discontinuation. Data on Adverse events given as primary reason for discontinuation are presented.