Modificaciones de la fibrosis hepática valorada mediante elastometría transitoria en pacientes con respuesta viral sostenida tras el tratamiento de la hepatitis C en pacientes monoinfectados (VHC) y coinfectados (VHC – VIH)

  1. López Zúñiga, Miguel Ángel
  2. Castillo Fernández, Alba María
  3. Elisabeth de Jesús, Samantha
  4. Sola García, Miguel
  5. Pasquau Liaño, Juan
  6. Moreno Toro, Noelia
  7. López Ruz, Miguel Ángel
Journal:
Actualidad médica

ISSN: 0365-7965

Year of publication: 2017

Tome: 102

Issue: 800

Pages: 18-22

Type: Article

DOI: 10.15568/AM.2017.800.OR03 DIALNET GOOGLE SCHOLAR lock_openOpen access editor

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Abstract

Introduction: It has been shown that patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), who have already developed a significant degree of fibrosis, are able to reduce that degree of fibrosis by achieving a sustained virological response (SVR) after treatment with Pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV). Objective: To evaluate the modification of fibrosis, measured by transient elastometry, after HCV eradication in patients treated with PEG-IFN and RBV, with Boceprevir / Telaprevir, and with direct acting agents (AAD) and to determine the association between the variation in fibrosis and the degree of pre-treatment fibrosis in both monoinfected (HCV) and coinfected (HIV / HCV) patients. Methods: This work is a prospective observational study. 50 patients were studied and their degree of fibrosis before and after treatment was evaluated. Results: 45.2% of patients decreased their fibrosis, with a mean decrease of 9.45kPa and 45.2% decreased at least one stage on the Metavir scale. There was an association between a lower degree of fibrosis before treatment and a greater decrease in fibrosis (p <0.001). However, no differences were observed between monoinfection and HIV coinfection (p = 0.713). No significant association was detected between the three types of treatments and the modification of fibrosis (p = 0.445). Conclusions: In our study, SVR in patients with chronic HCV hepatitis facilitates the reduction of fibrosis produced by the disease, both in monoinfected patients and in coinfected patients (HIV / HCV), regardless of the treatment used.

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