Success of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C in HIV-positive patients in a tertiary hospital, Lima, Peru

Authors

  • Jaime A. Collins Servicio de Infectología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4168-3157
  • Elena R. Chamorro Unidad de Biología Molecular, Departamento de Patología Clínica, Hospital Nacional EsSalud Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5040-0641
  • Raúl A. Castillo Servicio de Infectología, Departamento de Medicina Interna, Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, EsSalud. Lima, Perú. https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6316-3331
  • Grupo de estudio de SIDA Hospital Nacional EsSalud Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen Grupo de estudio de SIDA: además, incluye a los doctores Ricardo Illescas, Juan Vega, José Hidalgo, Pablo Castro, José Magallanes, Raúl Salazar

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v37i1.825

Keywords:

Chronic hepatitis C., HIV, Antivirals

Abstract

Objective: to present the results of the virological response in the medium term, based on the success of therapy with direct-acting antivirals (DAA) for chronic hepatitis C in the first series of HIVpositive patients reported at national level. Methods: longitudinal and prospective study from a series of HIV-positive patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with DAA and with evidence of success three years earlier. This was carried out between June and August 2023, at the Infectious Diseases Department of the EsSalud Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen National Hospital, Lima, Peru. The virological response of hepatitis C virus (HCV) was evaluated in terms of viral load. Results: of the nine patients included in the study, two were women (22%). One patient received sofosbuvir and daclatasvir
separately (SOF + DCV), while the remaining eight received sofosbuvir and velpatasvir in fixed-dose combination (SOF/ VEL). All patients maintained suppressed HIV viral load while, at 169 weeks, HCV viral load remained undetectable, except in one patient who presented an elevated viral load, which was
considered as a case of recurrent hepatitis C (11%). Conclusion: the results of the present series at 169 weeks are a sample of the benefits that can be obtained with DAAs for hepatitis C in the potential eradication of the disease. 

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Published

2024-02-23

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Series de casos

How to Cite

Success of direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C in HIV-positive patients in a tertiary hospital, Lima, Peru. (2024). Revista De La Sociedad Peruana De Medicina Interna, 37(1), 21-24. https://doi.org/10.36393/spmi.v37i1.825

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