Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Interferon-Free Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus Infection in HIV-Coinfected Adults on Antiretroviral Therapy

Summary

HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are diseases that share the same risk factors and routes of transmission. For this reason, many people infected with HIV are also infected with HCV. Interferon (IFN) is a drug used to treat HCV; however, in people coinfected with HIV and HCV, IFN treatment often does not work well and can cause unwanted side effects. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the safety, tolerability, and effectiveness of IFN-free HCV treatment in HIV/HCV coinfected adults who were taking antiretroviral (ARV) therapy.

Timeline

Start

2015-09-16

Primary completion

2018-05-17

Completion

2018-11-13

Publications

• Anthony DD, Sulkowski MS, Smeaton LM, Damjanovska S, Shive CL, Kowal CM, Cohen DE, Bhattacharya D, Alston-Smith BL, Balagopal A, Wyles DL. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in Persons With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-HCV Genotype 1 Coinfection Resulting in High Rate of Sustained Virologic Response and Variable in Normalization of Soluble Markers of Immune Activation. J Infect Dis. 2020 Sep 14;222(8):1334-1344. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiaa254.

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