Declining hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence in Dutch human immunodeficiency virus-positive men who have sex with men after unrestricted access to HCV therapy

A Boerekamps, GE Van den Berk… - Clinical Infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Direct-acting antivirals (DAAa) cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections
in 95% of infected patients. Modeling studies predict that universal HCV treatment will lead …

Decline in hepatitis C virus (HCV) incidence in men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus: progress to HCV microelimination in the United …

LJ Garvey, GS Cooke, C Smith… - Clinical Infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background Modeling of the London hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic in men who
have sex with men (MSM) and are living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) …

Direct-acting antivirals improve access to care and cure for patients with HIV and chronic HCV infection

LF Collins, A Chan, J Zheng, SC Chow… - Open forum …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Background Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) as curative therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection offer> 95% sustained virologic response (SVR), including in patients with human …

Disparities in direct acting antivirals uptake in HIV‐hepatitis C co‐infected populations in Canada

S Saeed, EC Strumpf, EEM Moodie… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Direct acting antivirals (DAA s) have revolutionized hepatitis C (HCV) treatment
with> 90% cure rates even in real‐world studies, giving hope that HCV can be eliminated …

High treatment uptake in human immunodeficiency virus/hepatitis C virus–coinfected patients after unrestricted access to direct-acting antivirals in The Netherlands

A Boerekamps, AM Newsum, C Smit… - Clinical infectious …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background The Netherlands has provided unrestricted access to direct-acting
antivirals (DAAs) since November 2015. We analyzed the nationwide hepatitis C virus …

Can hepatitis C virus (HCV) direct-acting antiviral treatment as prevention reverse the HCV epidemic among men who have sex with men in the United Kingdom …

NK Martin, A Thornton, M Hickman… - Clinical Infectious …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
Background. We report on the hepatitis C virus (HCV) epidemic among human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) in the United …

HCV cure and reinfection among people with HIV/HCV coinfection and people who inject drugs

M Martinello, B Hajarizadeh, J Grebely, GJ Dore… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Highly effective, well-tolerated interferon-free direct-acting
antivirals (DAA) have revolutionised hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapeutics, with the …

A treatment-as-prevention trial to eliminate hepatitis C among men who have sex with men living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the Swiss HIV Cohort …

DL Braun, B Hampel, B Ledergerber… - Clinical infectious …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Background In 2016, the World Health Organization (WHO) introduced global
targets for the elimination of hepatitis C virus (HCV) by 2030. We conducted a nationwide …

HCV micro-elimination in individuals with HIV in the Netherlands 4 years after universal access to direct-acting antivirals: a retrospective cohort study

C Smit, A Boyd, BJA Rijnders, TJW van de Laar… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In the Netherlands, access to direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) against
hepatitis C virus (HCV) has been unrestricted for chronic infection since 2015. We evaluated …

Early treatment of acute hepatitis C infection is cost-effective in HIV-infected men-who-have-sex-with-men

S Popping, SJ Hullegie, A Boerekamps, BJA Rijnders… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Treatment of hepatitis C virus infections (HCV) with direct acting antivirals
(DAA) can prevent new infections since cured individuals cannot transmit HCV. However, as …