PHILADELPHIA – The direct-acting antiviral Vosevi demonstrated an average sustained virologic response rate of 87% among patients who were “triple-infected” with hepatitis C genotype 3, hepatitis B and HIV, as presented at the American College of Gastroenterology Annual Meeting.
“Chronic hepatitis C treatment is no longer challenging in the era of DAAs with an SVR of up to 97%. However, triple infection treatment with HCV, HIV and hepatitis B has not been explored in real life situations,” Nimy John, MD, from the University of Massachusetts Medical School, said during her presentation.
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