Proposed optimal duration of HCV therapy
in
HCV/HIV co-infected patients
HCV/HIV co-infected patients
*In
patients with baseline low viral load and minimal liver fibrosis. W, week; neg, negative; pos, positive; G,
genotype.
Soriano et al. AIDS 2007; 21: 1073–1089
HCV-RNA
negative
W4
W12
W24
W48
W72
G2/3
G1/4
Stop
Stop
G2/3
G1/4
24
weeks’
therapy*
48
weeks’
therapy
72
weeks’
therapy
HCV-RNA
positive
HCV-RNA
negative
HCV-RNA
positive
>2 log drop
in HCV-RNA
<2 log drop
in HCV-RNA
