Does HIV Influence Hepatitis C Cure Rates Using Direct-Acting Antivirals?

Does HIV Influence Hepatitis C Cure Rates Using Direct-Acting Antivirals?

Carmen de Mendoza

Puerta de Hierro University Hospital, Madrid, Spain

*Correspondence: Carmen de Mendoza, Email not available

Abstract

Approximately one-third of people living with HIV are coinfected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Coinfected individuals experience more rapid liver disease progression on average, and in the era of interferon-based therapy they do not respond as well to antiviral treatment. However, recent studies have suggested that this disparity in treatment response does not apply to interferon-free direct-acting anti­viral (DAA) regimens.

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