Comparative outcomes of direct-acting antiviral treatment in patients with HIV-Hepatitis C co-infection: insights from a single center experience in Colombia.
Hernán Vergara-Samur, Samuel Martínez-Vernaza, Alejandro De la Hoz, Julián Barahona-Correa, Juan Pablo Ortiz, Sandra Gualtero-Trujillo, José Rumbo-Romero, Luis Miguel Salazar, Yanette Suárez Quintero, Sandra Valderrama-Beltrán
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Abstract
Background: Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) were introduced to Latin America with the aim of eliminating hepatitis C (HCV) in the region. There are scarce data on the outcomes of people living with HIV and HCV treated with these medications in Colombia. This study compares the outcomes of patients with HIV-HCV co-infection and HCV mono-infection treated with DAAs.
Methods: Retrospective observational study including patients ≥18 years old with HCV infection treated with DAAs from August 2017 to December 2019 in a comprehensive center in Colombia. The main outcome was sustained virologic response (SVR). Secondary outcomes included reinfection, relapse and adverse events.
Results: We included 223 individuals with HCV treated with DAAs; 142 (63.6%) individuals were mono-infected and 81 (36.3%) co-infected. Genotypes 1b (49.7%) and 4 (33.9%) were the most common. Overall SVR after DAA treatment was 96.8%. Relapse rate was 2.24%, reinfection rate was 6.28% and adverse events occurred in 27.8% of cases. SVR was comparable in patients with co- and mono-infection (95% vs 97.8%, p=0.245).
Conclusion: DAA were effective in mono-infected (HCV) and co-infected (HCV/HIV) patients and reinfection was high in this last group.
背景:直接作用抗病毒药物(DAA)被引入拉丁美洲,目的是消除该地区的丙型肝炎(HCV)。关于哥伦比亚艾滋病毒和丙型肝炎病毒感染者接受这些药物治疗的结果的数据很少。这项研究比较了HIV-HCV合并感染和HCV单一感染患者接受DAAs治疗的结果。方法:回顾性观察研究,纳入2017年8月至2019年12月在哥伦比亚某综合中心接受DAAs治疗的≥18岁HCV感染患者。主要结果为持续病毒学应答(SVR)。次要结局包括再感染、复发和不良事件。结果:我们纳入了223例接受DAAs治疗的HCV患者;单独感染142例(63.6%),合并感染81例(36.3%)。基因型1b(49.7%)和基因型4(33.9%)最为常见。DAA治疗后的总SVR为96.8%。复发率为2.24%,再感染率为6.28%,不良事件发生率为27.8%。合并感染和单一感染患者的SVR相当(95% vs 97.8%, p=0.245)。结论:DAA对单一感染(HCV)和合并感染(HCV/HIV)患者均有效,且合并感染患者的再感染率较高。
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