Treatment of hepatitis C in HIV-coinfected patients

The Annals of Pharmacotherapy
Christine A Hughes, Stephen D Shafran

Abstract

To review the current management of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in persons coinfected with HIV. A MEDLINE search (1966-February 2006) was conducted, using key words such as HIV, human immunodeficiency virus, hepatitis C, interferon, pegylated interferon, and therapy. Article bibliographies and conference abstracts were also reviewed to identify relevant studies. Studies that examined HCV treatment in individuals coinfected with HIV and articles that focused on HCV/HIV coinfection were considered for this review. Coinfection with HIV leads to a more rapid and severe course of HCV-related liver disease. Treatment of HCV with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin therapy is relatively well tolerated in individuals coinfected with HIV, with overall sustained virologic response (SVR) rates of 27-40%. High relapse rates and poor response in HCV-genotype 1 contribute to the lower SVR in coinfected individuals compared with HCV monoinfection. Treatment of HCV is more complicated in HIV-infected persons due to increased risk of myelosuppression, drug interactions, hepatotoxicity of antiretroviral therapy, and the relative contraindication to interferon therapy in advanced HIV disease. Current guidelines recommend that all HIV-positiv...Continue Reading

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