2022
Sustained virological response after treatment with direct antiviral agents in individuals with HIV and hepatitis C co‐infection
Lodi S, Klein M, Rauch A, Epstein R, Wittkop L, Logan R, Rentsch C, Justice A, Touloumi G, Berenguer J, Jarrin I, Egger M, Puoti M, Monforte A, Gill J, Ceron D, van Sighem A, Linas B, van der Valk M, Hernán M, Collaboration H. Sustained virological response after treatment with direct antiviral agents in individuals with HIV and hepatitis C co‐infection. Journal Of The International AIDS Society 2022, 25: e26048. PMID: 36562643, PMCID: PMC9784654, DOI: 10.1002/jia2.26048.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSustained virological responseHCV RNA testingDAA treatmentSVR ratesVirological responseProbability of SVRHepatitis C virus (HCV) cureRoutine HCV RNA testingActing antiviral (DAA) treatmentDAA treatment initiationCD4 cell countDirect antiviral agentsPresence of cirrhosisHCV RNA testEnd of treatmentClinical strataDAA recipientsHIV-HCVSVR assessmentSVR statusHIV acquisitionClinical characteristicsAntiviral treatmentTreatment initiationHCV genotypes
2021
NIH Workshop on HIV-Associated Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications: Summary and Recommendation for Future Research.
Pahwa S, Deeks S, Zou S, Tomitch N, Miller-Novak L, Caler E, Justice A, Sacktor N, Gabuzda D, Hunt PW, Brown T, Kurth A, Baral S, Mugavero M, Mayer KH, Mendenhall E, Detels R, Mutabazi V. NIH Workshop on HIV-Associated Comorbidities, Coinfections, and Complications: Summary and Recommendation for Future Research. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2021, 86: 11-18. PMID: 33306561, PMCID: PMC7982002, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000002528.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotent antiretroviral therapyImplementation science researchBasic science researchAIDS comorbiditiesAntiretroviral therapyMiddle-income countriesClinical researchHealthy agingSyndemics researchHealth spanNIH workshopComorbiditiesComplicationsHIVPWHNormal lifespanCoinfectionIncome countriesNIHPressing gapsPotential prioritiesInvestigatorsPopulation researchRegimensWG members
2019
Medical Intensive Care Unit Admission Among Patients With and Without HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Alcohol-Related Diagnoses in the United States
Rentsch CT, Tate JP, Steel T, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Huang L, Pisani M, Soo Hoo GW, Crystal S, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Brown ST, Freiberg MS, Graber CJ, Kim JW, Rimland D, Justice AC, Fiellin DA, Crothers KA, Akgün KM. Medical Intensive Care Unit Admission Among Patients With and Without HIV, Hepatitis C Virus, and Alcohol-Related Diagnoses in the United States. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2019, 80: 145-151. PMID: 30422912, PMCID: PMC6701630, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000001904.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusAlcohol-related diagnosesAdmission ratesMICU admissionAdmission riskC virusRelative riskIntensive care unit admission rateMedical intensive care unit admissionAge-adjusted admission ratesHCV mono-infected patientsIntensive care unit admissionVeterans Aging Cohort StudyHCV care providersCare unit admissionAging Cohort StudyAdjusted rate ratiosConfidence intervalsVeterans Health AdministrationUnhealthy alcohol useHIV monoHIV-/HCVUnit admissionCause hospitalizationHCV infection
2017
Risk of liver decompensation with cumulative use of mitochondrial toxic nucleoside analogues in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection
Re V, Zeldow B, Kallan MJ, Tate JP, Carbonari DM, Hennessy S, Kostman JR, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Gross R, Justice AC, Roy JA. Risk of liver decompensation with cumulative use of mitochondrial toxic nucleoside analogues in HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection. Pharmacoepidemiology And Drug Safety 2017, 26: 1172-1181. PMID: 28722244, PMCID: PMC5624832, DOI: 10.1002/pds.4258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusHIV/HCV patientsHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatic decompensationAntiretroviral therapyHCV patientsCohort studyHazard ratioHIV/hepatitis C virus (HCV) coinfectionChronic hepatitis C virusHepatitis C virus coinfectionHIV/HCV coinfectionHIV-/HCV-coinfected patientsVeterans Aging Cohort StudyC virus coinfectionChronic hepatic injuryAging Cohort StudyRisk of deathToxic nucleoside analoguesMarginal structural modelsHCV coinfectionLiver decompensationART regimensDecompensation eventsHepatic injury
2016
HIV, Aging, and Viral Coinfections: Taking the Long View
Taddei TH, Re V, Justice AC. HIV, Aging, and Viral Coinfections: Taking the Long View. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2016, 13: 269-278. PMID: 27614654, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-016-0327-7.BooksRisk of End-Stage Liver Disease in HIV-Viral Hepatitis Coinfected Persons in North America From the Early to Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Eras
Klein MB, Althoff KN, Jing Y, Lau B, Kitahata M, Re V, Kirk GD, Hull M, Kim HN, Sebastiani G, Moodie EE, Silverberg MJ, Sterling TR, Thorne JE, Cescon A, Napravnik S, Eron J, Gill MJ, Justice A, Peters MG, Goedert JJ, Mayor A, Thio CL, Cachay ER, Moore R, Research and Design of IeDEA F, Kirk G, Benson C, Bosch R, Boswell S, Mayer K, Grasso C, Hogg R, Harrigan P, Montaner J, Cescon A, Samji H, Brooks J, Buchacz K, Gebo K, Moore R, Moore R, Rodriguez B, Horberg M, Silverberg M, Thorne J, Goedert J, Jacobsonc L, D'Souza G, Klein M, Rourke S, Burchell A, Rachlis A, Hunter-Mellado R, Mayor A, Gill M, Deeks S, Martin J, Patel P, Brooks J, Saag M, Mugavero M, Willig J, Eron J, Napravnik S, Kitahata M, Crane H, Kim H, Drozd D, Sterling T, Haas D, Bebawy S, Turner M, Justice A, Dubrow R, Fiellin D, Gange S, Anastos K, Moore R, Saag M, Gange S, Kitahata M, Althoff K, McKaig R, Justice A, Freeman A, Moore R, Freeman A, Lent C, Kitahata M, Van Rompaey S, Crane H, Drozd D, Morton L, McReynolds J, Lober W, Gange S, Althoff K, Abraham A, Lau B, Zhang J, Jing J, Golub E, Modur S, Wong C, Hogan B, Tong W, Liu B. Risk of End-Stage Liver Disease in HIV-Viral Hepatitis Coinfected Persons in North America From the Early to Modern Antiretroviral Therapy Eras. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2016, 63: 1160-1167. PMID: 27506682, PMCID: PMC5064164, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciw531.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnd-stage liver diseaseUse of antiretroviralsESLD riskAntiretroviral therapyLiver diseaseNorth American AIDS Cohort CollaborationTime-updated CD4 cell countModern antiretroviral therapy (ART) eraAntiretroviral therapy eraTenofovir-based regimensCD4 cell countModern antiretroviral therapyHuman immunodeficiency virusIncidence rate ratiosRate ratioCohort CollaborationCoinfected PersonsTherapy eraHCV therapyHIV RNAHepatitis BHepatitis statusImmunodeficiency virusC virusAntiretroviral eraHepatic Safety of Buprenorphine in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: The Role of HCV-Infection
Tetrault JM, Tate JP, Edelman EJ, Gordon AJ, Re V, Lim JK, Rimland D, Goulet J, Crystal S, Gaither JR, Gibert CL, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Fiellin LE, Bryant K, Justice AC, Fiellin DA. Hepatic Safety of Buprenorphine in HIV-Infected and Uninfected Patients With Opioid Use Disorder: The Role of HCV-Infection. Journal Of Substance Use And Addiction Treatment 2016, 68: 62-67. PMID: 27431048, PMCID: PMC4976086, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsat.2016.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLiver enzyme elevationAlcohol use disorderUninfected patientsHepatotoxic medicationsHCV infectionUse disordersComposite endpointLiver injuryHIV/HCV co-infected patientsHCV co-infected patientsHIV/HCV statusPre-existing liver injuryCo-infected patientsCohort of HIVHepatitis C infectionHIV/HCVOpioid use disorderRisk of hepatotoxicityHCV statusHepatic safetyMedian ALTC infectionChart reviewEnzyme elevationHIV infectionIsolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody is Associated With Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Infection But Not in HIV Infection Alone
Bhattacharya D, Tseng CH, Tate JP, Re V, Gibert CL, Butt AA, Brown ST, Lim JK, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Rimland D, Kaufman E, Justice AC, Goetz MB. Isolated Hepatitis B Core Antibody is Associated With Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV/HCV Infection But Not in HIV Infection Alone. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2016, 72: e14-e17. PMID: 26829660, PMCID: PMC4837046, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000000941.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2014
Hepatic decompensation in antiretroviral-treated patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus compared with hepatitis C virus-monoinfected patients: a cohort study.
Lo Re V, Kallan MJ, Tate JP, Localio AR, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Klein MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Gibert CL, Brown ST, Park L, Dubrow R, Reddy KR, Kostman JR, Strom BL, Justice AC. Hepatic decompensation in antiretroviral-treated patients co-infected with HIV and hepatitis C virus compared with hepatitis C virus-monoinfected patients: a cohort study. Annals Of Internal Medicine 2014, 160: 369-79. PMID: 24723077, PMCID: PMC4254786, DOI: 10.7326/m13-1829.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnti-Retroviral AgentsAscitesBacterial InfectionsCarcinoma, HepatocellularCoinfectionEsophageal and Gastric VaricesFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHepatitis C, ChronicHIVHIV InfectionsHumansIncidenceLiver NeoplasmsMaleMedication AdherenceMiddle AgedPeritonitisRetrospective StudiesRNA, ViralTreatment OutcomeViral LoadConceptsCo-infected patientsHepatitis C virusHepatic decompensationAntiretroviral-treated patientsCohort studyNonblack raceC virusHepatitis C virus-monoinfected patientsChronic hepatitis C virusHigh rateAntiretroviral therapy eraDetectable HCV RNAIncident hepatic decompensationBaseline hemoglobin levelRetrospective cohort studySpontaneous bacterial peritonitisAdvanced hepatic fibrosisAdvanced liver fibrosisVeterans Health AdministrationDiagnosis of ascitesRate of decompensationTherapy eraHIV RNAVariceal hemorrhageHCV RNARelationship Between Alcohol Use Categories and Noninvasive Markers of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV-Infected, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus–Infected, and Uninfected Patients
Lim JK, Tate JP, Fultz SL, Goulet JL, Conigliaro J, Bryant KJ, Gordon AJ, Gibert C, Rimland D, Goetz MB, Klein MB, Fiellin DA, Justice AC, Re V. Relationship Between Alcohol Use Categories and Noninvasive Markers of Advanced Hepatic Fibrosis in HIV-Infected, Chronic Hepatitis C Virus–Infected, and Uninfected Patients. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014, 58: 1449-1458. PMID: 24569533, PMCID: PMC4001286, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic hepatitis C virusAdvanced hepatic fibrosisHuman immunodeficiency virusHepatitis C virusAlcohol use categoriesAlcohol-related diagnosesHIV/HCV-coinfected patientsHepatic fibrosisAlcohol consumptionNonhazardous drinkingBinge drinkingHIV/HCV groupAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test-Consumption (AUDIT-C) questionnaireVeterans Aging Cohort StudyFIB-4 indexAging Cohort StudyCross-sectional studyHCV groupHCV statusHIV-InfectedUninfected participantsChronic hepatitisUninfected patientsCohort studyLiver disease
2013
Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces the Rate of Hepatic Decompensation Among HIV- and Hepatitis C Virus–Coinfected Veterans
Anderson JP, Tchetgen E, Re V, Tate JP, Williams PL, Seage GR, Horsburgh CR, Lim JK, Goetz MB, Rimland D, Rodriguez-Barradas MC, Butt AA, Klein MB, Justice AC. Antiretroviral Therapy Reduces the Rate of Hepatic Decompensation Among HIV- and Hepatitis C Virus–Coinfected Veterans. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2013, 58: 719-727. PMID: 24285848, PMCID: PMC3922212, DOI: 10.1093/cid/cit779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatitis C virusInitiation of ARTAntiretroviral therapyHepatic decompensationHazard ratioVeterans Aging Cohort Study Virtual CohortHIV/HCV-coinfected patientsHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionEnd-stage liver diseaseHepatic decompensation eventsIncident hepatic decompensationLiver disease outcomesCombination antiretroviral therapyImmunodeficiency virus coinfectionHospital discharge diagnosisSpontaneous bacterial peritonitisCopies/mLMarginal structural modelsART initiationART regimenDecompensation eventsHIV RNAVariceal hemorrhageBacterial peritonitisLiver failureCohort Profile: Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC)
May MT, Ingle SM, Costagliola D, Justice AC, de Wolf F, Cavassini M, Monforte A, Casabona J, Hogg RS, Mocroft A, Lampe FC, Dabis F, Fätkenheuer G, Sterling TR, del Amo J, Gill MJ, Crane HM, Saag MS, Guest J, Brodt HR, Sterne J, Collaboration T. Cohort Profile: Antiretroviral Therapy Cohort Collaboration (ART-CC). International Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 43: 691-702. PMID: 23599235, PMCID: PMC4052127, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAge FactorsAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral Therapy, Highly ActiveBiomarkersCD4 Lymphocyte CountCohort StudiesCoinfectionEuropeFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansLife ExpectancyNorth AmericaPregnancyPrognosisResidence CharacteristicsRisk FactorsSex FactorsSocioeconomic FactorsTime FactorsViral LoadConceptsAntiretroviral Therapy Cohort CollaborationCombination antiretroviral therapyAntiretroviral therapyCohort CollaborationHIV biomarkersCohort studyClinical eventsHuman immunodeficiency virus-infected individualsEffective combination antiretroviral therapyIndividual cohort studiesVirus-infected individualsHIV Cohort StudyHIV-1 infectionImmune deficiency syndromeCause of deathART regimenHepatitis CAdult patientsAIDS eventsPatient demographicsRisk factorsDeficiency syndromeLiver enzymesPrognostic analysisDrug use