Coinfection
AASLD 2013: Faldaprevir + Interferon/Ribavirin Leads to Early Sustained Response for HIV/HCV Coinfected
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Tuesday, 12 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The HCV protease inhibitor faldaprevir plus pegylated interferon and ribavirin improved 4-week sustained response rates for HIV positive people coinfected with genotype 1 hepatitis C in the STARTVerso4 trial, according to a poster presented at the 64th AASLD Liver Meeting last week in Washington, DC.
AASLD 2013: Sofosbuvir + Ribavirin Produces Sustained Response in 76% of GT 1 HIV/HCV Coinfected Patients
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Tuesday, 05 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
An interferon-free regimen of sofosbuvir plus ribavirin taken for 24 weeks cured three-quarters of previously untreated HIV positive people coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1, while 12 weeks of treatment cured 88% and 67% of those with genotypes 2 or 3, according to findings from the Phase 3 PHOTON-1 study presented this week at the 64th AASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC.
ICAAC 2013: Treatment of HCV Genotypes 2/3 in HIV/HCV Coinfected People
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Tuesday, 24 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV/HCV coinfected patients, mostly with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3, responded about as well as HIV negative people to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin after taking into account other factors associated with poor treatment response, according to an Italian study presented at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) this month in Denver. Advanced liver fibrosis was common in the coinfected group, supporting the need for early treatment.
AASLD 2013: High Response Rates with Telaprevir Triple Therapy for HIV+ Men with Acute Hepatitis C
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Sunday, 03 November 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Adding telaprevir (Incivek) to pegylated interferon and ribavirin shortens the duration of treatment and improves sustained response rates for HIV positive men with acute hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, according to a presentation yesterday at the at the 64thAASLD Liver Meeting in Washington, DC.
ICAAC 2013: Interferon Response Reduces Liver Disease and Death in HIV/HCV Coinfected
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Tuesday, 17 September 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Effective interferon-based therapy that produces sustained virological response (SVR) led to significant reductions in liver decompensation, HIV disease progression, and both overall and liver-related mortality among HIV/HCV coinfected patients, according to a presentation at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) last week in Denver.
IDWeek 2103: Predicting Response to Acute Hepatitis C Treatment for HIV/HCV Coinfected People
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Friday, 11 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV/HCV coinfected people with higher HCV viral load, lower CD4 T-cell counts, older age, and unfavorable IL28B status may not respond as well to interferon-based treatment for acute hepatitis C and may benefit from adding a direct-acting antiviral agent, researchers reported at the 2nd IDWeek meeting last week in San Francisco.
Tenofovir Is Highly Effective for HIV/HBV Coinfection, Meta-analysis Shows
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- Category: HIV/HBV Coinfection
- Published on Tuesday, 27 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
Tenofovir, which has potent activity against both HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV), is the most effective hepatitis B treatment for HIV/HBV coinfected people, according to a 23-study meta-analysis described in the July 10, 2013, issue of the open-access journal PLoS One. Combining it with emtricitabine did not improve hepatitis B response.
IDWeek 2013: Liver Fibrosis Linked to Immune Activation in HIV/HCV Coinfected Women
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- Category: HIV/HCV Coinfection
- Published on Friday, 04 October 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
CD4 and CD8 T-cell activation were found to be associated with biomarkers of liver fibrosis among HIV/HCV coinfected women, suggesting that immune activation related to persistent HIV infection may play a role in liver disease progression, researchers reported at the Second IDWeek conference this week in San Francisco.
IAS 2013: People with HBV or HCV Coinfection May Not Respond as Well to HIV Treatment
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- Category: HIV/Hepatitis Coinfection
- Published on Wednesday, 07 August 2013 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
HIV positive people with hepatitis B or C coinfection in Asia had lower CD4 T-cell counts, saw smaller CD4 cell gains after starting antiretroviral therapy, and had a higher risk of death, researchers reported at the recent 7th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Pathogenesis, Treatment and Prevention (IAS 2013) in Kuala Lumpur.
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