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Tolerable and curable treatment in HIV/HCV co-infected patients using anti-HCV direct antiviral agents: a real-world observation in China

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Objective

No brand direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) are available for treatment of HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients in China. This study aimed to observe the therapeutic efficacy and safety of generic DAAs for affected Chinese patients.

Design

Real-world setting to elucidate whether DAAs were tolerated and effective in HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients.

Methods

176 HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients received anti-HCV DAA treatment together with ART regimens for HIV infection. Among the 176 patients, 99 patients were treated with SOF + DCV ± RBV, 60 patients were treated with SOF + LDV ± RBV, and 17 patients received SOF + RBV ± Peg-IFN regimens, for 12 or 24 weeks, respectively. The primary endpoint was undetectable HCV RNA 12 weeks after therapy was completed (SVR12). Data pertaining to safety and adverse events were analyzed.

Results

151/176 HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients finished the treatment and 12-week follow-up. SVR12 for the patients treated with regimens of SOF + DCV, SOF + DCV+RBV, SOF + Peg-IFN+RBV, SOF + RBV, SOF + LDV, and SOF + LDV+RBV for 12 or 24 weeks was 100% (75/75), 100% (11/11), 100% (14/14), 100% (2/2), 95.2% (40/42), and 100% (7/7), respectively. HIV-1/HCV co-infected patients with liver cirrhosis achieved well SRV12. Notably, there was no significant difference in adverse effects among patients with different baseline CD4+ T-cell count in those who received DAA regimens with or without Peg-IFN and RBV.

Conclusion

We showed generic SOF + DCV and SOF + LDV regimens were well tolerated and with high efficiency. Patient’s baseline CD4+ T-cell count did not exhibit significant difference in adverse effects.

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This study was supported by The National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81601731).

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  1. Research and Treatment Center of Infectious Diseases, Beijing 302 Hospital, 100, Western 4th Ring Middle Road, Beijing, 100039, China

    Yuanyuan Li, Da-Wei Zhang & Fu-Sheng Wang

  2. Department of Infectious Diseases, Guangzhou Eighth People’s Hospital, Guangzhou, 510060, China

    Linghua Li, Weiping Cai & Xiejie Chen

  3. Kunming Third People’s Hospital, Kunming, 650000, China

    Jun Liu

  4. Department of Infectious Disease, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, 518000, China

    Fang Zhao & Hui Wang

  5. Department of Infectious Diseases, Yunnan Provincial Hospital of Infectious Diseases, Kunming, 650300, China

    Li Wang, Ronghui Xie, Suyun Lei & Xicheng Wang

  6. Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region Infectious Diseases Hospital, Uygur, Ürümqi, 830000, China

    Aizezi. Mahemure & Zhanjun Shu

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Yuanyuan Li, Linghua Li, and Jun Liu contributed equally as co-first authors. Fu-Sheng Wang contributed to the design of this study. All authors contributed to data collection, the interpretation of data, the drafting, and revision of this manuscript. The final version of this manuscript was approved by all authors.

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Yuanyuan Li, Linghua Li, Jun Liu, Da-Wei Zhang, Fang Zhao, Li Wang, Aizezi Mahemure, Ronghui Xie, Suyun Lei, Weiping Cai, Xicheng Wang, Zhanjun Shu, Xiejie Chen, Hui Wang, and Fu-Sheng Wang declared that there were no conflicts regarding funding or interest with this manuscript.

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Li, Y., Li, L., Liu, J. et al. Tolerable and curable treatment in HIV/HCV co-infected patients using anti-HCV direct antiviral agents: a real-world observation in China. Hepatol Int 12, 465–473 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12072-018-9891-9

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