Hegazy, M., Fahim, I., Sharaf Eldin, M., Gad, S. (2020). Safety and Efficacy of Direct Acting Antivirals (Sofosbuvir & Daclatasvir) in treatment of Chronic HCV in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Egyptian Patients. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 81(4), 1750-1753. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.120005
Mahmoud Ezat Hegazy; Ihab Barsoum Fahim; Mahmoud Ahmed Sharaf Eldin; Saeed Abd Elbaky Gad. "Safety and Efficacy of Direct Acting Antivirals (Sofosbuvir & Daclatasvir) in treatment of Chronic HCV in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Egyptian Patients". The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 81, 4, 2020, 1750-1753. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.120005
Hegazy, M., Fahim, I., Sharaf Eldin, M., Gad, S. (2020). 'Safety and Efficacy of Direct Acting Antivirals (Sofosbuvir & Daclatasvir) in treatment of Chronic HCV in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Egyptian Patients', The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 81(4), pp. 1750-1753. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.120005
Hegazy, M., Fahim, I., Sharaf Eldin, M., Gad, S. Safety and Efficacy of Direct Acting Antivirals (Sofosbuvir & Daclatasvir) in treatment of Chronic HCV in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Egyptian Patients. The Egyptian Journal of Hospital Medicine, 2020; 81(4): 1750-1753. doi: 10.21608/ejhm.2020.120005
Safety and Efficacy of Direct Acting Antivirals (Sofosbuvir & Daclatasvir) in treatment of Chronic HCV in HIV-HCV Co-Infected Egyptian Patients
Internal Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine –Zagazig University, Egypt
Abstract
Background: Liver-related mortality is considered the most common cause of death in HIV/HCV-co infected individuals. Accordingly, treatment of HCV infection in HIV/HCV-co infected individuals is a priority to manage such major health burden. Objectives: To evaluate the safety and efficacy of treatment of chronic HCV by DDAs in HCV-HIV co-infected Egyptian patients. Patients and methods: It is an observational study that included 22 patients; only 18 HCV\HIV co-infected patients completed the study [14 males (77.8 %) and 4 females (22.8 %)]. Their ages ranged from 21 to 46 years with a mean age of 32.89 years. Half of them married and 72% of them working. 61% of them are smokers and IV addicts. Patients were divided into two groups according to HIV PCR. Group I included 12 Patients with HIV PCR > 50 copies/mm and group II that included 6 patients with HIV PCR < 50 copies \mm. Results: The rates of a sustained virologic response (SVR) at post-treatment week 12 (SVR 12) were high [17/18 (94.4%)]. The most common adverse events were fatigue (66.7%), headache (50%) and there was a high safety profile on using direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and no patient discontinued treatment because of adverse events. No serious adverse events or mortality was reported. In addition, AST & ALT were significantly decreased at end of treatment and 12 weeks after treatment. Otherwise there were no significant changes in both hematological and chemistry labs. Conclusions: Daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir for 12 weeks resulted in a high rate of sustained virologic response in patients co infected with HIV and HCV with high safety profile after treatment completion.
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