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Efficacy and tolerance of telaprevir in HIV-hepatitis C virus genotype 1-coinfected patients failing previous antihepatitis C virus therapy: 24-week results
Lacombe K, Valin N, Stitou H, Gozlan J, Thibault V, Boyd A, Poirier JM, Meynard JL, Valantin MA, Bottero J, Girard PM. AIDS. 2013 May 15;27(8):1356-9. doi: 10.1097/QAD.0b013e32836138d0.
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Université Pierre et Marie Curie. karine.lacombe@sat.aphp.fr
Abstract
The efficacy and tolerance of telaprevir (TVR) was examined in 20 mostly cirrhotic HIV-hepatitis C genotype 1 (HCV-G1)-infected patients failing previous treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin (PR). HCV-RNA less than 12 IU/ml was observed in 35.3% of patients at W2, 55.0% at W4, 65.0% at W12 and 55.0% at W24. All patients with virological failure (n = 9) exhibited V36M/R155K mutations. Early virological response was a determinant of HCV-RNA less than 12 IU/ml at W24 (P < 0.001). No grade 3-4 dermatological side-effects were reported. TVR-PR tritherapy appeared to be rather effective and well tolerated among difficult-to-treat HIV-HCV-G1 patients.