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Treatment of Hepatitis C in HIV-Infected Patients: Moving Towards an Era of All Oral Regimens

Ting-Yi Chen, M. Jain

AIDS Patients Care and STDs, 2015

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Abstract

Hepatitis C (HCV)-related liver disease has become one of the leading causes of death in HIV patients. With the development of new direct-acting antivirals for HCV, treatment regimens have become shorter, more effective, and easier to tolerate without interferon. However, cost may be a significant impediment to the widespread use of these newer agents in both resource-rich and resource-poor settings. In HIV patients, treatment for HCV is not always as straightforward compared with HCV monoinfected patients due to potential drug–drug interactions. In this article, we will examine by genotypes the FDA approved direct-acting antivirals, as well as those in clinical trials that will soon be FDA-approved focusing on data in HCV/HIV co-infection. Preferred agents for HCV treatment and potential drug–drug interactions with antiretroviral therapy (ART) will be highlighted.

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