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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2019

Effectiveness of Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy in Patients With Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Hepatitis C Virus Coinfection in Routine Clinical Care: A Multicenter Study.

H Nina Kim, Robin M Nance, Jessica S Williams-Nguyen, J A Chris Delaney, Heidi M Crane, Edward R Cachay, Jeffrey Martin, W Christopher Mathews, Geetanjali Chander, Ricardo Franco and 7 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 26 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Unsuccessful Direct Acting Antiviral Hepatitis C Treatment Among People With HIV: Findings From an International Cohort.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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  9. History of alcohol use does not predict HCV direct acting antiviral treatment outcomes.Journal of the Association of Medical Microbiology and Infectious Disease Canada = Journal officiel de l'Association pour la microbiologie medicale et l'infectiologie Canada · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

17 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

H Nina KimDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.ORCID 0000-0001-6710-9666
Robin M NanceDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Jessica S Williams-NguyenDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle.
J A Chris DelaneyDepartment of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle.
Heidi M CraneDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Edward R CachayDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
Jeffrey MartinDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
W Christopher MathewsDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Diego.
Geetanjali ChanderDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Ricardo FrancoDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Christopher B HurtInstitute for Global Health & Infectious Diseases, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.
Elvin H GengDepartment of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.
Benigno RodriguezDepartment of Medicine, Case Western University, Cleveland, Ohio.
Richard D MooreDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.
Michael S SaagDepartment of Medicine, University of Alabama, Birmingham.
Mari M KitahataDepartment of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle.
Centers for AIDS Research Network of Integrated Clinical Systems
University of Washington · USJohns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham · USUniversity of California San Diego · USUniversity of California, San Francisco · USCase Western Reserve University · USUniversity of North Carolina at Chapel Hill · US

Funding

University of Washington/Fred Hutch Center for AIDS ResearchP30AI027757 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI EDWIN ROBERTO ORELLANA · 1988 to 2026
$104.9M
Unsolicited R24 for the CFAR-Network of Integrated Clinical Sciences, CNICSR24AI067039 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM · PI Michael S. Saag · 2006 to 2026
$99.4M
Virology CoreP30AI027763 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI MALLORY O JOHNSON · 1988 to 2026
$93.6M
Virology, Immunology, and Microbiology CoreP30AI050410 · NIAID · UNIV OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL · PI DAVID M. MARGOLIS · 2001 to 2026
$76.9M
3/4 Alcohol Research Consortium in HIV - Epidemiological Research Arm (ARCH-ERA)U01AA020793 · NIAAA · UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON · PI CRANE, HEIDI M., LAU, BRYAN · 2011 to 2020
$5.8M
NIAAA NIH HHS U01 AA020793NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027757NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI027763NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050410NIAID NIH HHS R24 AI067039
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDirect-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy have been shown to be highly successful in clinical trials and observational studies, but less is known about treatment success in patients with a high burden of comorbid conditions, including mental health and substance use disorders. We evaluated DAA effectiveness across a broad spectrum of patients with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfection in routine clinical care, including those with psychosocial comorbid conditions.

methodsThe primary end point was sustained virologic response (SVR), defined as HCV RNA not detected or <25 IU/mL ≥10 weeks after treatment. We calculated SVR rates and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) in a modified intent-to-treat analysis. We repeated this analysis after multiply imputing missing SVR values.

resultsAmong 642 DAA-treated patients, 536 had SVR assessments. The median age was 55 years; 79% were men, 59% black, and 32% white. Cirrhosis (fibrosis-4 index>3.25) was present in 24%, and 17% were interferon treatment experienced; 96% had genotype 1 infection and 432 (81%) had received ledipasvir-sofosbuvir. SVR occurred in 96.5% (95% CI, 94.5%-97.9%). Patients who were black, treatment experienced, or cirrhotic all had SVR rates >95%. Patients with depression and/or anxiety, psychotic disorder, illicit drug use, or alcohol use disorder also had high SVR rates, ranging from 95.4% to 96.8%. The only factor associated with lower SVR rate was early discontinuation (77.8%; 95% CI, 52.4%-93.6%). Similar results were seen in multiply imputed data sets.

conclusionsOur study represents a large multicenter examination of DAA therapy in HIV/HCV-coinfected patients. The broad treatment success we observed across this diverse group of patients with significant comorbid conditions is highly affirming and argues for widespread implementation of DAA therapy.

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direct-acting antiviralhepatitis C virusHIV

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PMID30949539
PMCPMC6441587
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