title: Does HIV Influence Hepatitis C Cure Rates Using Direct-Acting Antivirals?
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 anti-viral (DAA) regimens.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Puerta de Hierro Research Institute, Majadahonda, Spain.
authors.forename: Carmen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: de Mendoza
mesh_terms: D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000150:complications*; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents