EACS 2013: Faldaprevir Demonstrates Good Early Response in Genotype 1 HIV/HCV Coinfection

The HCV protease inhibitor faldaprevir added to pegylated interferon and ribavirin increased the likelihood that HIV/HCV co-infected people would achieve a sustained response at 4 weeks after completing treatment, according to a report at the 4th European AIDS Conference last week in Brussels.

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IDWeek 2013: Liver Fibrosis Linked to Immune Activation in HIV/HCV Coinfected Women

CD4 and CD8 T-cell activation were found to be associated with biomarkers of liver fibrosis among HIV/HCV coinfected women, suggesting that immune activation related to persistent HIV infection may play a role in liver disease progression, researchers reported at the Second IDWeek conference this week in San Francisco.

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Coverage of the 14th European AIDS Conference

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 14th European AIDS Conference, sponsored by the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), October 16-19, 2013, in Brussels.

Conference highlights include antiretroviral therapy strategies and new HIV drugs, new treatment for hepatitis C, biomedical HIV prevention, HIV cure research, and the epidemic in Eastern Europe.

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10/20/13

ILCA 2013: High HBV Viral Load Raises Risk of Progression to Liver Cancer

Hepatitis B patients with high HBV DNA levels, indicating active viral replication, are more likely to experience progression of abnormal liver nodules to hepatocellular carcinoma, researchers reported at the 7th International Liver Cancer Association Annual Conference (ILCA 2013) last month in Washington, DC.

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European AIDS Conference Features Latest HIV & Hepatitis C Data, New Guidelines

The European AIDS Conference, the biennial meeting of the European AIDS Clinical Society (EACS), opened Wednesday in Brussels, the site of the organization's first meeting 25 years ago. The conference included the latest news on antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV, hepatitis C treatment for HIV/HCV coinfected people, and biomedical HIV prevention, as well as the launch of updated European treatment guidelines.

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ICAAC 2013: Liver Cancer Often Diagnosed Late with Poor Survival in People with HIV

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is frequently diagnosed at an advanced stage in HIV positive people with hepatitis B or C coinfection, contributing to a high mortality rate that has changed little in recent years, according to a report at the recent 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) in Denver.

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IDWeek 2103: Predicting Response to Acute Hepatitis C Treatment for HIV/HCV Coinfected People

HIV/HCV coinfected people with higher HCV viral load, lower CD4 T-cell counts, older age, and unfavorable IL28B status may not respond as well to interferon-based treatment for acute hepatitis C and may benefit from adding a direct-acting antiviral agent, researchers reported at the 2nd IDWeek meeting last week in San Francisco.

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ICAAC 2013: Treatment of HCV Genotypes 2/3 in HIV/HCV Coinfected People

HIV/HCV coinfected patients, mostly with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3, responded about as well as HIV negative people to pegylated interferon plus ribavirin after taking into account other factors associated with poor treatment response, according to an Italian study presented at the 53rd Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC 2013) this month in Denver. Advanced liver fibrosis was common in the coinfected group, supporting the need for early treatment.

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