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Hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment in HIV/HCV co-infected individuals has renewed relevance given the ongoing opioid crisis and rise of new HIV and HCV infections associated with injection drug use. Patients co-infected with HIV and HCV demonstrate increased rates of hepatic fibrosis, progression to liver failure, and liver-related mortality. HIV co-infection does not impact outcomes of current HCV treatments, and patients should be treated the same as HCV mono-infected persons, though attention to drug:drug interactions is required. In this review, we discuss the mechanisms mediating injury to the liver in HIV mono-infection and HIV/HCV co-infection, and present the landmark trials of HCV treatment in HIV-infected individuals.
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Dr. Sherman has received grants and contracts (paid to institution) from AbbVie, BMS, Gilead, and Merck. He has served on advisory boards for Abbott Laboratories, and Merck on Data Monitoring boards for MedPace and Watermark.
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Abutaleb, A., Sherman, K.E. A changing paradigm: management and treatment of the HCV/HIV-co-infected patient. Hepatol Int 12, 500–509 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-018-9896-4
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