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Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report
Patient: Male, 37 Final Diagnosis: Chronic HCV-infection • hepatic decompensation Symptoms: Esophageal varices • portal-hypertensive gastropathy • splenomegaly • recurrent ascitic decompensation • hepatorenal syndrome • hepatic encephalopathy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Liver transplantation •...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27554644 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.895839 |
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author | Seifert, Leon Louis Heinzow, Hauke Kabar, Iyad Christensen, Stefan Hüsing, Anna Schmidt, Hartmut H.-J. |
author_facet | Seifert, Leon Louis Heinzow, Hauke Kabar, Iyad Christensen, Stefan Hüsing, Anna Schmidt, Hartmut H.-J. |
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description | Patient: Male, 37 Final Diagnosis: Chronic HCV-infection • hepatic decompensation Symptoms: Esophageal varices • portal-hypertensive gastropathy • splenomegaly • recurrent ascitic decompensation • hepatorenal syndrome • hepatic encephalopathy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Liver transplantation • antiviral therapy Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology OBJECTIVE: Unusual setting of medical care BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) represent a new hallmark in antiviral therapy of hepatitis C virus (HCV). DAAs have been shown to be safe and effective after liver transplantation (LT), but there is little information about their use in peritransplant settings. Former intravenous drug users represent an increasing group seeking HCV treatment. This case report demonstrates the successful peritransplant antiviral treatment of a former intravenous drug user who had been treated in a methadone maintenance program. CASE REPORT: The patient was diagnosed with Child B cirrhosis for the first time in 2009. He had a Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of 21 and started antiviral therapy with sofosbuvir (SOF) and daclatasvir (DCV) in March 2014. Due to hepatic decompensation, he received a LT in April 2014. Immunosuppression was performed with tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolate-mofetil (MMF), and boosted with prednisolone in the initial stage. Four weeks after his LT, the patient presented with an acute renal injury. The patient was discharged one week later after sufficient hydration, discontinuation of non-steroidal anti-phlogistics therapy, and adjustments to his immunosuppressive regimen. At the beginning of his therapy, the number of RNA copies was 13,000 IU/mL. He received 24 weeks of anti-HCV treatment with SOF and DCV; the antiviral treatment was successful and his LT was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of HCV is feasible in a peritransplant setting. The antiviral regimen we used did not seem to have any relevant interactions with the patient’s immunosuppressive regimens. Still, the peritransplant setting is a very demanding environment for anti-HCV therapy, and further studies are needed. |
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spelling | pubmed-49990162016-09-07 Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report Seifert, Leon Louis Heinzow, Hauke Kabar, Iyad Christensen, Stefan Hüsing, Anna Schmidt, Hartmut H.-J. Am J Case Rep Articles Patient: Male, 37 Final Diagnosis: Chronic HCV-infection • hepatic decompensation Symptoms: Esophageal varices • portal-hypertensive gastropathy • splenomegaly • recurrent ascitic decompensation • hepatorenal syndrome • hepatic encephalopathy Medication: — Clinical Procedure: Liver transplantation • antiviral therapy Specialty: Gastroenterology and Hepatology OBJECTIVE: Unusual setting of medical care BACKGROUND: Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) represent a new hallmark in antiviral therapy of hepatitis C virus (HCV). DAAs have been shown to be safe and effective after liver transplantation (LT), but there is little information about their use in peritransplant settings. Former intravenous drug users represent an increasing group seeking HCV treatment. This case report demonstrates the successful peritransplant antiviral treatment of a former intravenous drug user who had been treated in a methadone maintenance program. CASE REPORT: The patient was diagnosed with Child B cirrhosis for the first time in 2009. He had a Model for End-stage Liver Disease (MELD) score of 21 and started antiviral therapy with sofosbuvir (SOF) and daclatasvir (DCV) in March 2014. Due to hepatic decompensation, he received a LT in April 2014. Immunosuppression was performed with tacrolimus (TAC) and mycophenolate-mofetil (MMF), and boosted with prednisolone in the initial stage. Four weeks after his LT, the patient presented with an acute renal injury. The patient was discharged one week later after sufficient hydration, discontinuation of non-steroidal anti-phlogistics therapy, and adjustments to his immunosuppressive regimen. At the beginning of his therapy, the number of RNA copies was 13,000 IU/mL. He received 24 weeks of anti-HCV treatment with SOF and DCV; the antiviral treatment was successful and his LT was well tolerated. CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of HCV is feasible in a peritransplant setting. The antiviral regimen we used did not seem to have any relevant interactions with the patient’s immunosuppressive regimens. Still, the peritransplant setting is a very demanding environment for anti-HCV therapy, and further studies are needed. International Scientific Literature, Inc. 2016-08-24 /pmc/articles/PMC4999016/ /pubmed/27554644 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.895839 Text en © Am J Case Rep, 2016 This work is licensed under Creative Common Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0) |
spellingShingle | Articles Seifert, Leon Louis Heinzow, Hauke Kabar, Iyad Christensen, Stefan Hüsing, Anna Schmidt, Hartmut H.-J. Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title | Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title_full | Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title_fullStr | Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title_full_unstemmed | Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title_short | Successful Anti-HCV Therapy of a Former Intravenous Drug User with Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir in a Peritranspant Setting: A Case Report |
title_sort | successful anti-hcv therapy of a former intravenous drug user with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir in a peritranspant setting: a case report |
topic | Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4999016/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27554644 http://dx.doi.org/10.12659/AJCR.895839 |
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