Comparison of first antiretroviral treatment duration and outcome in HIV, HIV-HBV and HIV-HCV infection.
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) co-infection may differentially influence HIV treatment duration and outcome. This was assessed at The Ottawa Hospital Immunodeficiency Clinic in first-time highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) recipients visited between January 2000 and December 2004. Of 968 patients, 526/700 (75%) HIV, 173/230 (75%) HIV-HCV and 30/38 (79%) HIV-HBV-infected patients initiated HAART. Co-infected patients stopped treatment sooner (HBV - 10 months, HCV - 9 months) than HIV mono-infected (17 months) (P<0.001). Injection drug history predicted shorter treatment duration (odds ratio [OR]1.59, P<0.001). Use of non-nucleoside-reverse-transcriptase-inhibitor-containing HAART (OR 0.76, P<0.01) and low-dose ritonavir (<400 mg twice daily)-based HAART (OR 0.83, P = 0.06) predicted longer treatment duration. HCV co-infection did not predict duration of therapy (OR 1.19, P=0.19) once controlled for by these three variables. Poor adherence was a major explanation for eventual treatment interruption in those with HIV-HCV (22% versus 5% in HIV alone; P<0.001) as was substance abuse (7% versus < 1% in HIV; P<0.001). Metabolic complications resulted in HAART interruption in HIV mono-infection (8%) but not with HBV or HCV co-infection (both <1%; P<0.001). Antiretroviral selection is critical to the longevity of initially prescribed regimens, irrespective of viral hepatitis co-infection. Attention to this and strategies targeting substance abuse and adherence in HIV-HCV are predicted to increase the duration of HAART.
Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa, G12-501 Smyth Road, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. ccooper@ottawahospital.on.ca
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D000328:Adult; D023241:Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active / Q000009:adverse effects*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010349:Patient Compliance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D018894:Reverse Transcriptase Inhibitors