Successful direct acting antiviral (DAA) treatment of HCV/HIV-coinfected patients before and after liver transplantation.
Abstract | OBJECTIVES: METHODS: When contacting 54 German liver centers (including all 23 German liver transplant centers), 12 HCV/HIV-coinfected patients on antiretroviral combination therapy were reported having received additional DAA therapy while being on the waiting list for liver transplantation (patient characteristics: Child-Pugh A (n = 6), B (n = 5), C (n = 1); MELD range 7-21; HCC (n = 2); HCV genotype 1a (n = 8), 1b (n = 2), 4 (n = 2)). Furthermore, 2 HCV/HIV-coinfected patients were denoted having received DAA therapy after liver transplantation (characteristics: HCV genotype 1a (n = 1), 4 (n = 1)). RESULTS: Applied DAA regimens were SOF/DAC (n = 7), SOF/LDV/RBV (n = 3), SOF/RBV (n = 3), PTV/r/OBV/DSV (n = 1), or PTV/r/OBV/DSV/RBV (n = 1), respectively. All patients achieved SVR 12, in the end. In one patient, HCV relapse occurred after 24 weeks of SOF/DAC therapy; subsequent treatment with 12 weeks PTV/r/OBV/DSV achieved SVR 12. One patient underwent liver transplantation while on DAA treatment. Analysis of liver function revealed either stable parameters or even significant improvement during DAA therapy and in follow-up. MELD scores were found to improve in 9/13 therapies in patients on the waiting list for liver transplantation; in only 2 patients a moderate increase of MELD scores persisted at the end of follow-up. CONCLUSION:
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Authors | Julia M Grottenthaler, Christoph R Werner, Martina Steurer, Ulrich Spengler, Thomas Berg, Cornelius Engelmann, Heiner Wedemeyer, Thomas von Hahn, Wolfgang Stremmel, Anita Pathil, Ulrich Seybold, Eckart Schott, Usha Blessin, Christoph Sarrazin, Martin-Walter Welker, Ellen Harrer, Stefan Scholten, Clemens Hinterleitner, Ulrich M Lauer, Nisar P Malek, Christoph P Berg |
Journal | PloS one
(PLoS One)
Vol. 13
Issue 6
Pg. e0197544
( 2018)
ISSN: 1932-6203 [Electronic] United States |
PMID | 29874250
(Publication Type: Journal Article)
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Chemical References |
- Antiviral Agents
- Ribavirin
- Ritonavir
- Sofosbuvir
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Topics |
- Adult
- Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active
- Antiviral Agents
(administration & dosage, adverse effects)
- Coinfection
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Germany
- HIV Infections
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
- HIV-1
(drug effects, pathogenicity)
- Hepacivirus
(drug effects, pathogenicity)
- Hepatitis C
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
- Humans
- Liver Cirrhosis
(drug therapy, pathology, virology)
- Liver Transplantation
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Ribavirin
(administration & dosage)
- Ritonavir
(administration & dosage)
- Sofosbuvir
(administration & dosage)
- Treatment Outcome
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