Influence of HIV infection on response to tenofovir in patients with chronic hepatitis B

BACKGROUND: HIV worsens the natural history of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. Suppression of HBV replication slows progression of liver damage. Information about the influence of HIV on response to tenofovir in HIV/HBV-coinfected patients is scarce.

METHODS: All individuals with persistent HBsAg+ at four clinics in Spain were identified. Information from the subset that initiated tenofovir therapy was examined.

RESULTS: A total of 176 patients with chronic hepatitis B were evaluated, of whom 138 (78.4%) were coinfected with HIV. Prior lamivudine exposure was extensive in both groups, and nearly half of HBV viremic patients harboured drug resistance mutations. Most patients took tenofovir coformulated along with emtricitabine (Truvada). Of 101 HBV viremic patients at the time of beginning tenofovir (78 with HIV coinfection and 33 with HBV alone), a similar proportion achieved undetectable HBV-DNA at weeks 24, 48 and 96 of tenofovir therapy. Interestingly, HIV/HBV-coinfected patients with positive HBeAg showed a lower response than HBeAg-negatives. In multivariate analysis, however, baseline serum HBV-DNA was the only predictor of virological response to tenofovir.

CONCLUSION: The antiviral efficacy of tenofovir is similar in HIV/HBV-coinfected and HBV-monoinfected patients, achieving undetectable HBV-DNA nearly 90% of patients at week 96 of therapy. Baseline serum HBV-DNA is the major determinant of time-trends in virological response, with no significant influence of HBeAg, drug resistance mutations nor coinfection with hepatitis C or delta viruses.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2013

Erschienen:

2013

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

AIDS (London, England) - 27(2013), 14 vom: 10. Sept., Seite 2219-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Plaza, Zulema [VerfasserIn]
Aguilera, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Mena, Alvaro [VerfasserIn]
Vispo, Eugenia [VerfasserIn]
Sierra-Enguita, Rocío [VerfasserIn]
Tomé, Santiago [VerfasserIn]
Pedreira, José [VerfasserIn]
Rodriguez, Carmen [VerfasserIn]
Barreiro, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
del Romero, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Soriano, Vicente [VerfasserIn]
Poveda, Eva [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

99YXE507IL
Adenine
Antiviral Agents
DNA, Viral
Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
JAC85A2161
Journal Article
Organophosphonates
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Tenofovir

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Date Completed 31.03.2014

Date Revised 19.11.2015

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1097/QAD.0b013e328362fe42

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM227450175