Concomitant Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Direct-Acting Antivirals in HIV Coinfection: A Case Report

Alyssa Gallipani PharmD, BCACP; Agnes Cha PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP; Leonard Berkowitz MD; Anjali Bakshi MD

doi:10.1177/2325958218822062

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care (Jan 2019)

Concomitant Treatment of Hepatitis C Virus and Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Direct-Acting Antivirals in HIV Coinfection: A Case Report

Alyssa Gallipani PharmD, BCACP,
Agnes Cha PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP,
Leonard Berkowitz MD,
Anjali Bakshi MD

Affiliations

Alyssa Gallipani PharmD, BCACP: Corporate Pharmacy, RWJ Barnabas Health, West Orange, NJ, USA
Agnes Cha PharmD, AAHIVP, BCACP: Arnold & Marie Schwartz College of Pharmacy, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Leonard Berkowitz MD: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA
Anjali Bakshi MD: The Brooklyn Hospital Center, Brooklyn, NY, USA

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2325958218822062
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 18

Abstract

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This report describes a case of concomitant treatment of advanced diffuse large B-cell lymphoma with chemoimmunotherapy along with direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus in a patient coinfected with HIV. The patient tolerated gemcitabine, dexamethasone, cisplatin, and rituximab and achieved sustained virologic response after treatment with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir.

Published in Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

ISSN: 2325-9574 (Print); 2325-9582 (Online)
Publisher: SAGE Publishing
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the genitourinary system. Urology
Website: http://journals.sagepub.com/home/jia

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