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Antoniak S, Chasela CS, Freiman MJ, Stopolianska Y, Barnard T, Gandhi MM, Liulchuk M, Tsenilova Z, Viktor T, Dible J, Wose Kinge C, Akpan F, Minior T, Sigwebela N, Mohamed S, Barralon M, Marange F, Cavenaugh C, Horst CV, Antonyak S, Xulu T, Chew KW, Sanne I, Rosen S. Treatment outcomes and costs of a simplified antiretroviral treatment strategy for hepatitis C among Hepatitis C Virus and Human Immuno deficiency Virus co-infected patients in Ukraine. JGH Open 2022; 6:894-903. [PMID: 36514496 PMCID: PMC9730727 DOI: 10.1002/jgh3.12839] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2021] [Revised: 10/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Background and Aim To demonstrate the use of a standard dose of ledipasvir (LDV) and sofosbuvir (SOF), with or without ribavirin, to treat hepatitis C and hepatitis C/HIV co-infection in Ukraine. Methods Eligible HCV viraemic adults from two clinics in Kyiv were treated with LDV/SOF with or without weight-based ribavirin for 12 weeks. Clinical assessments were performed at screening and at week 24, and as needed; treatment was dispensed every 4 weeks. The primary outcome was sustained virologic response (SVR) 12 weeks after treatment, with analysis by intention to treat. Cost per patient was estimated in USD (2018) over the 24-week period. Results Of 868 patients included in the study and initiated on therapy, 482 (55.5%) were co-infected with HIV. The common genotypes were 1 (74.1%) and 3 (22%). Overall, SVR was achieved in 831 of the 868 patients (95.7%). SVR in patients with hepatitis C alone and hepatitis C/HIV co-infection was 98.4% and 93.6%, respectively. Adverse events were infrequent and usually mild. Using generic medication, cost per patient was estimated at US$680. Conclusion A standard dose of LDV and SOF, with ribavirin as per protocol, resulted in good outcomes for patients with both hepatitis C alone and co-infected with hepatitis C/HIV. Program costs in Ukraine were modest using generic medication.
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- Right to CarePretoriaSouth Africa
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health Sciences, School of Public HealthUniversity of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- United States Agency for International DevelopmentWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Public Health Centre of Ministry of Healthcare of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- United States Agency for International DevelopmentWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- United States Agency for International DevelopmentWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- Advanced Biological Laboratories (ABL)Luxembourg CityLuxembourg
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- United States Agency for International DevelopmentWashingtonDistrict of ColumbiaUSA
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- Gromashevsky Research Institute of Epidemiology and Infectious DiseasesMedical Academy of Sciences of UkraineKyivUkraine
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- David Geffen School of Medicine at University of California Los AngelesLos AngelesCaliforniaUSA
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- Right to CarePretoriaSouth Africa
- Wits HIV Research Unit, Faculty of Health SciencesUniversity of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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- Boston UniversityBostonMassachusettsUSA
- Health Economics and Epidemiology Research OfficeWits Health Consortium, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the WitwatersrandJohannesburgSouth Africa
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Salmasi V, Lii TR, Humphreys K, Reddy V, Mackey SC. A literature review of the impact of exclusion criteria on generalizability of clinical trial findings to patients with chronic pain. Pain Rep 2022; 7:e1050. [PMID: 36398200 PMCID: PMC9663135 DOI: 10.1097/pr9.0000000000001050] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 09/12/2022] [Accepted: 10/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The ability of clinical trials to inform the care of chronic pain may be limited if only an unrepresentative subset of patients are allowed to enroll. We summarize and report new insights on published studies that report on how trial exclusions affect the generalizability of their results. We conducted a PubMed search on the following terms: (("eligibility criteria" AND generalizability) OR ("exclusion criteria" AND generalizability) OR "exclusion criteria"[ti] OR "eligibility criteria"[ti]) AND pain. We only considered studies relevant if they analyzed data on (1) the prevalence and nature of exclusion criteria or (2) the impact of exclusion criteria on sample representativeness or study results. The 4 articles that were identified reported differences in patients who were included and excluded in different clinical trials: excluded patients were older, less likely to have a paid job, had more functional limitations at baseline, and used strong opioids more often. The clinical significance of these differences remains unclear. The pain medicine literature has very few published studies on the prevalence and impact of exclusion criteria, and the outcomes of excluded patients are rarely tracked. The frequent use of psychosocial exclusions is especially compromising to generalizability because chronic pain commonly co-occurs with psychiatric comorbidities. Inclusion of more representative patients in research samples can reduce recruitment barriers and broaden the generalizability of findings in patients with chronic pain. We also call for more studies that examine the use of exclusion criteria in chronic pain trials to better understand their implications.
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- Vafi Salmasi
- Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and
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- Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA
- Center for Innovation to Implementation, Palo Alto Veterans Affairs Healthcare System, Palo Alto, CA, USA
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and
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- Departments of Anesthesiology, Perioperative and Pain Medicine and
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A Comprehensive Hepatitis C Treatment Program—An Observational Study of Collaboration Between Infectious Disease Specialists and General Internal Medicine Provider Serving a Majority Black Population. INFECTIOUS DISEASES IN CLINICAL PRACTICE 2022. [DOI: 10.1097/ipc.0000000000001165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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Mastrorosa I, Tempestilli M, Notari S, Lorenzini P, Fabbri G, Grilli E, Bellagamba R, Vergori A, Cicalini S, Ammassari A, Agrati C, Antinori A. Association of Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir Plasma Trough Concentrations with Patient-, Treatment-, and Disease-Related Factors Among HIV/HCV-Coinfected Persons. Eur J Drug Metab Pharmacokinet 2021; 47:135-142. [PMID: 34623616 DOI: 10.1007/s13318-021-00725-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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BACKGROUND Sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir achieves high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR), with no differences according to HIV serostatus. However, only limited information is available on the pharmacokinetic variability of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to identify patient-, treatment-, and disease-related factors that are significantly associated with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir plasma trough concentrations (Ctrough), including liver and renal function, among HIV/HCV-coinfected persons. METHODS In this observational cohort pilot study, HIV/HCV-coinfected patients undergoing sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir treatment were prospectively enrolled. Biochemical and viro-immunological parameters were assessed at baseline, week 4 (W4), end of treatment (EOT), and after EOT. The FIB-4 score and CKD-EPI equation were used to estimate liver disease and glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), respectively. For sofosbuvir, sofosbuvir metabolite (GS-331007), and daclatasvir, Ctrough was measured at W4 and week 8 (W8), and the mean of the values at those two time points (mean-Ctrough) was calculated. The Mann-Whitney test and Spearman's rank correlation were used to evaluate the correlations between the mean-Ctrough of each direct-acting antiviral (DAA) and the considered variables. RESULTS Thirty-five patients were included (SVR 94%). An increased GS-331007 mean-Ctrough was significantly correlated with a decreased eGFR at W4 (rho = -0.36; p = 0.037) and EOT (rho = -0.34; p = 0.048). There was a significant correlation between daclatasvir mean-Ctrough and FIB-4 at all time points: baseline (rho = -0.35; p = 0.037), W4 (rho = -0.44; p = 0.008), EOT (rho = -0.40; p = 0.023), and after EOT (rho = -0.39; p = 0.028). CONCLUSIONS In HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in a real-world setting, exposure to a high GS-331007 Ctrough was associated with a slight decrease in renal function, while advanced hepatic impairment was significantly associated with a lower daclatasvir Ctrough. Though the clinical and therapeutic relevance of these findings may be limited, increasing clinicians' knowledge regarding DAA exposure in difficult-to-treat patients could be relevant in single cases, and further investigations are warranted.
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- Ilaria Mastrorosa
- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
- Immunology and Pharmacology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy.
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" I.R.C.C.S., Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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Ohlendorf V, Schäfer A, Christensen S, Heyne R, Naumann U, Link R, Herold C, Schiffelholz W, Günther R, Cornberg M, Serfert Y, Maasoumy B, Wedemeyer H, Kraus MR. Only partial improvement in health-related quality of life after treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection with direct acting antivirals in a real-world setting-results from the German Hepatitis C-Registry (DHC-R). J Viral Hepat 2021; 28:1206-1218. [PMID: 34003549 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13546] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 04/17/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Improvement of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is frequently reported as a benefit when treating hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) with direct acting antivirals (DAA). As most of the available data were obtained from clinical trials, limited generalizability to the real-world population might exist. This study aimed to investigate the impact of DAA therapy on changes in HRQoL in a real-world setting. HRQoL of 1180 participants of the German Hepatitis C-Registry was assessed by Short-Form 36 (SF-36) questionnaires. Scores at post-treatment weeks 12-24 (FU12/24) were compared to baseline (BL). Changes of ≥2.5 in mental and physical component summary scores (MCS and PCS) were defined as a minimal clinical important difference (MCID). Potential predictors of HRQoL changes were analysed. Overall, a statistically significant increase in HRQoL after DAA therapy was observed, that was robust among various subgroups. However, roughly half of all patients failed to achieve a clinically important improvement in MCS and PCS. Low MCS (p < .001, OR = 0.925) and PCS (p < .001, OR = 0.899) BL levels were identified as predictors for achieving a clinically important improvement. In contrast, presence of fatigue (p = .023, OR = 1.518), increased GPT levels (p = .005, OR = 0.626) and RBV containing therapy regimens (p = .001, OR = 1.692) were associated with a clinically important decline in HRQoL after DAA therapy. In conclusion, DAA treatment is associated with an overall increase of HRQoL in HCV-infected patients. Nevertheless, roughly half of the patients fail to achieve a clinically important improvement. Especially patients with a low HRQoL seem to benefit most from the modern therapeutic options.
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- Diabetes-Klinik Bad Mergentheim, Bad Mergentheim, Germany
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- CIM Münster, Münster, Germany.,Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Münster University Hospital (UKM), Münster, Germany
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- MVZ-Offenburg GmbH /St. Josefs-Klinik, Offenburg, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH, Kiel, Germany
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- Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine I, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein (UKSH, Kiel, Germany
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Goutzamanis S, Spelman T, Harney B, Dietze P, Stoove M, Higgs P, Thompson A, Doyle JS, Hellard M. Patient-reported outcomes of the Treatment and Prevention Study: A real-world community-based trial of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C among people who inject drugs. J Viral Hepat 2021; 28:1068-1077. [PMID: 33880820 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13516] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2021] [Accepted: 03/22/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
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The impact of hepatitis C cure with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in community settings remains unclear. We aimed to assess changes in PROs over time and whether treatment was associated with sustained improved PROs in a cohort of people who inject drugs. This study is a sub-analysis of the Treatment and Prevention Study, a nurse-led trial where people who inject drugs and their injecting partners were recruited in a community setting, in Melbourne, Australia. Three participant groups were characterized: treatment, untreated and non-viremic (hepatitis C RNA negative at screening). PROs included assessment of health-related quality of life using the Short Form-8 (SF-8) Survey and life satisfaction using Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI). PROs were measured at baseline and every 12 weeks until week 84. Generalized estimating equations were used to measure whether treatment was associated with longitudinal PRO change. A total of 215 participants were included in this analysis. PWI scores were significantly higher at week 12 for both treatment group (p = 0.0309) and non-viremic group (p = 0.0437) compared to baseline. However, treatment was not associated with longitudinal change in PRO scores. In conclusion, we found DAA treatment did not significantly improve PRO scores compared to those not receiving treatment and without hepatitis C. The measures used in this study may not be sensitive enough to capture the hepatitis C specific improvements in quality of life that treatment affords or factors other than treatment may be influencing quality of life scores in this cohort.
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- Stelliana Goutzamanis
- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Department of Public Health, La Trobe University, Bundoora, Vic., Australia
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- Burnet Institute, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia.,Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred and Monash University, Melbourne, Vic., Australia
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Yunihastuti E, Amelia F, Hapsari AI, Wicaksana B, Natali V, Widhani A, Sulaiman AS, Karjadi TH. Impact of sofosbuvir and daclastavir on health-related quality of life in patients co-infected with hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:154. [PMID: 34039353 PMCID: PMC8152304 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01777-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2021] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND We conducted a real-life study of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) transformation before and 12 weeks after sofosbuvir and daclatasvir therapy in HCV/HIV co-infected patients. Factors related to the significant changes of each HRQoL domain/item were also evaluated. METHODS A prospective study was performed in the HIV integrated clinic at Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta. HCV/HIV co-infected patients who started sofosbuvir and daclatasvir from government free DAA program in 2017-2019. WHOQoL-HIV BREF and RAND SF-36 questionnaires were recorded at baseline and post-treatment week 12. RESULTS 145 patients with mean age of 37.8 years (SD = 4.2) were included in the analysis. Most of patients were male (89%), previous IVDU (89%), active smoker (50.4%) and non-cirrhosis (80%). SVR12 was achieved in 95.5% of patients. Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir treatments showed positive impacts on 2 domains and 2 other items of WHOQoL-HIV BREF and 2 domains and 1 item of SF-36. Predicting factors of significant increase in each domain/item were: male and normal body mass index (BMI) for level of independence (RR 4.01,95% CI 1.09-14.74 and 4.80,95% CI 1.79-12.81); higher HCV-RNA for overall perception of QoL (RR 0.42,95% CI 0.18-0.94); non-smoking status for overall perception of health (RR 0.32,95% CI 0.15-0.66); male and fibrosis stage 0-1 for general health (RR 6.21,95% CI 1.69-22.88 and 2.86,95% CI 1.16-7.00); and the use of NNRTI-based ART (RR 5.23, 95% CI 1.16-23.65). Spiritual/personal belief decline was predicted by non-smoking status (RR 0.46, 95% CI 0.23-0.95). Treatment success was not associated with any changes of HR-QoL domain/item. CONCLUSIONS HCV/HIV co-infected patients were successfully treated with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir and experienced improvement of HRQoL 12 weeks after treatment completion.
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- Evy Yunihastuti
- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Diponegoro 71, Jakarta, Indonesia.
- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.
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- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Diponegoro 71, Jakarta, Indonesia
- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Hepatobilliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia
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- Allergy and Clinical Immunology Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Indonesia/Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Diponegoro 71, Jakarta, Indonesia
- HIV Integrated Services, Ciptomangunkusumo Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia
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Impact of interferon-free therapies in HIV/HCV co-infected patients on real clinical practice: results from a multicenter region-wide cohort study (2014-2018). Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2021; 32:279-287. [PMID: 33252415 DOI: 10.1097/meg.0000000000002012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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BACKGROUND Here, we assess the efficacy and safety of direct antiviral agents (DAAs) in a real-world cohort of co-infected individuals, and evaluate the consistency between clinical practice and guideline recommendations. METHODS Multicenter, prospective cohort study of HIV/HCV co-infected patients followed-up in nine sites in Spain. All patients with detectable HCV-RNA naive to second-generation DAAs were enrolled. The primary endpoint was the assessment of sustained virological response at week 12 (SVR12). We performed intention-to-treat (ITT), per-protocol (PP), and multivariable analyses to identify factors associated with therapeutic failure. We compared the DAAs we administered to available guideline recommendations. Schemes not perfectly adjusted to the recommendations were defined as sub-optimal. RESULTS Overall, 316 patients (82.1% male) received a total of 330 treatments. Of these, 43.9% were cirrhotic and 40.6% were treatment-experienced. In the ITT and PP analyses, SVR12 was achieved in 90.9% [95% confidence interval (CI) 87.3-93.6] and 93.7% (95% CI 90.5-95.6), respectively. Only alcohol abuse [odds ratio (OR): 0.33; 95% CI 0.138-0.789, P = 0.013] and a higher basal bilirubin level (OR: 0.595; 95% CI 0.416-0.851, P = 0.004) were independently associated to therapeutic failure. A progressive decrease in the proportion of sub-optimal treatments was observed over time, from 75% in 2014 to 0% in 2018. Being treated with a sub-optimal regimen was not associated with failure. CONCLUSION Despite numerous difficulties in treatment access and in adaptation to the changing guidelines, we detected no differences among the DAAs used, nor did we detect a lower efficacy when the chosen treatment was not optimal.
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Zheng YX, Ma SJ, Xiong YH, Fan XG. Efficacy and safety of direct acting antiviral regimens for hepatitis C virus and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection: systematic review and network meta-analysis. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2020; 35:1477-1487. [PMID: 32246857 DOI: 10.1111/jgh.15051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2019] [Revised: 03/07/2020] [Accepted: 03/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Various all-oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens are being widely used in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infected patients; however, the comparative efficacy and safety of different types and combinations of DAAs are not completely clear. There is still a lack of integration of evidence for optimized therapies for HIV/HCV co-infection. METHODS We conducted a systematic literature search in several databases up to January 1, 2020. All the studies that reported the sustained virologic response (SVR) and adverse events of DAAs in HIV/HCV co-infected patients were included. The Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo method was used for the pooled estimates of network meta-analysis. RESULTS We identified 33 eligible articles with 7 combinations of all-oral DAAs for the analyses of efficacy and safety. Grazoprevir-elbasvir ± ribavirin (GZR/EBR ± RBV: 95.6%; 95% CrI, 91.7-98.1%), ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir and dasabuvir ± ribavirin (3D ± RBV: 95.3%; 95% CrI, 93.4-96.9%), sofosbuvir-ledipasvir ± ribavirin (SOF/LDV ± RBV: 95.2%; 95% CrI, 93.7-96.6%), and sofosbuvir-daclatasvir ± ribavirin (SOF/DCV ± RBV: 94.8%; 95% CrI, 92.5-96.6%) were the most effective combinations for HIV/HCV co-infected patients, with SVR rates of approximately 94% and above while severe adverse events were rare. However, the SVR rates of sofosbuvir-ribavirin (SOF/RBV) and sofosbuvir-simeprevir ± ribavirin (SOF/SMV ± RBV) both failed to reach 90%, and the incidences of adverse events were higher than 5%. CONCLUSIONS Efficacy and safety of all-oral DAAs were in prospect for HIV/HCV co-infection patients. GZR/EBR ± RBV was the optimal combination recommended for HIV/HCV co-infected patients based on the excellent treatment effects and insignificant adverse events.
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- Yi-Xiang Zheng
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis of Hunan, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis of Hunan, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Key Laboratory of Viral Hepatitis of Hunan, Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, China
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Are there any challenges left in hepatitis C virus therapy of HIV-infected patients? Int J Antimicrob Agents 2020; 56:105527. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijantimicag.2018.08.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2018] [Revised: 08/10/2018] [Accepted: 08/18/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Eckardt P, Niu J, Savage A, Griffin T, Sherman E. Effect of Health Insurance on Hepatitis C Sustained Virologic Response Rates to Sofosbuvir-Based Treatment Regimens in a South Florida Community Hospital. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care 2020; 18:2325958219835590. [PMID: 30922148 PMCID: PMC6748555 DOI: 10.1177/2325958219835590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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The high cost of direct-acting antiviral–based regimens raises concerns about the outcome of treatment in uninsured patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. This study assessed the relationship between health insurance status and sustained virologic response (SVR) rates in a community hospital in South Florida. Sofosbuvir-based therapy was initiated in 82 patients, of which 73% were uninsured and 28 (34%) were HIV coinfection. The overall SVR rate for those tested was 98%. The SVR rates were similar between HCV mono- and HCV/HIV coinfected patients (96% versus 100%, P = .204). Uninsured patients, with access to patient assistance programs, had comparable SVR rates to insured patients (100% versus 95%, P = .131). However, there was a trend toward a higher rate of loss to follow-up in uninsured compared to insured patients (25% versus 9%, P = .116). Strategies specific to adherence to treatment for uninsured patients are needed to reduce rates of loss to follow-up.
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- Paula Eckardt
- 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Physician Group, Hollywood, FL, USA
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- 2 Office of Human Research, Memorial Healthcare System, Hollywood, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Physician Group, Hollywood, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Physician Group, Hollywood, FL, USA
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- 1 Division of Infectious Diseases, Memorial Physician Group, Hollywood, FL, USA.,3 Nova Southeastern University College of Pharmacy, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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Puenpatom A, Cao Y, Yu X, Kanwal F, El-Serag HB, Kramer JR. Effectiveness of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir in US Veterans with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1b Infection. Infect Dis Ther 2020; 9:355-365. [PMID: 32297307 PMCID: PMC7237563 DOI: 10.1007/s40121-020-00293-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Real-world treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is complicated by many factors that are controlled for in the rigorous clinical trial setting. The aim of the present study was to assess the efficacy of elbasvir/grazoprevir in a Veterans Affairs population with chronic HCV genotype 1b infection. METHODS This was a retrospective analysis of a cohort of patients aged ≥ 18 years with chronic HCV genotype 1b infection and ≥ 1 prescription of elbasvir/grazoprevir between February 1, 2016, and August 31, 2017. The primary analysis was conducted in the per-protocol population, which included all patients who had at least 11 weeks of treatment and had an available assessment for sustained virologic response (SVR) based on virologic data post-follow-up week 4. RESULTS The per-protocol population included 3371 patients. Overall, 97.3% of patients were male, 60.3% were black, and 85.5% were HCV treatment-experienced. Comorbidities in this population included hypertension (74.4%), history of alcohol use (55.7%), and depression (54.8%). In total, 97.5% of patients (3288/3371) achieved SVR. Among patient sub-groups, SVR was achieved by 96.0% (290/302) of those with chronic kidney disease stage 4/5, 97.8% (1527/1561) of those with a history of drug use, and 96.6% (831/860) of those with cirrhosis. No statistically significant differences were observed in the proportions of patients achieving SVR, regardless of age, race, HCV treatment history, viral load level, treatment regimen/duration, history of drug or alcohol use, HIV co-infection, or chronic kidney disease. CONCLUSION Elbasvir/grazoprevir was highly effective in individuals with HCV genotype 1b infection in a large national Veterans Affairs clinical setting.
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Center for Innovations in Quality, Effectiveness and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX, USA
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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He Z, Tang X, Yang X, Guo Y, George TJ, Charness N, Quan Hem KB, Hogan W, Bian J. Clinical Trial Generalizability Assessment in the Big Data Era: A Review. Clin Transl Sci 2020; 13:675-684. [PMID: 32058639 PMCID: PMC7359942 DOI: 10.1111/cts.12764] [Citation(s) in RCA: 49] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/25/2020] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Clinical studies, especially randomized, controlled trials, are essential for generating evidence for clinical practice. However, generalizability is a long‐standing concern when applying trial results to real‐world patients. Generalizability assessment is thus important, nevertheless, not consistently practiced. We performed a systematic review to understand the practice of generalizability assessment. We identified 187 relevant articles and systematically organized these studies in a taxonomy with three dimensions: (i) data availability (i.e., before or after trial (a priori vs. a posteriori generalizability)); (ii) result outputs (i.e., score vs. nonscore); and (iii) populations of interest. We further reported disease areas, underrepresented subgroups, and types of data used to profile target populations. We observed an increasing trend of generalizability assessments, but < 30% of studies reported positive generalizability results. As a priori generalizability can be assessed using only study design information (primarily eligibility criteria), it gives investigators a golden opportunity to adjust the study design before the trial starts. Nevertheless, < 40% of the studies in our review assessed a priori generalizability. With the wide adoption of electronic health records systems, rich real‐world patient databases are increasingly available for generalizability assessment; however, informatics tools are lacking to support the adoption of generalizability assessment practice.
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- Zhe He
- School of Information, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Statistics, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Hematology & Oncology, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida, USA
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- Calder Memorial Library, Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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- Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, College of Medicine, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, USA
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Darvishian M, Wong S, Binka M, Yu A, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Wong J, Rossi C, Butt ZA, Bartlett S, Pearce ME, Samji H, Cook D, Alvarez M, Chong M, Tyndall M, Krajden M, Janjua NZ. Loss to follow-up: A significant barrier in the treatment cascade with direct-acting therapies. J Viral Hepat 2020; 27:243-260. [PMID: 31664755 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13228] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2019] [Revised: 09/19/2019] [Accepted: 10/22/2019] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies could be influenced by patient characteristics such as comorbid conditions, which could lead to premature treatment discontinuation and/or irregular medical follow-ups. Here, we evaluate loss to follow-up and treatment effectiveness of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir ± ribavirin (SOF/LDV ± RBV), ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir ± ribavirin (OBV/PTV/r + DSV ± RBV) for hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1) and sofosbuvir + ribavirin (SOF + RBV) for genotype 3 (GT3) in British Columbia Canada: The British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort includes data on individuals tested for HCV since 1992, integrated with medical visit, hospitalization and prescription drug data. HCV-positive individuals who initiated DAA regimens, irrespective of treatment completion, for GT1 and GT3 until 31 December, 2017 were included. Factors associated with sustained virological response (SVR) and loss to follow-up were assessed by using multivariable logistic regression models. In total 4477 individuals initiated DAAs. The most common prescribed DAA was SOF/LDV ± RBV with SVR of 95%. The highest SVR of 99.5% was observed among OBV/PTV/r + DSV-treated patients. Overall, 453 (10.1%) individuals were lost to follow-up. Higher loss to follow-up was observed among GT1 patients treated with OBV (17.8%) and GT3 patients (15.7%). The loss to follow-up rate was significantly higher among individuals aged <60 years, those with a history of injection drug use (IDU), on opioid substitution therapy and with cirrhosis. Our findings indicate that loss to follow-up exceeds viral failure in HCV DAA therapy and its rate varies significantly by genotype and treatment regimen. Depending on the aetiology of lost to follow-up, personalized case management for those with medical complications and supporting services among IDU are needed to achieve the full benefits of effective treatments.
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- Maryam Darvishian
- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,BC Cancer Research Centre, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Population Oncology, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology of the Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,Simon Fraser University, Burnaby, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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- BC Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, BC, Canada.,University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada
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Wilton J, Wong S, Yu A, Ramji A, Cook D, Butt ZA, Alvarez M, Binka M, Darvishian M, Jeong D, Bartlett SR, Pearce ME, Adu PA, Yoshida EM, Krajden M, Janjua NZ. Real-world Effectiveness of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in British Columbia, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2020; 7:ofaa055. [PMID: 32154326 PMCID: PMC7052750 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background Clinical trials show high efficacy of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL), but there are limited data from “real-world” settings. We aimed to evaluate SOF/VEL effectiveness for all hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes (GTs) in British Columbia (BC), Canada. Methods We used the BC Hepatitis Testers Cohort, which includes all HCV cases in the province (1990–2015) linked to administrative databases, including prescriptions to end of 2018. We measured sustained virologic response (SVR; negative RNA ≥10 weeks after treatment end) and identified characteristics associated with non-SVR. Conservatively, we excluded individuals with no assessment for SVR if their last RNA test after treatment initiation was negative (but included if positive). Results Of 2821 eligible participants, most were infected with GT1 (1076, 38.1%) or GT3 (1072, 38.0%), and a minority (278, 9.9%) were treated with RBV. SVR was 94.6% (2670/2821) overall and 94.5% (1017/1076) for GT1, 96.4% (512/531) for GT2, and 93.7% (1004/1072) for GT3. When disaggregated by GT, treatment regimen, and cirrhosis/treatment experience, SVR was lowest (30/40, 75.0%) among treatment-experienced GT3 individuals treated with RBV. Characteristics associated with non-SVR in multivariable analysis included younger age, RBV addition, and being a person with HIV (PWH) or who injects/injected drugs (PWID). When treatment regimen (±RBV) was removed from multivariable model, treatment experience was associated with non-SVR for GT3. Of 151 non-SVR individuals, 56.3% were nonvirological failures (treatment incomplete/no assessment for SVR) and 43.7% were virological failures (nonresponse/relapse). A disproportionately high percentage of non-SVR among PWID was due to nonvirological failure. Conclusions SOF/VEL was highly effective in this “real-world” population-based cohort. Additional support is required for PWID/PWH to reach SVR.
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- James Wilton
- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Public Health and Health Systems, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Cancer Control Research, BC Cancer Research Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Population Oncology, BC Cancer Research Center, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease Control, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,School of Population and Public Health, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Real-world efficacy of direct acting antiviral therapies in patients with HIV/HCV. PLoS One 2020; 15:e0228847. [PMID: 32053682 PMCID: PMC7018045 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0228847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/21/2019] [Accepted: 01/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
The advent of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies has dramatically transformed HCV treatment, with most recent trials demonstrating high efficacy rates (>90%) across all genotypes and special populations, including patients with HIV/HCV coinfection. The efficacy rates of HCV treatment are nearly identical between patients with HCV monofection and patients with HIV/HCV coinfection; however, there are limited studies to compare real-world efficacy with efficacy observed in clinical trials. Using a database from HIV clinics across the United States (US), we identified 432 patients with HIV/HCV coinfection who completed DAA therapy from January 1, 2014 to March 31, 2017 and were assessed for efficacy. Efficacy was evaluated as sustained virologic response (SVR) 12 weeks after DAA completion; furthermore, factors associated with achieving SVR12 were identified. In this analysis, we found DAA therapies to be effective, with 94% of the patients achieving SVR12 and 6% experiencing virologic failure. Baseline variables, including older age, HCV viral load <800K IU/ML, FIB-4 score <1.45, absence of depression, diabetes, substance abuse, and use of DAA regimens without ribavirin were significant predictors of achieving SVR12. Patients with fewer comorbidities, better liver health, and lower HCV viral loads at baseline were more likely to achieve treatment success. Our results were consistent with other real-world studies, supporting the use of HCV therapy in HIV/HCV coinfected patients.
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Piekarska A, Jabłonowska E, Garlicki A, Sitko M, Mazur W, Jaroszewicz J, Czauz-Andrzejuk A, Buczyńska I, Simon K, Lorenc B, Dybowska D, Halota W, Pawłowska M, Dobracka B, Berak H, Horban A, Tudrujek-Zdunek M, Tomasiewicz K, Janczewska E, Socha Ł, Laurans Ł, Parczewski M, Zarębska-Michaluk D, Pabjan P, Belica-Wdowik T, Baka-Ćwierz B, Deroń Z, Krygier R, Klapaczyński J, Citko J, Berkan-Kawińska A, Flisiak R. Real life results of direct acting antiviral therapy for HCV infection in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients: Epi-Ter2 study. AIDS Care 2019; 32:762-769. [PMID: 31345052 DOI: 10.1080/09540121.2019.1645808] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the baseline demographics and real-life efficacy of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) in HIV-HCV-positive patients as compared to patients with HCV monoinfection. The analysis included 5690 subjects who were treated with DAAs: 5533 were HCV-positive and 157 were HIV-HCV-positive. Patients with HCV-monoinfection were older (p < .0001) and in HIV-HCV group there were more men (p < .0001). Prevalence of genotype 1a (p = .002), as well as of genotypes 3 and 4 (p < .0001) was higher in HIV-HCV-coinfected patients. Genotype 1b was more frequent (p < .0001) in the HCV-mono-infection group. Patients with HCV-monoinfection had a higher proportion of fibrosis F4 (p = .0004) and lower proportion of fibrosis F2 (p < .0001). HIV-HCV-coinfected individuals were more often treatment-naïve (p < .0001). Rates of sustained viral response after 12 weeks did not differ significantly between both groups (95.9% versus 97.3% in coinfection and monoinfection group, respectively; p > .05). They were, however, influenced by HCV genotype (p < .0001), stage of hepatic fibrosis (p < .0001), male sex (p < .0001), BMI (p = .0001) and treatment regimen modifications (p < .0001). Although factors associated with worse response to therapy (male sex, genotype 3) occurred more often in the HIV coinfection group, real-life results of DAAs did not differ significantly between both populations.
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- A Piekarska
- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Kraków, Poland
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- Clinical Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Silesia, Chorzów, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Silesia in Katowice, Bytom, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Wrocław University of Medicine, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Wrocław University of Medicine, Wrocław, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Pomeranian Center of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Gdańsk, Gdańsk, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Faculty of Medicine, Nicolaus Copernicus University, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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- Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Hospital for Infectious Diseases, Warsaw Medical University, Warszawa, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- School of Public Health in Bytom, Department of Basic Medical Sciences, Bytom; ID Clinic, Hepatology Outpatient Department, Medical University of Silesia, Mysłowice, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Hepatology and Liver Transplantation, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Infectious, Tropical Diseases and Acquired Immunodeficiency, Pomeranian Medical University, Szczecin, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Voivodeship Hospital, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Disease, Voivodeship Hospital, Jan Kochanowski University, Kielce, Poland
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- Regional Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatology, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Regional Center for Diagnosis and Treatment of Viral Hepatitis and Hepatology, John Paul II Hospital, Kraków, Poland
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- Ward of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Bieganski Regional Specialist Hospital, Łódź, Poland
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- NZOZ Gemini, Infectious Diseases and Hepatology Outpatient Clinic, Żychlin, Poland
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- Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatology, Central Clinical Hospital of Internal Affairs and Administration, Warszawa, Poland
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- Regional Hospital, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Łódź, Łódź, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Białystok, Białystok, Poland
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Macías J, Morano LE, Téllez F, Granados R, Rivero-Juárez A, Palacios R, Ríos M, Merino D, Pérez-Pérez M, Collado A, Figueruela B, Morano A, Freyre-Carrillo C, Martín JM, Rivero A, García F, Pineda JA. Response to direct-acting antiviral therapy among ongoing drug users and people receiving opioid substitution therapy. J Hepatol 2019; 71:45-51. [PMID: 30853642 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2019.02.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2017] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND & AIMS People who inject drugs (PWID) and are on opioid agonist therapy (OAT) might have lower adherence to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV) and, therefore, lower rates of sustained virologic response (SVR). Because of this, we compared the SVR rates to interferon-free DAA combinations in individuals receiving OAT and those not receiving OAT in a real-world setting. METHODS The HEPAVIR-DAA cohort, recruiting HIV/HCV-coinfected patients (NCT02057003), and the GEHEP-MONO cohort (NCT02333292), including HCV-monoinfected individuals, are ongoing prospective multicenter cohorts of patients receiving DAAs in clinical practice. We compared SVR 12 weeks after treatment (SVR12) in non-drug users and PWID, including those receiving or not receiving OAT. Intention-to-treat and per protocol analyses were performed. RESULTS Overall, 1,752 patients started interferon-free DAA treatment. By intention-to-treat analysis, 778 (95%, 95% CI 93%-96%) never injectors, 673 (92%, 95% CI 89%-93%) PWID not on OAT and 177 (89%, 95% CI 83%-92%) PWID on OAT achieved SVR12 (p = 0.002). SVR12 rates for ongoing drug users (with or without OAT) were 68 (79%) compared with 1,548 (95%) for non-drug users (p <0.001). Among ongoing drug users, 15 (17%) were lost-to-follow-up, and 3 (3.5%) became reinfected. In the per protocol analysis, 97% never injectors, 95% PWID not on OAT and 95% PWID on OAT achieved SVR12 (p = 0.246). After adjustment, ongoing drug use was associated with SVR12 (intention-to-treat) and OAT use was not. CONCLUSIONS HCV-infected PWID achieve high SVR12 rates with DAAs whether they are on OAT or not, but their response rates are lower than those of patients who never used drugs. This is mainly attributable to more frequent loss to follow-up. Accounting for active drug use during DAA therapy nearly closed the gap in SVR rates between the study groups. LAY SUMMARY Patients with hepatitis C virus infection who are on opioid agonist therapy can achieve high cure rates with current treatments. The use of illicit drugs during treatment can drive drop-outs and reduce cure rates. However, hepatitis C can be cured in most of those using drugs who complete treatment and follow-up. Clinical trial number: HEPAVIR-DAA cohort, NCT02057003; GEHEP-MONO cohort, NCT02333292.
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- Juan Macías
- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain.
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, School of Medicine, Cadiz University, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomedica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba University, Cordoba, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases, Microbiology and Preventive Medicine Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Malaga, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Juan Ramón Jiménez, Huelva, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Torrecárdenas, Almeria, Spain
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- Digestive Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Alvaro Cunqueiro, Vigo, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real, School of Medicine, Cadiz University, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz (INiBICA), Cadiz, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario de Gran Canaria Dr. Negrín, Gran Canaria, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases Unit, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Instituto Maimonides de Investigación Biomedica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Cordoba University, Cordoba, Spain
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- Microbiology Service, Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Granada, Spain
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- Infectious Diseases and Microbiology Unit, Hospital Universitario de Valme, Seville, Spain
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Maughan A, Sadigh K, Angulo-Diaz V, Mandimika C, Villanueva M, Lim JK, Ogbuagu O. Contemporary HCV pangenotypic DAA treatment protocols are exclusionary to real world HIV-HCV co-infected patients. BMC Infect Dis 2019; 19:378. [PMID: 31053098 PMCID: PMC6500032 DOI: 10.1186/s12879-019-3974-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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Background Treatments for Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have vastly improved over the past few decades with current regimens now offering pangenotypic activity with excellent cure rates reported in clinical trials, including in the HIV-HCV coinfected population. However, there is some concern that stringent inclusion and exclusion criteria in the trials may lead to results that are not achievable in real-world populations. Methods Our study evaluated a real-world HIV-HCV coinfected population and compared them to the eligibility criteria for trials of two of the most recent approved HCV agents; sofosbuvir/velpatasvir and glecaprevir/pibrentasvir. Results Our study included 219 HIV-HCV coinfected patients and found that 89% met exclusion criteria for the sofosbuvir/velpatasvir trial and 90% met exclusion criteria for the glecaprevir/pibrentasvir trial. The majority of patients met more than one exclusion criteria with the most frequent criteria for exclusion being a non-approved ART regimen (58 and 47% respectively), having a psychiatric disorder (52%), active alcohol or injection drug use (27%), having an HIV viral load > 50 copies/ml (15%), a CrCl < 60 ml/min (13%) and a history of decompensated cirrhosis (13%). Conclusion Although the newer Hepatitis C treatments are very effective, the real world HIV-HCV coinfected population often have comorbidities and other characteristics that make them ineligible for clinical trials, such that they are barriers to treatment. These barriers need to be recognized and addressed in order to optimize treatment outcomes in the HIV patient population.
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- A Maughan
- Yale AIDS Program, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Yale-New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale AIDS Program, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Yale AIDS Program, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA
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- Section of Digestive Diseases, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT, USA
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- Yale AIDS Program, Section of Infectious Diseases, Yale University School of Medicine, 135 College Street, Suite 323, New Haven, CT, 06510, USA.
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Janjua NZ, Darvishian M, Wong S, Yu A, Rossi C, Ramji A, Yoshida EM, Butt ZA, Samji H, Chong M, Chapinal N, Cook D, Alvarez M, Tyndall M, Krajden M. Effectiveness of Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in People Who Inject Drugs and/or Those in Opioid Agonist Therapy. Hepatol Commun 2019; 3:478-492. [PMID: 30976739 PMCID: PMC6442698 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/24/2018] [Accepted: 12/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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We evaluated the effectiveness of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 and SOF/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) for all genotypes among people who inject drugs (PWID) and those not injecting drugs and who were on or off opioid agonist therapy (OAT). Study participants comprised a population-based cohort in British Columbia, Canada. The British Columbia Hepatitis Testers Cohort includes data on individuals tested for HCV from 1990 to 2016 that are integrated with medical visits, hospitalization, and prescription drug data. We classified study participants as off OAT/recent injection drug use (off-OAT/RIDU), off OAT/past IDU (off-OAT/PIDU), off OAT/no IDU (off-OAT/NIDU), on OAT/IDU (on-OAT/IDU), and on OAT/no IDU (on-OAT/NIDU). We assessed sustained virologic response (SVR) 10 weeks after HCV treatment among study groups treated with LDV/SOF or SOF/VEL until January 13, 2018. Analysis included 5,283 eligible participants: 390 off-OAT/RIDU, 598 off-OAT/PIDU, 3,515 off-OAT/NIDU, 609 on-OAT/IDU, and 171 on-OAT/NIDU. The majority were male patients (64%-74%) and aged ≥50 years (58%-85%). The SVRs for off-OAT/RIDU, off-OAT/PIDU, off-OAT/NIDU, on-OAT/IDU, and on-OAT/NIDU were 91% (355/390), 95% (570/598), 96% (3,360/3,515), 93% (567/609), and 95% (163/171), respectively. Among those with no SVR, 14 individuals died while on treatment or before SVR assessment, including 4 from illicit drug overdose. In the overall multivariable model, off-OAT/RIDU, on-OAT/IDU, male sex, cirrhosis, treatment duration <8 weeks, treatment duration 8 weeks, and treatment with SOF/VEL were associated with not achieving SVR. Conclusion: In this large real-world cohort, PWID and/or those on OAT achieved high SVRs, although slightly lower than people not injecting drugs. This finding also highlights the need for additional measures to prevent loss to follow-up and overdose-related deaths among PWID.
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- Naveed Z. Janjua
- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- Division of Gastroenterology of the Department of MedicineUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- Division of Gastroenterology of the Department of MedicineUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- Faculty of Health SciencesSimon Fraser UniversityBurnabyCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- School of Population and Public HealthUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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- British Columbia Centre for Disease ControlVancouverCanada
- Department of Pathology and Laboratory MedicineUniversity of British ColumbiaVancouverCanada
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Kim HN, Nance RM, Williams-Nguyen JS, Chris Delaney JA, Crane HM, Cachay ER, Martin J, Mathews WC, Chander G, Franco R, Hurt CB, Geng EH, Rodriguez B, Moore RD, Saag MS, Kitahata MM. Effectiveness of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in Routine Clinical Care: A Multicenter Study. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6:ofz100. [PMID: 30949539 PMCID: PMC6441587 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz100] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/11/2018] [Accepted: 02/25/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy have been shown to be highly successful in clinical trials and observational studies, but less is known about treatment success in patients with a high burden of comorbid conditions, including mental health and substance use disorders. We evaluated DAA effectiveness across a broad spectrum of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection in routine clinical care, including those with psychosocial comorbid conditions. Methods The primary end point was sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as HCV RNA not detected or <25 IU/mL ≥10 weeks after treatment. We calculated SVR rates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in a modified intent-to-treat analysis. We repeated this analysis after multiply imputing missing SVR values. Results Among 642 DAA-treated patients, 536 had SVR assessments. The median age was 55 years; 79% were men, 59% black, and 32% white. Cirrhosis (fibrosis-4 index>3.25) was present in 24%, and 17% were interferon treatment experienced; 96% had genotype 1 infection and 432 (81%) had received ledipasvir-sofosbuvir. SVR occurred in 96.5% (95% CI, 94.5%-97.9%). Patients who were black, treatment experienced, or cirrhotic all had SVR rates >95%. Patients with depression and/or anxiety, psychotic disorder, illicit drug use, or alcohol use disorder also had high SVR rates, ranging from 95.4% to 96.8%. The only factor associated with lower SVR rate was early discontinuation (77.8%; 95% CI, 52.4%-93.6%). Similar results were seen in multiply imputed data sets. Conclusions Our study represents a large multicenter examination of DAA therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. The broad treatment success we observed across this diverse group of patients with significant comorbid conditions is highly affirming and argues for widespread implementation of DAA therapy.
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- H Nina Kim
- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham
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- Institute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco
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- Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland
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- Department of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham
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Gayam V, Hossain MR, Khalid M, Chakaraborty S, Mukhtar O, Dahal S, Mandal AK, Gill A, Garlapati P, Ramakrishnaiah S, Mowyad K, Sherigar J, Mansour M, Mohanty S. Real-World Clinical Efficacy and Tolerability of Direct-Acting Antivirals in Hepatitis C Monoinfection Compared to Hepatitis C/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection in a Community Care Setting. Gut Liver 2019; 12:694-703. [PMID: 29938459 PMCID: PMC6254621 DOI: 10.5009/gnl18004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2017] [Revised: 02/27/2018] [Accepted: 03/26/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background/Aims Limited data exist comparing the safety and efficacy of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) monoinfected and HCV/human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfected patients in the real-world clinic practice setting. Methods All HCV monoinfected and HCV/HIV coinfected patients treated with DAAs between January 2014 and October 2017 in community clinic settings were retrospectively analyzed. Pretreatment baseline patient characteristics, treatment efficacy, factors affecting sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR12) after treatment, and adverse reactions were compared between the groups. Results A total of 327 patients were included in the study, of which 253 were HCV monoinfected, and 74 were HCV/HIV coinfected. There was a statistically significant difference observed in SVR12 when comparing HCV monoinfection and HCV/HIV coinfection (94% and 84%, respectively, p=0.005). However, there were no significant factors identified as a predictor of a reduced response. The most common adverse effect was fatigue (27%). No significant drug interaction was observed between DAA and antiretroviral therapy. None of the patients discontinued the treatment due to adverse events. Conclusions In a real-world setting, DAA regimens have lower SVR12 in HCV/HIV coinfection than in HCV monoinfection. Further studies involving a higher number of HCV/HIV coinfected patients are needed to identify real predictors of a reduced response.
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- Vijay Gayam
- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Detroit Medical Center, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine and Gastroenterology, Interfaith Medical Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, New York, NY, USA
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Rossi C, Young J, Martel-Laferrière V, Walmsley S, Cooper C, Wong A, Gill MJ, Klein MB. Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment Failure Among Hepatitis C and HIV-Coinfected Patients in Clinical Care. Open Forum Infect Dis 2019; 6:ofz055. [PMID: 30882016 PMCID: PMC6411211 DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/12/2019] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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Background There are limited data on the real-world effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment in patients coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV—a population with complex challenges including ongoing substance use, cirrhosis, and other comorbidities. We assessed how patient characteristics and the appropriateness of HCV regimen selection according to guidelines affect treatment outcomes in coinfected patients. Methods We included all patients who initiated DAA treatment between November 2013 and July 2017 in the Canadian Co-Infection Cohort. Sustained virologic response (SVR) was defined as an undetectable HCV RNA measured between 10 and 18 weeks post-treatment. We defined treatment failure as virologic failure, relapse, or death without achieving SVR. Bayesian logistic regression was used to estimate the posterior odds ratios (ORs) associated with patient demographic, clinical, and treatment-related risk factors for treatment failure. Results Two hundred ninety-five patients initiated DAAs; 31% were treatment-experienced, 29% cirrhotic, and 80% HCV genotype 1. Overall, 92% achieved SVR (263 of 286, 9 unknown), with the highest rates in females (97%) and lowest in cirrhotics (88%) and high-frequency injection drug users (89%). Many patients (38%) were prescribed regimens that were outside current clinical guidelines. This did not appreciably increase the risk of treatment failure—particularly in patients with genotype 1 (prior odds ratio [OR], 1.5; 95% credible interval [CrI], 0.38–6.0; posterior OR, 1.0; 95% CrI, 0.40–2.5). Conclusions DAAs were more effective than anticipated in a diverse, real-world coinfected cohort, despite the use of off-label, less efficacious regimens. High-frequency injection drug use and cirrhosis were associated with an increased risk of failure.
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- Carmine Rossi
- Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illness Service, Department of Medicine, Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illness Service, Department of Medicine, Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Southern Alberta HIV Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Chronic Viral Illness Service, Department of Medicine, Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Amele S, Peters L, Sluzhynska M, Yakovlev A, Scherrer A, Domingo P, Gerstoft J, Viard JP, Gisinger M, Flisiak R, Bhaghani S, Ristola M, Leen C, Jablonowska E, Wandeler G, Stellbrink H, Falconer K, D'Arminio Monforte A, Horban A, Rockstroh JK, Lundgren JD, Mocroft A. Establishing a hepatitis C continuum of care among HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected individuals in EuroSIDA. HIV Med 2019; 20:264-273. [PMID: 30734998 DOI: 10.1111/hiv.12711] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The aim of the study was to establish a methodology for evaluating the hepatitis C continuum of care in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected individuals and to characterize the continuum in Europe on 1 January 2015, prior to widespread access to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy. METHODS Stages included in the continuum were as follows: anti-HCV antibody positive, HCV RNA tested, currently HCV RNA positive, ever HCV RNA positive, ever received HCV treatment, completed HCV treatment, follow-up HCV RNA test, and cure. Sustained virological response (SVR) could only be assessed for those with a follow-up HCV RNA test and was defined as a negative HCV RNA result measured > 12 or 24 weeks after stopping treatment. RESULTS Numbers and percentages for the stages of the HCV continuum of care were as follows: anti-HCV positive (n = 5173), HCV RNA tested (4207 of 5173; 81.3%), currently HCV RNA positive (3179 of 5173; 61.5%), ever HCV RNA positive (n = 3876), initiated HCV treatment (1693 of 3876; 43.7%), completed HCV treatment (1598 of 3876; 41.2%), follow-up HCV RNA test to allow SVR assessment (1195 of 3876; 30.8%), and cure (629 of 3876; 16.2%). The proportion that achieved SVR was 52.6% (629 of 1195). There were significant differences between regions at each stage of the continuum (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSIONS In the proposed HCV continuum of care for HIV/HCV-coinfected individuals, we found major gaps at all stages, with almost 20% of anti-HCV-positive individuals having no documented HCV RNA test and a low proportion achieving SVR, in the pre-DAA era.
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- S Amele
- Centre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling and Evaluation, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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- CHIP, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Lviv Regional HIV/AIDS Prevention and Control CTR, Lviv, Ukraine
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- Medical Academy Botkin Hospital, St Petersburg, Russia
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- University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Assistance Publique-Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôtel-Dieu Hospital and Paris Descartes University, Paris, France
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- Medical University Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University, Bialystok, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases/HIV Medicine, Royal Free London Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Western General Hospital, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University, Lodz, Poland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Warsaw Medical University & Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Warsaw, Poland
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- CHIP, Department of Infectious Diseases, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Centre for Clinical Research, Epidemiology, Modelling and Evaluation, Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, UK
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Saeed S, Moodie EEM, Strumpf E, Gill J, Wong A, Cooper C, Walmsley S, Hull M, Martel-Laferriere V, Klein MB. Real-world impact of direct acting antiviral therapy on health-related quality of life in HIV/Hepatitis C co-infected individuals. J Viral Hepat 2018; 25:1507-1514. [PMID: 30141236 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2018] [Revised: 06/04/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Clinical trial results of direct acting antivirals (DAAs) for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) have shown improvements in health-related quality of life (HR-QoL). However, the extent to which these results are broadly generalizable to real-world settings is unknown. We investigated the real-world impact of oral DAA therapy on HR-QoL among individuals coinfected with HIV/HCV. We used data from the Canadian HIV/HCV Co-Infection Cohort Study that prospectively follows 1795 participants from 18 centres. Since 2007, clinical, lifestyle, and HR-QoL data have been collected biannually through self-administered questionnaires and chart review. HR-QoL was measured using the EQ-5D instrument. Participants initiating oral DAAs, having at least one visit before treatment initiation and at least one visit after DAA treatment response was ascertained, were included. Successful treatment response was defined as a sustained viral response (SVR). Segmented multivariate linear mixed models were used to evaluate the impact of SVR on HR-QoL, controlling for pretreatment trends. 227 participants met our eligibility criteria, 93% of whom achieved SVR. Before treatment, the EQ-5D utility index decreased 0.6 percentage-point/y (95% CI, -0.9, -0.3) and health state was constant over time. The immediate effect of SVR resulted in an increase of 2.3-units (-0.1, 4.7) in patients' health state and 2.0 percentage-point increase (-0.2, 4.0) in utility index. Health state continued to increase post-SVR by 1.4 units/y (-0.9, 3.7), while utility trends post-SVR plateaued over the observation period. Overall using real-world data, we found modest improvements in HR-QoL following SVR, compared to previously published clinical trials.
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- Sahar Saeed
- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Division of Infectious Diseases/Chronic Viral Illness Service, Department of Medicine, Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,Department of Economics, McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
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- Southern Alberta HIV Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Regina Qu'Appelle Health Region, Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
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- University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS, St. Paul's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases/Chronic Viral Illness Service, Department of Medicine, Glen Site, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Kramer JR, Puenpatom A, Erickson K, Cao Y, Smith D, El-Serag H, Kanwal F. Real-world effectiveness of elbasvir/grazoprevir In HCV-infected patients in the US veterans affairs healthcare system. J Viral Hepat 2018; 25:1270-1279. [PMID: 29851265 PMCID: PMC6202183 DOI: 10.1111/jvh.12937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2018] [Accepted: 05/16/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Elbasvir/grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) is an all-oral direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) with high sustained virologic response (SVR) in clinical trials. This study's primary objective was to evaluate effectiveness of EBR/GZR among HCV-infected patients in a real-world clinical setting. We conducted a nationwide retrospective observational cohort study of HCV-infected patients in the US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) using the VA Corporate Data Warehouse. The study population included patients with positive HCV RNA who initiated EBR/GZR from February 1 to August 1, 2016. We calculated the 95% confidence interval for binomial proportions for SVR overall and by demographic subgroups. Clinical and demographic characteristics were also evaluated. We included 2436 patients in the study cohort. Most were male (96.5%), African American (57.5%), with mean age of 63.5 (SD = 5.9) and 95.4% infected with genotype (GT) 1 [GT1a (34.7%), GT1b (58.6%)]. Other comorbidities included diabetes (53.2%), depression (57.2%) and HIV (3.0%). More than 50% had history of drug or alcohol abuse (53.9% and 60.5%, respectively). 33.2% of the cohort had cirrhosis. A total of 95.6% (2,328/2,436; 95% CI: 94.7%-96.4%) achieved SVR. The SVR rates by subgroups were: male, 95.5% (2245/2350); female, 96.5% (83/86); GT1a, 93.4%, GT1b, 96.6%, GT4, 96.9%, African American, 95.9% (1,342/1,400); treatment-experienced, 96.3% (310/322); cirrhosis, 95.6% (732/766); stage 4-5 CKD, 96.3% (392/407); and HIV, 98.6% (73/74). SVR rates were high overall and across patient subgroups regardless of gender, race/ethnicity, cirrhosis, renal impairment or HIV. This study provided important data regarding the effectiveness of EBR/GZR in a large clinical setting.
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- Jennifer R. Kramer
- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
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- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
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- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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- Center for Innovation for Quality, Effectiveness, and Safety (IQuESt), Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center (MEDVAMC), Houston, TX
- Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX
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Sikavi C, Najarian L, Saab S. Similar Sustained Virologic Response in Real-World and Clinical Trial Studies of Hepatitis C/Human Immunodeficiency Virus Coinfection. Dig Dis Sci 2018; 63:2829-2839. [PMID: 30094623 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-018-5215-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2018] [Accepted: 07/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Clinical trials evaluating efficacy of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapies demonstrate sustained virologic response (SVR) rates greater than 90% in patients infected with hepatitis C (HCV) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). However, generalizability of this data to real-world coinfected populations is unknown. AIM We aim to compare efficacy data from clinical trials to effectiveness data of real-world observational studies that evaluate oral interferon-free HCV treatment regimens in patients infected with HIV and HCV. METHODS We included English-language studies on PubMed and MEDLINE databases from inception until October 2017. Eight clinical trials and 11 observational studies reporting on efficacy data and effectiveness data, respectively, of interferon-free oral DAA regimens in HCV/HIV coinfected patients, were included. RESULTS Of patients in the eight clinical trials evaluated, 93.1% (1218/1308) achieved SVR12; of the 11 real-world observational studies, 90.8% (2269/2499) achieved SVR12. Relative risk between those treated in clinical trials versus observational studies was 0.98. Patients with genotype 1 infection, African-American patients, cirrhotic patients, and patients with prior HCV treatment experience had similar rates of SVR in real-world and clinical trial cohorts. CONCLUSION SVR among real-world HCV/HIV coinfected populations treated with DAA regimens is similar to SVR of patients studied in clinical trials. Historically negative predictors of achieving SVR during the era of interferon-based treatments, such as those with cirrhosis, prior HCV treatment failure, GT1 infection, and African-American race, are not associated with a significantly lower SVR in real-world populations treated with various DAA regimens.
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- Cameron Sikavi
- Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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- Departments of Surgery and Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA, USA. .,Pfleger Liver Institute, UCLA Medical Center, 200 Medical Plaza, Suite 214, Los Angeles, CA, 90095, USA.
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Intraindividual and Interindividual Variability of Olanzapine Trough Concentrations in Patients Treated With the Long-Acting Injectable Formulation. J Clin Psychopharmacol 2018; 38:365-369. [PMID: 29912794 DOI: 10.1097/jcp.0000000000000913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND A long-acting injectable (LAI) formulation of olanzapine has been developed as an alternative to oral regimens. A therapeutic range of 20 to 80 ng/mL for oral olanzapine trough concentrations has been proposed. Here, we sought to investigate the intraindividual and interindividual variability of olanzapine concentrations with time in patients on maintenance therapy with the LAI formulation carried out in the routine clinical practice. METHODS To address this issue, we carried out a retrospective analysis of therapeutic drug monitoring of olanzapine concentrations in 21 schizophrenic patients on maintenance LAI olanzapine. Drug concentrations were correlated with LAI olanzapine doses, duration of treatment, and main clinical characteristics. RESULTS Fifty percent of the patients had olanzapine trough concentrations lower than 20 ng/mL. Only drug doses significantly correlated with olanzapine exposure. Mean interindividual and intraindividual coefficients of variations of olanzapine concentrations were 56% (range, 21%-97%) and 34% (range, 15%-69%), respectively. CONCLUSIONS We have documented that, in a real-life setting, a large proportion of patients treated with olanzapine LAI had drug trough concentrations of less than 20 ng/mL; wide intraindividual and interindividual variability of olanzapine concentrations has been also observed. Our results could provide the rationale for the design of larger prospective, concentration-controlled clinical trials specifically designed with the goal to identify ad hoc therapeutic ranges of drug concentrations for olanzapine LAI.
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Tempestilli M, Fabbri G, Mastrorosa I, Timelli L, Notari S, Bellagamba R, Libertone R, Lupi F, Zaccarelli M, Antinori A, Agrati C, Ammassari A. Plasma trough concentrations of antiretrovirals in HIV-infected persons treated with direct-acting antiviral agents for hepatitis C in the real world. J Antimicrob Chemother 2018; 73:160-164. [PMID: 29106584 DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkx348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/09/2017] [Accepted: 08/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background Possible drug-drug interactions (DDIs) between antiretrovirals (ARVs) and direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) are of some concern. Objectives To investigate ARV plasma trough concentrations (Ctrough) before and during DAAs in patients treated in the real world. Methods Single-centre, prospective, observational study including HIV/HCV coinfected persons undergoing DAA treatment. Self-reported adherence was assessed and ARVs Ctrough measured by HPLC-UV. Blood samples were collected before and after 2 months of DAA treatment. Results One-hundred and thirty-seven patients were included: 21.2% treated with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir ± dasabuvir (2D/3D) and 78.8% with sofosbuvir-based regimens. Suboptimal Ctrough before and during DAA was found, respectively, in 3 (10.3%) and 3 (10.3%) cases treated with 2D/3D, and 16 (14.8%) and 11 (10.2%) with sofosbuvir-based regimens, even if self-reported ARV adherence was always ≥93%. In 2D/3D-treated patients, median darunavir Ctrough during DAAs was significantly lower than observed before DAAs [1125 ng/mL (IQR, 810-1616) versus 1903 ng/mL (IQR 1387-3983), respectively] (n = 5; P = 0.009), with a 40.9% decrease. In the same group, no differences in atazanavir or raltegravir concentrations were found. In patients treated with sofosbuvir-based regimens, Ctrough of all ARVs were similar before and during DAAs. Conclusions In the real world of HIV/HCV coinfected patients, ARV plasma concentrations during DAAs were generally not different from those found before anti-HCV treatment. Although assessed in a small number of patients, darunavir concentrations during 2D/3D showed a significant reduction when compared with those found before DAAs. ARV plasma concentrations measurement during anti-HCV treatment may give useful information for managing HIV/HCV coinfected persons receiving treatment for both infections.
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- Massimo Tempestilli
- Cellular Immunology and Pharmacology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Cellular Immunology and Pharmacology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Cellular Immunology and Pharmacology Laboratory, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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- Clinical Department, National Institute for Infectious Diseases "L. Spallanzani" IRCCS, Via Portuense 292, 00149, Rome, Italy
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Yaya I, Roux P, Marcellin F, Wittkop L, Esterle L, Spire B, Dominguez S, Elegbe BA, Piroth L, Sogni P, Salmon-Ceron D, Carrieri MP. Evolution of patients' socio-behavioral characteristics in the context of DAA: Results from the French ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort of HIV-HCV co-infected patients. PLoS One 2018; 13:e0199874. [PMID: 29975764 PMCID: PMC6033422 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199874] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2017] [Accepted: 06/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have dramatically increased HCV cure rates with minimal toxicity in HIV-HCV co-infected patients. This study aimed to compare the socio-behavioral characteristics of patients initiating pegylated-interferon (PEG-IFN)-based HCV treatment with those of patients initiating DAA-based treatment. METHODS ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH is a national multicenter prospective cohort started in 2005, which enrolled 1,859 HIV-HCV co-infected patients followed up in French hospital outpatient units. Both clinical/biological and socio-behavioral data were collected during follow-up. We selected patients with socio-behavioral data available before HCV treatment initiation. RESULTS A total of 580 patients were included in this analysis. Of these, 347 initiated PEG-IFN-based treatment, and 233 DAA-based treatment. There were significant differences regarding patient mean age (45 years±6 for the PEG-IFN group vs. 52 years±8 for the DAA group, p<0.001), unstable housing (21.4% vs. 11.2%, p = 0.0016), drug use (44.7% vs. 29.6%, p = 0.0003), regular or daily use of cannabis (24.3% vs. 15.6%, p = 0.0002), a history of drug injection (68.9% vs 39.0%, p<0.0001) and significant liver fibrosis (62.4% vs 72.3%, p = 0.0293). In multivariable analysis, patients initiating DAA-based treatment were older than their PEG-IFN-based treatment counterparts (aOR = 1.17; 95%CI [1.13; 1.22]). Patients receiving DAA treatment were less likely to report unstable housing (0.46 [0.24; 0.88]), cannabis use (regular or daily use:0.50 [0.28; 0.91]; non-regular use: 0.41 [0.22; 0.77]), and a history of drug injection (0.19 [0.12; 0.31]). CONCLUSION It is possible that a majority of patients who had socio-economic problems and/or a history of drug injection and/or a non-advanced disease stage were already treated for HCV in the PEG-IFN era. Today, patients with unstable housing conditions are prescribed DAA less frequently than other populations. As HCV treatment is prevention, improving access to DAA remains a major clinical and public health strategy, in particular for individuals with high-risk behaviors.
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- Issifou Yaya
- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, INSERM, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, Bordeaux, France
- CHU de Bordeaux, Pole de sante publique, Service d’information medicale, Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, INSERM, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, Bordeaux, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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- INSERM U955, AP-HP, Groupe Henri-Mondor Albert-Chenevier, Immunologie Clinique et Maladies Infectieuses, Créteil, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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- Département d'Infectiologie, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire and INSERM CIC 1432, Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, INSERM U-1223, Institut Pasteur, Service d'Hépatologie, hôpital Cochin, Assistance Publique–Hôpitaux de Paris, Paris, France
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- Université Paris Descartes, Service Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l’Information Médicale, Marseille, France
- ORS PACA, Observatoire régional de la santé Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, Marseille, France
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Berenguer J, Gil‐Martin Á, Jarrin I, Moreno A, Dominguez L, Montes M, Aldámiz‐Echevarría T, Téllez MJ, Santos I, Benitez L, Sanz J, Ryan P, Gaspar G, Alvarez B, Losa JE, Torres‐Perea R, Barros C, Martin JVS, Arponen S, de Guzmán MT, Monsalvo R, Vegas A, Garcia‐Benayas MT, Serrano R, Gotuzzo L, Menendez MA, Belda LM, Malmierca E, Calvo MJ, Cruz‐Martos E, González‐García JJ. All-oral direct-acting antiviral therapy against hepatitis C virus (HCV) in human immunodeficiency virus/HCV-coinfected subjects in real-world practice: Madrid coinfection registry findings. Hepatology 2018; 68:32-47. [PMID: 29377274 PMCID: PMC6055848 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29814] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/03/2017] [Revised: 01/12/2018] [Accepted: 01/24/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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We evaluated treatment outcomes in a prospective registry of human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected patients treated with interferon-free direct-acting antiviral agent-based therapy in hospitals from the region of Madrid between November 2014 and August 2016. We assessed sustained viral response at 12 weeks after completion of treatment and used multivariable logistic regression to identify predictors of treatment failure. We evaluated 2,369 patients, of whom 59.5% did not have cirrhosis, 33.9% had compensated cirrhosis, and 6.6% had decompensated cirrhosis. The predominant HCV genotypes were 1a (40.9%), 4 (22.4%), 1b (15.1%), and 3 (15.0%). Treatment regimens included sofosbuvir (SOF)/ledipasvir (61.9%), SOF plus daclatasvir (14.6%), dasabuvir plus ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (13.2%), and other regimens (10.3%). Ribavirin was used in 30.6% of patients. Less than 1% of patients discontinued therapy owing to adverse events. The frequency of sustained viral response by intention-to-treat analysis was 92.0% (95% confidence interval, 90.9%-93.1%) overall, 93.8% (92.4%-95.0%) for no cirrhosis, 91.0% (88.8%-92.9%) for compensated cirrhosis, and 80.8% (73.7%-86.6%) for decompensated cirrhosis. The factors associated with treatment failure were male sex (adjusted odds ratio, 1.75; 95% confidence interval, 1.14-2.69), Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention category C (adjusted odds ratio, 1.65; 95% confidence interval, 1.12-2.41), a baseline cluster of differentiation 4-positive (CD4+) T-cell count <200/mm3 (adjusted odds ratio, 2.30; 95% confidence interval, 1.35-3.92), an HCV RNA load ≥800,000 IU/mL (adjusted odds ratio, 1.63; 95% confidence interval, 1.14-2.36), compensated cirrhosis (adjusted odds ratio, 1.35; 95% confidence interval, 0.96-1.89), decompensated cirrhosis (adjusted odds ratio, 2.92; 95% confidence interval, 1.76-4.87), and the use of SOF plus simeprevir, SOF plus ribavirin, and simeprevir plus daclatasvir. CONCLUSION In this large real-world study, direct-acting antiviral agent-based therapy was safe and highly effective in coinfected patients; predictors of failure included gender, human immunodeficiency virus-related immunosuppression, HCV RNA load, severity of liver disease, and the use of suboptimal direct-acting antiviral agent-based regimens. (Hepatology 2018;68:32-47).
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- Juan Berenguer
- Hospital General Universitario Gregorio Marañón/IiSGMMadridSpain
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- Subdirección General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios/SERMASMadridSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Ramón y CajalMadridSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Puerta de HierroMajadahondaSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Príncipe de AsturiasAlcalá de HenaresSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Infanta LeonorMadridSpain
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- Hospital Infanta ElenaValdemoroSpain
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- Subdirección General de Farmacia y Productos Sanitarios/SERMASMadridSpain
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Sacks-Davis R, Pedrana AE, Scott N, Doyle JS, Hellard ME. Eliminating HIV/HCV co-infection in gay and bisexual men: is it achievable through scaling up treatment? Expert Rev Anti Infect Ther 2018; 16:411-422. [PMID: 29722275 DOI: 10.1080/14787210.2018.1471355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Broad availability of direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) raises the possibility that HCV prevalence and incidence can be reduced through scaling-up treatment, leading to the elimination of HCV. High rates of linkage to HIV care among HIV-infected gay and bisexual men may facilitate high uptake of HCV treatment, possibly making HCV elimination more achievable in this group. Areas covered: This review covers HCV elimination in HIV-infected gay and bisexual men, including epidemiology, spontaneous clearance and long term sequelae in the absence of direct-acting antiviral therapy; direct-acting antiviral therapy uptake and effectiveness in this group; HCV reinfection following successful treatment; and areas for further research. Expert commentary: Early data from the direct-acting antiviral era suggest that treatment uptake is increasing among HIV infected GBM, and SVR rates are very promising. However, in order to sustain current treatment rates, additional interventions at the behavioral, physician, and structural levels may be required to increase HCV diagnosis, including prompt detection of HCV reinfection. Timely consideration of these issues is required to maximize the population-level impact of HCV direct-acting antiviral therapy. Potential HCV transmissions from HIV-uninfected GBM, across international borders, and from those who are not GBM also warrant consideration.
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- Rachel Sacks-Davis
- a Disease Elimination Program , Burnet Institute , Melbourne , Australia.,b Department of Medicine , University of Melbourne , Parkville , Australia
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- a Disease Elimination Program , Burnet Institute , Melbourne , Australia.,c Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Disease Elimination Program , Burnet Institute , Melbourne , Australia.,c Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Disease Elimination Program , Burnet Institute , Melbourne , Australia.,d Central Clinical School , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia
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- a Disease Elimination Program , Burnet Institute , Melbourne , Australia.,c Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine , Monash University , Melbourne , Australia
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Uriarte-Pinto M, Navarro-Aznarez H, De La Llama-Celis N, Arazo-Garcés P, Martínez-Sapiña AM, Abad-Sazatornil MR. Effectiveness and security of chronic hepatitis C treatment in coinfected patients in real-world. Int J Clin Pharm 2018; 40:608-616. [PMID: 29556931 DOI: 10.1007/s11096-018-0621-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2017] [Accepted: 03/15/2018] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Background HIV-HCV coinfection produces high morbi-mortality. Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have shown high efficacy, although special attention should be paid to the risk of drug interactions. However, due to the lack of representativeness of coinfected patients in clinical trials, it is important to know real-world results. Objective To evaluate DAA treatment effectiveness in coinfected patients. We also analyse safety profile of DAA treatment and drug interactions between HCV and HIV therapy. Setting Descriptive study carried in a tertiary hospital of Spain Method HIV-HCV coinfected patients treated with DAAs between November 2014 and June 2016 were included. Main outcome measure Efficacy was measured in terms of sustained virologic response at week 12 after the end of therapy. Adverse events that led to treatment discontinuation were registered to evaluate the safety profile, and also drug interactions between DAAs and antiretroviral treatment were evaluated. Results Main HCV genotypes were 1a (34.9%) and 4 (24.5%). 51.9% were HCV previously treated, 54.7% had grade 4 liver fibrosis. SVR12 was reported in 90.6%. HCV treatment was well tolerated and there were no discontinuations because of adverse events. 30.2% of HIV treatments had to be modified before DAA treatment was started due to interactions, HIV suppression was not compromised. Conclusion DAA treatment in coinfected patients seems to be highly effective and secure. Evaluation of drug interactions must be a priority in order to maximize effectiveness and avoid toxicity.
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- Moisés Uriarte-Pinto
- Pharmacy Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain.
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- Pharmacy Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Unit of Infectious Diseases, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Microbiology Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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- Pharmacy Department, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Paseo Isabel la Católica, 1-3, 50009, Saragossa, Spain
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Sikavi C, Chen PH, Lee AD, Saab EG, Choi G, Saab S. Hepatitis C and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection in the era of direct-acting antiviral agents: No longer a difficult-to-treat population. Hepatology 2018; 67:847-857. [PMID: 29108121 DOI: 10.1002/hep.29642] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2017] [Revised: 09/26/2017] [Accepted: 11/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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UNLABELLED The treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) in human immunodeficiency virus 1 (HIV)-infected individuals has been historically marked by low sustained virologic response (SVR) rates in comparison to those without HIV infection, resulting in the Food and Drug Administration labeling those coinfected as a "special population with an unmet medical need." We systematically reviewed the treatment of chronic HCV infection in those infected with HIV. We propose that with the advent of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents, patients coinfected with HCV and HIV have similar SVR rates as HCV-monoinfected persons and that DAAs address an unmet medical need in this population. A review was performed using Medical Subject Heading terms within the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases to search for studies dated between January 2004 and July 2017. Keywords used in the study included "hepatitis C," "HIV," "coinfection," and "direct-acting antiviral." SVR rates for those with HCV and HIV coinfection treated with interferon-based therapies were substantially lower that SVR rates of HCV-monoinfected individuals. The advent of DAA agents has resulted in similar SVR rates between monoinfected and coinfected individuals, with SVR >93%. These medications have been demonstrated to have improved safety, efficacy, and tolerability in comparison to interferon-based regimens. CONCLUSION The designation of a "special population" for those with coinfection requires reconsideration; DAA therapies have resulted in similarly high rates of SVR for HCV infection in those with and without HIV infection; despite these improvements, however, clinicians must be cognizant of negative predictors of SVR and barriers to treatment that may be more common in the coinfected population. (Hepatology 2018;67:847-857).
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- Cameron Sikavi
- Department of Medicine at Harbor, University of California at Los Angeles Medical Center, Torrance, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.,Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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- Department of Surgery, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA.,Department of Medicine, University of California at Los Angeles, Los Angeles, CA
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Béguelin C, Suter A, Bernasconi E, Fehr J, Kovari H, Bucher HC, Stoeckle M, Cavassini M, Rougemont M, Schmid P, Wandeler G, Rauch A. Trends in HCV treatment uptake, efficacy and impact on liver fibrosis in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study. Liver Int 2018; 38:424-431. [PMID: 28741901 DOI: 10.1111/liv.13528] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2017] [Accepted: 07/20/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS Hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies with interferon-free second-generation direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are highly effective and well tolerated. They have the potential to increase treatment eligibility and efficacy in HIV-infected patients. We assessed the impact of DAAs on treatment uptake and efficacy, as well as its impact on the burden of liver disease in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). METHODS We describe clinical and virological characteristics of patients treated with second-generation DAAs. We compared treatment incidence, sustained virological response (SVR)12 and liver fibrosis stages between three time periods: period 1, 01/2009-08/2011 (prior to the availability of DAAs); period 2, 09/2011-03/2014 (first generation DAAs); period 3, 04/2014-12/2015 (second generation DAAs). RESULTS At the beginning of the third period, 876 SHCS participants had a chronic HCV infection of whom 180 (20%) started treatment with a second-generation DAA. Three-quarters of them had advanced liver fibrosis (Metavir ≥ F3) of whom 80% were cirrhotics. SVR12 was achieved in 173/180 (96%) patients, three patients died and four experienced a virological failure. Over the three time periods, treatment uptake (4.5/100 py, 5.7/100 py, 22.4/100 py) and efficacy (54%, 70%, 96% SVR12) continuously increased. The proportion of cirrhotic patients with replicating HCV infection in the SHCS declined from 25% at the beginning to 12% at the end of the last period. CONCLUSIONS After the introduction of second-generation DAAs, we observed an increase in treatment uptake and efficacy which resulted in a significant reduction in the number of cirrhotic patients with a replicating HCV infection in the SHCS.
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- Charles Béguelin
- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Regional Hospital Lugano, Lugano, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, University Hospital Zurich, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology & Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland.,Department of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases & Hospital Hygiene, University Hospital Basel and University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Lausanne, University of Lausanne, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, University Hospital Geneva, University of Geneva, Geneva, Switzerland
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- Division of Infectious Diseases and Hospital Epidemiology, Cantonal Hospital St.Gallen, St.Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland.,Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Bhattacharya D, Belperio PS, Shahoumian TA, Loomis TP, Goetz MB, Mole LA, Backus LI. Effectiveness of All-Oral Antiviral Regimens in 996 Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1-Coinfected Patients Treated in Routine Practice. Clin Infect Dis 2018; 64:1711-1720. [PMID: 28199525 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix111] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2016] [Accepted: 02/01/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Background. Large cohorts are needed to assess human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/hepatitis C virus (HCV) real-world treatment outcomes. We examined the effectiveness of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir with or without ribavirin (LDV/SOF ± RBV) and ombitasvir/ paritaprevir/ritonavir plus dasabuvir (OPrD) ± RBV in HIV/HCV genotype 1 (GT1)-coinfected patients initiating HCV therapy in clinical practice. Methods. Observational intent-to-treat cohort analysis using the Veterans Affairs Clinical Case Registry to identify HIV/HCV GT1-coinfected veterans initiating 12 weeks of LDV/SOF ± RBV or OPrD ± RBV. Multivariate models of sustained virologic response (SVR) included age, race, cirrhosis, proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prescription, prior HCV treatment, body mass index, genotype subtype, and HCV treatment regimen. Results. Nine hundred ninety-six HIV/HCV GT1-coinfected veterans initiated therapy: 757 LDV/SOF, 138 LDV/SOF + RBV, 28 OPrD, and 73 OPrD + RBV. Overall SVR was 90.9% (823/905); LDV/SOF 92.1% (631/685), LDV/SOF + RBV 86.3% (113/131), OPrD 88.9% (24/27), and OPrD + RBV 88.7% (55/62). SVR was 85.9% (176/205) and 92.4% (647/700) in those with and without cirrhosis (P = .006). SVR was similar between African Americans (90.5% [546/603]) and all others (91.7% [277/302]). PPI use with LDV/SOF ± RBV did not affect SVR (89.7% [131/146] with PPI and 91.5% [613/670] without PPI). Cirrhosis was predictive of reduced SVR (0.51 [95% confidence interval {CI}, .31-.87]; P = .01). Median creatinine change did not differ among patients receiving LDV/SOF and tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) without a protease inhibitor (PI) (0.18 [interquartile range {IQR}, 0.08-0.30]; n = 372), LDV/SOF and TDF/PI (0.17 [IQR, 0.04-0.30]; n = 100), and LDV/SOF without TDF (0.15 [IQR, 0.00-0.30]; n = 423). Conclusions. SVR rates in HIV/HCV GT1-coinfected patients were high. African American race or PPI use with LDV/SOF ± RBV was not associated with lower SVR rates, but cirrhosis was. Renal function did not worsen on LDV/SOF regimens with TDF.
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- Debika Bhattacharya
- 1 Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health Care System.,2 Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and
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- 3Population Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, California
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- 3Population Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, California
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- 3Population Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, California
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- 1 Department of Medicine, Veterans Affairs Greater Los Angeles Health Care System.,2 Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, and
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- 3Population Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, California
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- 3Population Health Services, Department of Veterans Affairs, Palo Alto Health Care System, California
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Pineda JA, Rivero-Juárez A, de Los Santos I, Collado A, Merino D, Morano-Amado LE, Ríos MJ, Pérez-Pérez M, Téllez F, Palacios R, Pérez AB, Mancebo M, Rivero A, Macías J. Paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir plus dasabuvir in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with genotype 1 in real-life practice. HIV CLINICAL TRIALS 2018; 19:23-30. [PMID: 29447085 DOI: 10.1080/15284336.2018.1436637] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Background Data on the efficacy, safety, and concomitant use with other drugs of the combination ritonavir-boosted paritaprevir/ombitasvir plus dasabuvir (PrOD) in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients in real life are limited. The objectives of this study were to analyze these topics in HIV/HCV-coinfected subjects bearing HCV genotype 1 (GT1). Methods One hundred and eighty-two HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with GT1 (87 1a, 71 1b, 23 other) treated with PrOD, plus ribavirin (RBV) in 119 cases, in routine clinical practice were analyzed. The main variable of efficacy was sustained virological response (SVR) 12 weeks after completing therapy in an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis and that of safety treatment discontinuation because of adverse effects. Factors associated with SVR were analyzed with a modified ITT (mITT) strategy. Results One hundred and seventy-two (94%) patients attained SVR, 3 (2%) experienced a relapse and two (1%) discontinued therapy due to adverse events. The rates of SVR in subjects with GT 1a and 1b by mITT were, respectively, 97% and 98%. Sixty-five (98%) out of 66 patients with cirrhosis and 107 (98%) out of 110 (p = 1) non-cirrhotics achieved SVR. Fifty-five (95%) patients on concomitant darunavir therapy developed SVR vs. 117 (99%) (p = 0.105) of those without DRV. RBV dose was reduced in 13 (11%) patients and permanently discontinued in 2 (2%), with no impact on SVR. Conclusions PrOD is highly effective and well tolerated in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients with GT1 in routine clinical practice. RBV is often required. However, RBV dose reduction or discontinuation is uncommonly needed and do not impair the SVR rate.
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- Juan A Pineda
- a Unit of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology , Hospital Universitario de Valme , Seville , Spain
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- b Unit of Infectious Diseases , Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba University , Córdoba , Spain
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- c Unit of Infectious Diseases , Hospital Universitario de La Princesa , Madrid , Spain
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- d Unit of Infectious Diseases , Hospital Universitario Torrecárdenas , Almería , Spain
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- e Unit of Infectious Diseases , Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Huelva , Huelva , Spain
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- f Unit of Infectious Pathology , Hospital Universitario Alvaro Cunqueiro , Vigo , Spain
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- g Unit of Infectious Diseases , Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena , Seville , Spain
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- h Unit of Infectious Diseases , Hospital La Línea, AGS Campo de Gibraltar , Cádiz , Spain
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- i Unit of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Instituto de Investigación e Innovación en Ciencias Biomédicas de la Provincia de Cádiz (INiBICA) , Hospital Universitario de Puerto Real , Puerto Real , Spain
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- j Unit of Infectious Diseases , Hospital Universitario Virgen de la Victoria, Campus de Teatinos S/N , Málaga , Spain
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- k Department of Clinical Microbiology, Unit of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology , Hospital Universitario San Cecilio, Instituto de Investigación Biosanitaria (Ibs) , Granada , Spain
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- a Unit of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology , Hospital Universitario de Valme , Seville , Spain
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- b Unit of Infectious Diseases , Instituto Maimónides de Investigación Biomédica de Córdoba (IMIBIC), Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Córdoba University , Córdoba , Spain
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- a Unit of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology , Hospital Universitario de Valme , Seville , Spain
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Lampejo T, Agarwal K, Carey I. Interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapy for acute hepatitis C virus infection in HIV-infected individuals: A literature review. Dig Liver Dis 2018; 50:113-123. [PMID: 29233687 DOI: 10.1016/j.dld.2017.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2017] [Revised: 10/29/2017] [Accepted: 11/15/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Dramatic rises in hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection rates in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected individuals have been observed recently, largely attributable to increasing recreational drug use combined with increased testing for HCV. In the era of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy, treatment of acute HCV infection in HIV-infected individuals with short durations of these drugs may potentially reduce the disease and economic burden associated with HCV infection as well as reducing the likelihood of onward HCV transmission. We performed an extensive literature search of PubMed, Embase and Google Scholar up to 05 September 2017 for clinical trials of acute HCV infection in HIV-infected individuals. In the studies identified, rates of sustained virologic response at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12) ranged from 21% with 6 weeks of therapy up to 92% with 12 weeks of therapy with sofosbuvir and ribavirin. Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for 6 weeks achieved an SVR of 77%. No HIV-related events occurred regardless of whether patients were receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART) and DAAs were well tolerated. Data is currently limited with regards to optimal regimens and durations of therapy, which need to be tailored based on potential interactions with concurrent ART and consideration for the fact that patients with higher baseline HCV RNA levels may require an extended duration of treatment.
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- Temi Lampejo
- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom.
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Liver Studies, King's College Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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Interferon-free therapy for treating hepatitis C virus in difficult-to-treat HIV-coinfected patients. AIDS 2018; 32:337-346. [PMID: 29309345 DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000001699] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIMS Data regarding the use of all-oral direct-acting antivirals in HIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV)-coinfected patients with advanced liver fibrosis are required, because they are generally under-represented in clinical trials. This study sought to evaluate the use of these drugs in a cohort of coinfected patients, mostly with factors that have previously been recognized as predictors of treatment failure. METHODS COINFECOVA-2 is an observational, multicenter study conducted in Eastern Spain. Data of all HIV/HCV-coinfected patients treated with direct-acting antiviral under real-life conditions were retrospectively collected, and factors associated with treatment success or safety were analysed. RESULTS Among 515 included patients, 96% were on antiretroviral therapy and 89.5% had an HIV-RNA less than 50 copies/ml. HCV genotype (G) distribution was 47% G-1a, 20% G-4, 14.4% G-1b, and 12.8% G-3. Patients with cirrhosis were 54.2%, and 46% failed to prior HCV-therapies. Overall, 92.8% patients (95% confidence interval: 90.2-94.9) achieved sustained virologic response (SVR12). Cirrhosis was the only factor associated with treatment failure, and SVR12 rate was significantly lower in patients with liver stiffness at least 21 kPa. Adverse events were reported in 36.7%, but only two patients (0.4%) discontinued treatment because of adverse events. The bivariate analysis showed an association between ribavirin use and an increased risk of adverse events (odds ratio 2.84; 95% confidence interval: 1.95-4.1; P ≤ 0.0001). CONCLUSION This heterogeneous cohort of coinfected patients showed a high rate of SVR12. Among cirrhotic patients, those with a liver stiffness at least 21 kPa had a higher probability of treatment failure. Ribavirin use seems to increase the appearance of adverse events.
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Aspinall AI, Shaheen AA, Kochaksaraei GS, Haslam B, Lee SS, Macphail G, Kapler J, Larios OE, Burak KW, Swain MG, Borman MA, Coffin CS. Real-world treatment of hepatitis C with second-generation direct-acting antivirals: initial results from a multicentre Canadian retrospective cohort of diverse patients. CMAJ Open 2018; 6:E12-E18. [PMID: 29305405 PMCID: PMC5963434 DOI: 10.9778/cmajo.20170059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND High hepatitis C cure rates have been observed in registration trials with second-generation direct-acting antivirals. Real-world data also indicate high sustained viral response (SVR) rates. Our objective was to determine real-world SVR rates for patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) who were treated with second-generation direct-acting antivirals in the first 18 months of their availability in Canada. METHODS Four centres in Calgary contributed their treatment data for a diverse patient population including those who had or had not undergone liver transplantation, those coinfected with HIV and vulnerable populations. We included all patients documented to have started hepatitis C treatment with direct-acting antivirals between October 2014 and April 2016, with follow-up through October 2016. We used multivariate analysis to determine independent predictors of treatment failure. RESULTS Outcome data were available for 351 patients, of whom 326 (92.9%) achieved an SVR (193/206 [93.7%], 57/59 [96.6%] and 44/51 [86.3%] for genotypes 1a, 1b and 3, respectively, p = 0.2). Independent predictors of not achieving SVR were older age (adjusted odds ratio [OR] 0.95 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.90-1.00]), male sex (adjusted OR 0.30 [95% CI 0.10-0.89]) and, in patients with genotype 1a infection, history of hepatocellular carcinoma (adjusted OR 0.13 [95% CI 0.03-0.53]). In the entire cohort, the presence of cirrhosis, genotype and hepatocellular carcinoma were not associated with a lower SVR rate. There were no differences in SVR rate according to treatment centre, HIV coinfection or liver transplantation. Among patients with genotype 3 infection, a significantly lower SVR rate was observed for those treated outside of standard of care than for those treated within standard of care (33.3% v. 89.6%, p = 0.04). De novo hepatocellular carcinoma developed in 12 patients (3.4%) despite successful direct-acting antiviral therapy. INTERPRETATION We report high SVR rates in a real-world diverse cohort of HCV-infected patients treated with second-generation direct-acting antivirals. The results highlight the importance of conducting real-world analyses to elucidate clinical factors associated with poorer outcomes that may not be identified in registration trials.
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- Alex I Aspinall
- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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- Affiliations: Calgary Liver Unit (Aspinall, Shaheen, Kochaksaraei, Haslam, Lee, Burak, Swain, Borman, Coffin), Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Calgary; Calgary Urban Project Society (Macphail); Southern Alberta Clinic (Kapler, Larios, Coffin), Alberta Health Services, Calgary, Alta
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Young J, Rossi C, Gill J, Walmsley S, Cooper C, Cox J, Martel-Laferriere V, Conway B, Pick N, Vachon ML, Klein MB. Risk Factors for Hepatitis C Virus Reinfection After Sustained Virologic Response in Patients Coinfected With HIV. Clin Infect Dis 2018; 64:1154-1162. [PMID: 28199495 PMCID: PMC5399935 DOI: 10.1093/cid/cix126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 50] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
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Background. Highly effective hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapies have spurred a scale-up of treatment to populations at greater risk of reinfection after sustained virologic response (SVR). Reinfection may be higher in HIV–HCV coinfection, but prior studies have considered small selected populations. We assessed risk factors for reinfection after SVR in a representative cohort of Canadian coinfected patients in clinical care. Methods. All patients achieving SVR after HCV treatment were followed with HCV RNA measurements every 6 months in a prospective cohort study. We used Bayesian Cox regression to estimate reinfection rates according to patient reported injection drug use (IDU) and sexual activity among men who have sex with men (MSM). Results. Of 497 patients treated for HCV, 257 achieved SVR and had at least 1 subsequent RNA measurement. During 589 person-years of follow-up (PYFU) after SVR, 18 (7%) became HCV RNA positive. The adjusted reinfection rate (per 1000 PYFU) in the first year after SVR was highest in those who reported high-frequency IDU (58; 95% credible interval [CrI], 18–134) followed by MSM reporting high-risk sexual activity (26; 95% CrI, 6–66) and low-frequency IDU (22; 95% CrI, 4–68). The rate in low-risk MSM (16; 95% CrI, 4–38) was similar to that in reference patients (10; 95% CrI, 4–20). Reinfection rates did not diminish with time. Conclusions. HCV reinfection rates varied according to risk. Measures are needed to reduce risk behaviors and increase monitoring in high-risk IDU and MSM if HCV elimination targets are to be realized.
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- Jim Young
- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.,Basel Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University Hospital Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Southern Alberta HIV Clinic, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.,Department of Medicine, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada
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- Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Centre de Recherche du Centre Hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal, Canada
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- Vancouver Infectious Diseases Centre, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Infectious Diseases, Oak Tree Clinic, BC Women's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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- Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, McGill University Health Centre, Montreal, Canada.,CIHR Canadian HIV Trials Network, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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Schlabe S, Rockstroh JK. Advances in the treatment of HIV/HCV coinfection in adults. Expert Opin Pharmacother 2017; 19:49-64. [DOI: 10.1080/14656566.2017.1419185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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- Stefan Schlabe
- Department of Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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Sherman KE, Peters MG, Thomas D. Human immunodeficiency virus and liver disease: A comprehensive update. Hepatol Commun 2017; 1:987-1001. [PMID: 30838978 PMCID: PMC5721407 DOI: 10.1002/hep4.1112] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 09/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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Among persons living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, liver disease remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. While the etiologies are varied and often overlapping in the individual patient, the underlying mechanisms, including oxidative stress, direct activation of stellate cells, HIV interaction with hepatocytes, and bacterial translocation with systemic immune activation, seem to be unifying characteristics. Early and fully suppressive HIV antiretroviral therapy is a mainstay of management either before or concurrent with treatment of etiologic cofactors, including hepatitis C virus, hepatitis B virus, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease/nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Significant barriers to care that still exist include liver disease recognition, appropriate linkage to care, ongoing substance abuse, and psychiatric comorbidities in the HIV-infected population. Emerging issues in these patients include acute and chronic hepatitis E, underreported hepatitis D, and a rising incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma. (Hepatology Communications 2017;1:987-1001).
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Yek C, de la Flor C, Marshall J, Zoellner C, Thompson G, Quirk L, Mayorga C, Turner BJ, Singal AG, Jain MK. Effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C in difficult-to-treat patients in a safety-net health system: a retrospective cohort study. BMC Med 2017; 15:204. [PMID: 29151365 PMCID: PMC5694912 DOI: 10.1186/s12916-017-0969-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Accepted: 10/31/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have revolutionized chronic hepatitis C (HCV) treatment, but real-world effectiveness among vulnerable populations, including uninsured patients, is lacking. This study was conducted to characterize the effectiveness of DAAs in a socioeconomically disadvantaged and underinsured patient cohort. METHODS This retrospective observational study included all patients undergoing HCV treatment with DAA-based therapy between April 2014 and June 2016 at a large urban safety-net health system (Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, TX, USA). The primary outcome was sustained virologic response (SVR), with secondary outcomes including treatment discontinuation, treatment relapse, and loss to follow-up. RESULTS DAA-based therapy was initiated in 512 patients. The cohort was socioeconomically disadvantaged (56% uninsured and 13% Medicaid), with high historic rates of alcohol (41%) and substance (50%) use, and mental health disorders (38%). SVR was achieved in 90% of patients (n = 459); 26 patients (5%) were lost to follow-up. SVR was significantly lower in patients with decompensated cirrhosis (82% SVR; OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.16-0.85) but did not differ by insurance status (P = 0.98) or alcohol/substance use (P = 0.34). Reasons for treatment failure included loss to follow-up (n = 26, 5%), viral relapse (n = 16, 3%), non-treatment-related death (n = 7, 1%), and treatment discontinuation (n = 4, 1%). Of patients with viral relapse, 6 reported non-compliance and have not been retreated, 5 have been retreated and achieved SVR, 4 have undergone resistance testing but not yet initiated retreatment, and 1 was lost to follow-up. CONCLUSIONS Effective outcomes with DAA-based therapy can be achieved in difficult-to-treat underinsured populations followed in resource-constrained safety-net health systems.
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- Christina Yek
- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA
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- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA.,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA
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- Parkland Health and Hospital System, Dallas, Texas, USA. .,University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas, USA.
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Martinello M, Hajarizadeh B, Grebely J, Dore GJ, Matthews GV. HCV Cure and Reinfection Among People With HIV/HCV Coinfection and People Who Inject Drugs. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep 2017; 14:110-121. [PMID: 28432579 DOI: 10.1007/s11904-017-0358-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Highly effective, well-tolerated interferon-free direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have revolutionised hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutics, with the opportunity for broad treatment scale-up among marginalised or "high-risk" populations, including people who inject drugs (PWID) and people with HIV/HCV coinfection. RECENT FINDINGS Concern that HCV reinfection may compromise HCV treatment outcomes is sometimes cited as a reason for not offering treatment to current and former PWID. However, the incidence of reinfection following interferon-based treatment for chronic HCV is low among PWID. Reinfection rates in HIV-positive men-who-have-sex-with-men (MSM) are varied, with high incidence reported in some cohorts. Mathematical modelling suggests that substantial reductions in HCV incidence and prevalence could be achieved with targeted DAA therapy among those at the highest risk of ongoing transmission. This review will summarise the recent literature on DAA efficacy in PWID and people with HIV/HCV coinfection, discuss the individual- and population-level impact of DAA treatment scale-up and reinfection, and highlight ongoing and future research questions in expanding HCV care and treatment to those populations at high risk of ongoing HCV transmission.
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- Marianne Martinello
- Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.
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- Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia
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- Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.,St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Viral Hepatitis Clinical Research Program, Kirby Institute, UNSW Australia, Wallace Wurth Building, Sydney, NSW, 2052, Australia.,St Vincent's Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Louie V, Latt NL, Gharibian D, Sahota A, Yanny BT, Mittal R, Bider-Canfield Z, Cheetham TC. Real-World Experiences With a Direct-Acting Antiviral Agent for Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection. Perm J 2017; 21:16-096. [PMID: 28368787 DOI: 10.7812/tpp/16-096] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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CONTEXT Traditional hepatitis C virus treatment was limited by low cure rates, side effects, and stringent monitoring requirements. Sofosbuvir, a direct-acting antiviral agent with a cure rate of 96%, was introduced in 2013. However, trials frequently excluded patients with advanced liver disease and prior treatment experience. This study aims to elucidate the real-world cure rates and sofosbuvir safety profile. METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted at Kaiser Permanente Southern California involving patients with hepatitis C virus who received sofosbuvir treatment. Patients age 18 years and older were included, and pregnant patients were excluded. The primary end point was sustained virologic response at 12 weeks posttreatment. Secondary end points were safety and medication adherence. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to compare patients with genotypes 1 and 2 infections. RESULTS Of the 213 study patients, 42.3% had cirrhosis, and 38% were treatment-experienced. Most patients (69.5%) received dual therapy (sofosbuvir + ribavirin), whereas the remainder (30.5%) received triple therapy (sofosbuvir + ribavirin + interferon). The overall rate of sustained virologic response at 12 weeks posttreatment rate was 72.9% for genotype 1 infection, 64.7% in the treatment-experienced subgroup, and 66.7% in the cirrhosis subgroup. Rates of sustained virologic response at 12 weeks posttreatment for genotypes 2 and 3 were 90.8% and 55%, respectively. Most patients experienced anemia and fatigue. Women and patients with a lower baseline viral load were statistically more likely to be cured. CONCLUSION Real-world cure rates were similar to rates seen in clinical trials for genotype 2 infection and lower for genotype 1 infection. Patients with genotype 1 and 3 infection did better with triple therapy compared with dual therapy. Patients tolerated therapy well with side effects, serious adverse events, and discontinuation rates similar to clinical trials. Women and patients with lower baseline hepatitis C viral load were more likely to achieve sustained virological response at 12 weeks posttreatment.
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- Vincent Louie
- Ambulatory Care Pharmacist at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA.
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- Gastroenterology Fellow at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA.
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- Clinical Operations Manager for Pharmacy Operations at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA.
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- Gastroenterology Fellow at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA.
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- Gastroenterology Fellow at the Los Angeles Medical Center in CA.
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- Biostatistician in the Department of Research and Evaluation of Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena.
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- Researcher in the Department of Research and Evaluation for Kaiser Permanente Southern California in Pasadena
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Effect of coinfection with hepatitis C virus on survival of individuals with HIV-1 infection. Curr Opin HIV AIDS 2017; 11:521-526. [PMID: 27716732 DOI: 10.1097/coh.0000000000000292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE OF REVIEW Hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection is a common and an important comorbidity in HIV infection. We review current trends in mortality and the potential for early combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and HCV therapy to improve survival in coinfected patients. RECENT FINDINGS HIV/HCV coinfection increases risk of death from all causes, and from liver disease and harmful drug use in particular. There is growing evidence for a direct role of HIV in liver fibrogenesis and for cART to decrease the risk of dying from liver disease in coinfected persons. Sustained virologic responses after HCV treatment greatly impact mortality by reducing rates of hepatic decompensation, hepatocellular carcinoma and death from liver-related and nonliver-related causes by at least 50%, but treatment uptake has been low so far. Recent epidemiologic studies do suggest that liver-related mortality is declining in recent calendar periods; however, methodological limitations of currently available studies are important. SUMMARY Early cART and wider HCV treatment have the potential to markedly reduce HCV-related mortality and thus increase survival overall for HIV-infected populations. However, HCV treatment will need to be greatly scaled up. Given the complex nature of the populations affected, future studies will need to be carefully designed and controlled to rigorously evaluate the impact of these revolutionary therapies on survival.
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Leventer-Roberts M, Hammerman A, Brufman I, Hoshen M, Braun M, Ashur Y, Lieberman N, Balicer R. Effectiveness of dasabuvir/ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir for hepatitis C virus in clinical practice: A population-based observational study. PLoS One 2017; 12:e0176858. [PMID: 28686590 PMCID: PMC5501432 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0176858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2017] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Background Direct acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus have shown dramatic results in clinical trials. However, their effectiveness has yet to be demonstrated within observational cohorts which lack exclusion criteria found in randomized control trials. Aim To determine the effectiveness of dasabuvir/ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir in achieving sustained virological response. Methods Retrospective observational cohort study of all Clalit Health Services members with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 who were dispensed dasabuvir/ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir from January 1, 2015 to-November 31, 2015. Results There were 564 participants during the study period. The average age was 61.9 years, 52.0% were male, and 61.5% were born Eastern/Central Europe or Central Asia. The prevalence of diabetes was 31.7% and 70.3% were overweight/obese. Cirrhosis was present in 41.0% of participants, of whom 52.8% had stage 4 fibrosis. Of the cohort, 416 (74.8%) had follow-up viral load testing at 10 or more weeks after the end of treatment. We report a sustained virological response of 98.8% among those tested. Conclusions Treatment with dasabuvir/ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir demonstrated a near universal effectiveness in achieving a sustained virological response among HCV patients in a large cohort.
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- Maya Leventer-Roberts
- Clalit Research Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, New York, United States of America
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- Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Liver Unit, Beilinson Hospital, Petach Tikva, Israel
- Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Hepatology, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Community Medicine Division, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Clalit Research Institute, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Chief Physician's Office, Clalit Health Services, Tel Aviv, Israel
- Department of Epidemiology, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ben Gurion University, Be'er Sheva, Israel
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Piroth L, Wittkop L, Lacombe K, Rosenthal E, Gilbert C, Miailhes P, Carrieri P, Chas J, Poizot-Martin I, Gervais A, Dominguez S, Neau D, Zucman D, Billaud E, Morlat P, Aumaitre H, Lascoux-Combe C, Simon A, Bouchaud O, Teicher E, Bani-Sadr F, Alric L, Vittecoq D, Boué F, Duvivier C, Valantin MA, Esterle L, Dabis F, Sogni P, Salmon D. Efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral regimens in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients - French ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH cohort. J Hepatol 2017; 67:23-31. [PMID: 28235612 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/31/2016] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 02/09/2017] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND & AIMS There is little data available on the use of new oral direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens to treat human immunodeficiency virus and hepatitis C virus (HIV/HCV) co-infected patients in real-life settings. Here, the efficacy and safety of all-oral DAA-based regimens in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients enrolled in the French nationwide ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH observational cohort are reported. METHODS HIV/HCV-co-infected patients enrolled in the ANRS CO13 HEPAVIH observational cohort were included if they began an all-oral DAA-based regimen before 1st May 2015 (12-week regimens) or 1st February 2015 (24-week regimens). Treatment success (SVR12) was defined by undetectable HCV-RNA 12weeks after treatment cessation. Exact logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with SVR12. RESULTS A total of 323 patients (74% men) with a median age of 53years were included, 99% of whom were on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). HIV RNA load was <50 copies/ml in 88% of patients; median CD4 cell count was 540/mm3; 60% of patients were cirrhotic; 68% had previously received unsuccessful anti-HCV treatment. cART was protease inhibitor (PI)-based in 23%, non-nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NNRTI)-based in 15%, and integrase inhibitor (II)-based in 38%, while 24% of patients received other regimens. The SVR12 rate was 93.5% overall (95% confidence interval [CI]: 90.2-95.9), 93.3% (88.8-96.4) in patients with cirrhosis and 93.8% (88.1-97.3) in patients without cirrhosis. The SVR12 rates were 93.1% (84.5-97.7), 91.8% (80.4-97.7) and 95.8% (90.5-98.6) respectively, in patients receiving PI-based, NNRTI-based and II-based cART. In adjusted analysis, SVR12 was not associated with HIV RNA load, the cART regimen, cirrhosis, prior anti-HCV treatment, the duration of anti-HCV therapy, or ribavirin use. The most common adverse effects were fatigue and digestive disorders. CONCLUSIONS New all-oral DAA regimens were well-tolerated and yielded high SVR12 rates in HIV/HCV-co-infected patients. LAY SUMMARY We evaluated efficacy and safety of all-oral DAA regimens in a large French nationwide observational cohort study of HIV/HCV co-infected patients. Sustained virological response 12weeks after treatment cessation was 93.5% overall. The all-oral DAA regimens were well-tolerated and most common adverse effects were fatigue and digestive disorders.
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- Lionel Piroth
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Dijon, Département d'Infectiologie, Dijon, France; Université de Bourgogne, Dijon, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Pole de sante publique, Service d'information medicale, F-33000 Bordeaux, France.
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Antoine, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France; UMPC (Université Pierre et Marie Curie), UMR S1136, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, Paris, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice, Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital l'Archet, Nice, France; Université de Nice-Sophia Antipolis, Nice, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Service des Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, CHU Lyon, Hôpital de la Croix Rousse, Lyon, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, INSERM, IRD, SESSTIM, Sciences Economiques & Sociales de la Santé & Traitement de l'Information Médicale, Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Tenon, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France
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- Aix Marseille Univ, APHM Sainte-Marguerite, Service d'Immuno-hématologie clinique, Marseille, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bichat Claude Bernard, Service des Maladies Infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Henri Mondor, Service Immunologie clinique et Maladies Infectieuses, Immunologie clinique, Créteil, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales Bordeaux, Hôpital Pellegrin, Bordeaux, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nantes, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Nantes, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Service de Médecine Interne, hôpital Saint-André, Bordeaux, France
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- Centre Hospitalier de Perpignan, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Perpignan, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Saint-Louis, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Département de Médecine Interne et Immunologie Clinique, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Avicenne, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Bobigny, France; Université Paris 13 Nord, Bobigny, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, GH Paris Sud : Service Médecine Interne et Immunologie clinique, Hôpital Bicêtre, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre; Centre Hépato-Biliaire, Hôpital Paul-Brousse,Villejuif, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Reims, Service de Médecine Interne, Maladies Infectieuses et immunologie clinique, Reims, France; Université de Reims, Champagne-Ardenne, Reims, France
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- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Toulouse, Hôpital Purpan, Service Médecine Interne-Pôle Digestif, Toulouse, France; UMR 152 IRD Université Toulouse III, Paul Sabatier, Toulouse, France
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- Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Bicêtre, Hôpitaux universitaires Paris Sud, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France
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- Université Paris Sud, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, France; Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Groupe Hospitalier Paris Sud, Hôpital Antoine-Béclère, Service Médecine Interne et immunologie, Clamart, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Service de Maladies Infectieuses et Tropicales, Centre d'infectiologie Necker-Pasteur, IHU Imagine, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Pitié-Salpétrière, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Univ. Bordeaux, ISPED, Inserm, Bordeaux Population Health Research Center, team MORPH3EUS, UMR 1219, CIC-EC 1401, F-33000 Bordeaux, France; CHU de Bordeaux, Pole de sante publique, Service d'information medicale, F-33000 Bordeaux, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, Service d'Hépatologie, Paris, France; INSERM U-1223 - Institut Pasteur, Paris, France; Université Paris Descartes, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Paris, France
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- Assistance Publique des Hôpitaux de Paris, Hôpital Cochin, Service Maladies infectieuses et tropicales, Paris, France
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Real-World Efficacy of Daclatasvir and Sofosbuvir, With and Without Ribavirin, in HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients With Advanced Liver Disease in a French Early Access Cohort. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 2017; 75:97-107. [PMID: 28272163 PMCID: PMC5389585 DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Supplemental Digital Content is Available in the Text. Background: Efficacious, well-tolerated, direct antiviral agents have drastically changed the prognosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease, but real-world data for oral treatments are limited in key populations such as HIV/HCV coinfection with advanced liver disease. Daclatasvir (DCV) efficacy and safety was assessed in the French “Autorisation Temporaire d'Utilisation” (ATU) program, providing DCV ahead of market authorization to patients with advanced HCV disease without other treatment options. Methods: This was a subanalysis of HIV/HCV coinfected ATU patients treated with DCV plus sofosbuvir (SOF). Recommended duration was 24 weeks; addition of ribavirin (RBV) and/or shorter treatment was at the physician's discretion. The primary efficacy analysis was sustained virologic response at posttreatment week 12 (SVR12; modified intention-to-treat). Safety was assessed by spontaneous adverse event reporting. Results: The efficacy population (N = 407) was mostly cirrhotic (72%, of whom 18% were decompensated), HCV treatment–experienced (82%), and infected with genotypes 1 (69%), 3 (12%), or 4 (19%). Median CD4 was 555 cells/mm3; 95% had HIV RNA <50 copies/mL. Most (74%) were treated for 24 weeks; 14% received RBV. SVR12 was 92% overall (95% confidence interval: 88.6% to 94.0%); 90% (86.4% to 93.2%) in patients with cirrhosis; 95% (88.9% to 97.5%) in patients without cirrhosis. SVR12 was consistent across HCV genotypes and antiretroviral regimens. Among 617 patients with safety data, 7 discontinued for an adverse event and 10 died. Conclusions: DCV+SOF±RBV achieved high SVR12 and was well tolerated in this large real-world cohort of HIV/HCV coinfected patients with advanced liver disease.
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