Management of drug interactions with direct-acting antivirals in Dutch HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients:adequate but not perfect

Objectives: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can cause drug–drug interactions (DDIs) with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and non-cART co-medication. We mapped how physicians manage DDIs between DAAs and co-medication and analysed treatment outcomes. Methods: Data were prospectively collected as part of the ATHENA HIV observational cohort and retrospectively analysed. Dutch patients with HIV/HCV coinfection who initiated treatment with DAAs between January 2015 and May 2016 were included. Co-medication 3 months prior to and du... Mehr ...

Verfasser: Smolders, E. J.
Smit, C.
de Kanter, C. T. M. M.
Dofferhoff, A. S. M.
Arends, J. E.
Brinkman, K.
Rijnders, B.
van der Valk, M.
Reiss, P.
Burger, D. M.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Reihe/Periodikum: ATHENA National Observational HIV Cohort , Smolders , E J , Smit , C , de Kanter , C T M M , Dofferhoff , A S M , Arends , J E , Brinkman , K , Rijnders , B , van der Valk , M , Reiss , P & Burger , D M 2018 , ' Management of drug interactions with direct-acting antivirals in Dutch HIV/hepatitis C virus-coinfected patients : adequate but not perfect ' , HIV Medicine , vol. 19 , no. 3 , pp. 216-226 . https://doi.org/10.1111/hiv.12570
Schlagwörter: co-medication / combination antiretroviral therapy / direct-acting antivirals / drug–drug interactions / hepatitis C / HIV
Sprache: Englisch
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Objectives: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) for treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection can cause drug–drug interactions (DDIs) with combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) and non-cART co-medication. We mapped how physicians manage DDIs between DAAs and co-medication and analysed treatment outcomes. Methods: Data were prospectively collected as part of the ATHENA HIV observational cohort and retrospectively analysed. Dutch patients with HIV/HCV coinfection who initiated treatment with DAAs between January 2015 and May 2016 were included. Co-medication 3 months prior to and during DAA therapy was identified. Potential DDIs with the DAAs were checked using http://hep-druginteractions.org. DDIs were categorized as: (1) no interaction expected; (2) potential interaction; (3) contra-indication; (4) no recommendation. These categories were used to determine which patients switched or had a DDI during DAA therapy with co-medication. Results: A total of 423 patients were treated with DAAs, of whom 418 (99%) used cART and 251 (59%) used non-cART co-medication. Before commencing DAA treatment, in 17 of 84 (20%) patients the non-cART co-medication which could result in a category 2/3 DDI was discontinued before DAA initiation, including two of six (33%) prescriptions of category 3 drugs. A total of 196 of 418 (47%) patients had a category 2/3 DDI between their DAA regimen and cART. Category 2/3 DDIs were prevented by switching cART in 78 of 147 (53%) and 47 of 49 (98%) patients. Overall, 367 of 423 (87%) patients have achieved a sustained virological response (33 in follow-up). Conclusions: Prescription patterns suggest that physicians are aware of potential DDIs between co-medication and DAAs, in particular potential DDIs with cART. Greater awareness is needed concerning category 3 interactions between non-cART co-medication and DAAs.