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Title: | Efficacy and safety of Pegylated Interferon-α2b Plus Ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in HIV-infected patients |
Author: | Santín Cerezales, Miguel Shaw Perujo, Evelyn Garcia, Maria Jose Delejido, Antonio Rodríguez de Castro, Eduardo Rota Roca, Rosa Altés, Jordi Baguena, Francisco Valero, Silvia Sala, Montserrat Casanova Rituerto, Aurora HCV/HIV-01 Study Team |
Keywords: | Interferó Efecte dels medicaments sobre els microorganismes Medicaments antivírics Infeccions per VIH Hepatitis C Interferon Effect of drugs on microorganisms Antiviral agents HIV infections Hepatitis C |
Issue Date: | 19-Apr-2006 |
Publisher: | Mary Ann Liebert |
Abstract: | Low response rates and concerns about safety have limited the implementation of treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in patients with HIV infection. The efficacy and safety of pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) plus ribavirin in HIV-infected patients with CHC were evaluated in a prospective, open-label, multicenter study. Sixty patients with persistently high transaminases, positive HCV-RNA, CD4 count ≥300 cells/µl, and HIVRNA <10,000 copies/ml were included. Patients were given peg-IFN 80-150 µg/week plus ribavirin 800-1200 mg/day. Treatment was scheduled for 24 weeks for genotypes 2/3 and 48 weeks for genotypes 1/4. In an intent- to-treat analysis, 16 (26.7%) patients achieved a sustained virological response (SVR). Twenty patients (33.3%) discontinued treatment prematurely, but only in 10 (16.6%) was discontinuation due to adverse events. Negative predictive values for SVR on the basis of HCV-RNA decline between baseline and week 4 were 100% for 1- and 2-log10 fall, and positive predictive values were 40% and 58.3% for 1- and 2-log10 fall, respectively. CD4 fell by a median of 216 cells during treatment, but no HIV-associated complications occurred. In conclusion, treatment with peg-IFN alfa-2b plus ribavirin is safe and clears RNA-HCV in about one-quarter of HIV-infected patients with CHC. Efforts should be focused on optimizing management of side effects and counseling to improve adherence and to keep patients on treatment. Assessment of HCV-RNA at week 4 may help guide early therapeutic decision making. |
Note: | Reproducció del document publicat a: http://online.liebertpub.com/doi/abs/10.1089/aid.2006.22.315 |
It is part of: | Aids Research and Human Retroviruses, 2006, vol. 22, num. 4, p. 315-320 |
URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2445/118953 |
ISSN: | 0889-2229 |
Appears in Collections: | Articles publicats en revistes (Ciències Clíniques) Articles publicats en revistes (Institut d'lnvestigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge (IDIBELL)) |
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