New interferon-free treatment can cure nearly 100 percent of HIV-positive people coinfected with hepatitis C virus, researchers reported at the recent 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections in Seattle. But another study showed that delaying treatment results in a higher risk of liver-related complications and death even after being cured.
Two studies presented at the conference showed that HIV/HCV coinfected people can expect the same high cure rates as HIV-negative people using recently or soon-to-be approved antivirals.
Susanna Naggie from Duke Clinical Research Institute presented results from ION-4, a trial evaluating Gilead Science's HCV polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir and NS5A inhibitor ledipasvir – the drugs in the Harvoni coformulation approved last October. The study enrolled 335 coinfected participants, mostly with HCV genotype 1 (the most common type in the U.S.).
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