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Tsai CY, Chen GJ, Tsai CS, Liou BH, Yang CJ, Tsai HC, Lin CY, Huang SH, Lin KY, Wang NC, Chen TC, Lee CH, Hung CC. Evolution of estimated glomerular filtration rate in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients who received direct-acting antivirals: A multicenter retrospective study. JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY, IMMUNOLOGY, AND INFECTION = WEI MIAN YU GAN RAN ZA ZHI 2023; 56:718-728. [PMID: 37045634 DOI: 10.1016/j.jmii.2023.03.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2022] [Revised: 03/04/2023] [Accepted: 03/23/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The short-term impact of sofosbuvir (SOF)-based direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) combined with antiretroviral therapy (ART) on renal function in patients with HIV/HCV-coinfection remains controversial. METHODS This multicenter, retrospective study aimed to sequentially record the estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) at baseline, end of therapy (EOT), 12 weeks off-treatment (SVR12), and at time points after SVR12 (post-SVR12) and to identify the factors associated with an eGFR decline to <60 ml/min/1.73 m2 in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients receiving DAAs. The evolution of mean eGFRs between different ART and DAAs combinations among patients of different HIV transmission routes were compared using a generalized linear mixed effects model. The periods between baseline and EOT, between EOT and post-SVR12, and between baseline and post-SVR12 were defined as the on-treatment, post-treatment, and all-course periods, respectively. Acute kidney disease (AKD) was defined as a decline of eGFR to <60 ml/min/1.73 m2. RESULT A total of 445 patients with baseline eGFRs >60 ml/min/1.73 m2 were included. We found that eGFRs declined during the on-treatment period in the tenofovir-containing ART and SOF-based DAA groups. There were no differences in the slope coefficient during the on-treatment and post-treatment periods among all risk groups except for people who inject drug. Increasing age and plasma HIV RNA >20 copies/ml before DAA treatment were factors independently associated with AKD during the on-treatment period while increasing age was independently associated with AKD during the all-course period. CONCLUSION Only increasing age was an independent factor associated with AKD among HIV/HCV-coinfected patients during and after DAA treatments.
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- Ching-Yen Tsai
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Min-Sheng General Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Dou-Liou Branch, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Hsinchu Mackay Memorial Hospital, Hsinchu, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Veterans General Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Hsinchu Branch, Hsinchu, Taiwan; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Center of Infection Control, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan; Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yunlin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan; Department of Tropical Medicine and Parasitology, National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan
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Balk EM, Adam GP, Jadoul M, Martin P, Gordon CE. A Systematic Review of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Hepatitis C in Advanced CKD. Kidney Int Rep 2022; 8:240-253. [PMID: 36815114 PMCID: PMC9939364 DOI: 10.1016/j.ekir.2022.11.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2022] [Revised: 11/11/2022] [Accepted: 11/15/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Introduction Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) have improved treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). To facilitate the 2022 update of the Kidney Disease: Improving Global Outcomes (KDIGO) guideline for CKD patients with HCV, we systematically reviewed DAA regimens in patients with CKD stages G4 and G5 nondialysis (G4-G5ND), CKD stage G5 on dialysis (G5D), and kidney transplant recipients (KTRs). Methods We conducted a systematic review by searching PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, CINAHL, and ClinicalTrials.gov through February 1, 2022, and conferences from 2019 to 2021. Studies of HCV-infected patients with CKD G4-G5ND, G5D, and KTRs treated with specified DAA regimens were included. Outcomes included death at 6 months or later, sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR12), serious adverse events (SAEs) attributed to DAA, and treatment discontinuation because of adverse events. Maximum likelihood meta-analyses were determined; certainty of evidence was assessed per GRADE (Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development, and Evaluation). Results We identified 106 eligible studies (22 reported on CKD G4-G5ND, 69 on CKD G5D, and 29 on KTRs). In each population, the majority of DAA regimens achieved SVR12 ≥ 93%. We found generally low quality of evidence of low risk of SAEs (mostly 0%, up to 2.9%) and low risk of discontinuation because of adverse events (mostly 0%-5%). Across 3 unadjusted observational studies in KTRs, the risk of death after DAA treatment was substantially lower than without treatment (summary odds ratio, 0.16; 95% CI, 0.04-0.61). Conclusion Combination DAA regimens are safe and highly effective in patients with advanced CKD, on dialysis, and with kidney transplants.
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- Ethan M. Balk
- Brown Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Brown Center for Evidence Synthesis in Health, Brown School of Public Health, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, USA
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- Department of Nephrology, Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, Université catholique de Louvain, Brussels, Belgium
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- Division of Digestive Health and Liver Diseases, University of Miami School of Medicine, Miami, Florida, USA
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- Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachussetts, USA,Correspondence: Craig E. Gordon, Division of Nephrology, Department of Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, 800 Washington Street, Box 391, Boston, Massachussetts 02111, USA.
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Treatment with Grazoprevir/Elbasvir in Post-kidney Transplant Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 4 Infection. HEPATITIS MONTHLY 2021. [DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.110260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/13/2023]
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Background: Kidney transplant (KT) recipients have a high rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, which can impact long-term graft and patient survival rates. Although direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are effective for treating HCV, there is limited data on their use in post-KT patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness and occurrence of adverse events with grazoprevir/elbasvir combination treatment without ribavirin in post-KT patients with HCV genotype 4 infection. Methods: In this case series, nine therapy-naïve adult post-KT patients with HCV genotype 4 infection were recruited. They had stable graft function and received a fixed dose of grazoprevir/elbasvir (50 mg/100 mg) combination without ribavirin daily for 12 weeks. Patients co-infected with hepatitis B virus, HIV, or with evidence of decompensated liver disease were excluded from the study. Patients were monitored for viral load, laboratory values, and adverse events associated with drug treatment. The response was defined by the sustained virologic response at 12 weeks (SVR12) after the end of treatment. Results: All nine patients completed the treatment period and achieved SVR12 with no treatment failure or relapse. Of them, six patients had HCV genotype 4 infection alone, and three had HCV of mixed genotypes 1 and 4. Two (22%) patients showed a rapid HCV clearance at four weeks. No adverse events or serious adverse events were reported. The patients’ renal function was stable during and after the treatment with no deterioration of graft function, and no adjustments to the immunosuppressive therapy were required. Conclusions: Grazoprevir/elbasvir combination without ribavirin is an effective and safe treatment option for post-KT patients with genotype 4 HCV infection.
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Darema M, Cholongitas E, Filiopoulos V, Marinaki S, Pavlopoulou ID, Tsoubou I, Boletis JN, Papatheodoridis GV. Efficacy and safety of new direct-acting antivirals in kidney transplant recipients with chronic hepatitis C: a single-center study. Ann Gastroenterol 2020; 33:285-292. [PMID: 32382232 PMCID: PMC7196623 DOI: 10.20524/aog.2020.0481] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2019] [Accepted: 03/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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Background The recent interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) regimens have very good safety and efficacy profiles and are highly recommended for kidney transplant (KT) recipients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Methods All KT recipients with CHC followed at our hospital and who received therapy with the current DAAs were included. At the baseline visit, demographic, clinical and laboratory variables before and after KT, as well as at the commencement of DAAs, at the end of antiviral therapy and the end of follow up, were recorded, including assessment of glomerular filtration rate (eGFR). The changes in eGFR (DGFR) between baseline and end of therapy (1st period), and between end of therapy and end of follow up (2nd period), were evaluated. Results Twelve KT recipients were retrospectively evaluated: 2 had received antiviral therapy in the past; 4 (33.3%) patients had genotype 1 and 3 (25%) genotype 4 CHC. The median stiffness was 11.9 kPa (range 5-16.8), while 5 patients, none with decompensated cirrhosis, had stiffness >12.5 kPa. Eight patients received a sofosbuvir-containing antiviral regimen (Group 1) and 4 patients received an antiviral regimen without sofosbuvir (Group 2). Eleven (91.7%) patients achieved a sustained virological response (SVR). One patient discontinued DAAs early after treatment and did not achieve SVR. Otherwise, DAAs were well tolerated and no rejection episode was recorded. The DGFRs in the 1st period and 2nd period did not differ significantly between Group 1 and Group 2 patients. Conclusion In this real-world study of KT recipients with CHC, the high efficacy and clinically acceptable tolerability of DAAs were confirmed.
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- Maria Darema
- Nephrology Department and Transplantation Unit, Laiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- First Department of Internal Medicine, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Department and Transplantation Unit, Laiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Department and Transplantation Unit, Laiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Faculty of Nursing P. & A. Kyriakou Children's Hospital
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- Nephrology Department and Transplantation Unit, Laiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Nephrology Department and Transplantation Unit, Laiko Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Academic Department of Gastroenterology, Medical School of National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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Colombo MG, Musabaev EI, Ismailov UY, Zaytsev IA, Nersesov AV, Anastasiy IA, Karpov IA, Golubovska OA, Kaliaskarova KS, AC R, Hadigal S. Consensus on management of hepatitis C virus infection in resource-limited Ukraine and Commonwealth of Independent States regions. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25:3897-3919. [PMID: 31413526 PMCID: PMC6689802 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i29.3897] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2019] [Revised: 06/04/2019] [Accepted: 06/08/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Globally, 69.6 million individuals were infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in 2016. Of the six major HCV genotypes (GT), the most predominant one is GT1, worldwide. The prevalence of HCV in Central Asia, which includes most of the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), has been estimated to be 5.8% of the total global burden. The predominant genotype in the CIS and Ukraine regions has been reported to be GT1, followed by GT3. Inadequate HCV epidemiological data, multiple socio-economic barriers, and the lack of region-specific guidelines have impeded the optimal management of HCV infection in this region. In this regard, a panel of regional experts in the field of hepatology convened to discuss and provide recommendations on the diagnosis, treatment, and pre-, on-, and posttreatment assessment of chronic HCV infection and to ensure the optimal use of cost-effective antiviral regimens in the region. A comprehensive evaluation of the literature along with expert recommendations for the management of GT1-GT6 HCV infection with the antiviral agents available in the region has been provided in this review. This consensus document will help guide clinical decision-making during the management of HCV infection, further optimizing treatment outcomes in these regions.
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- Massimo Giuseppe Colombo
- Research and Clinical Center, Department of Medicine, Humanitas Hospital, Rozzano 20089, MI, Italy
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- Research Institute of Virology, Scientific Research Institute of Virology, Tashkent 100194, Uzbekistan
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- Hepatoсenter, Research Institute of Virology, Scientific Research Institute of Virology, Tashkent 100194, Uzbekistan
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- Department of Therapy, Infectious Diseases and Dermatology, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, National Research Institute of Cardiology and Internal Diseases, Almaty 050000, Kazakhstan
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- Department Infectious Diseases, Bogomolets National Medical University, Kyiv 01601, Ukraine
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- Medical Affairs, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Kadubeesanahalli, Bengaluru 560103, India
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- Medical Affairs, Mylan Pharmaceuticals Private Limited, Kadubeesanahalli, Bengaluru 560103, India
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