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Session 173  Poster Abstracts
Hepatitis C Co-infection: Treatment
Tuesday, 1-4 pm
Room: Hall B
    1070

Frequency of RVR and Its Utility as a Predictor of Treatment Outcome In HIV+ and HIV- Individuals with Acute Hepatitis C
Gail Matthews*1, M Hellard2, P Haber3, B Yeung1, D Baker4, A Lloyd5, W Rawlinson6, J Sasadeusz7, J Kaldor1, G Dore1, and on behalf of the ATAHC Study Group
1Natl Ctr for HIV Epidemiology and Clin Res, Univ of New South Wales, Australia; 2Macfarlane Inst for Med Res and Publ Hlth, Melbourne, Australia; 3Drug Hlth Svc, Royal Prince Alfred Hosp, Sydney, Australia; 4407 Doctors, Sydney, Australia; 5Univ of New South Wales, Sch of Med Sci, Sydney, Australia; 6SEALS Microbio, Prince of Wales Hosp, Sydney, Australia; and 7Royal Melbourne Hosp, Australia
    1071 The TGF-ß High-producer Genotype Is Associated with Response to HCV-specific Therapy in HIV+ Patients with Acute Hepatitis C
Jacob Nattermann*, M Vogel, H Nischalke, G Ahlenstiel, M Michalk, T Sauerbruch, J Rockstroh, U Spengler, and Kompetenznetz HIV/AIDS
Univ of Bonn, Germany
    1072 High Rate of Sustained Virological Response to an Early Course of Anti-HCV Treatment for Acute HCV Hepatitis in HIV+ Patients
Stephanie Dominguez*1, S Bhagani2, M Vogel3, M Nelson4, J Rockstroh3, E Low4, A Azwa4, M A Valantin1, C Katlama1, and M Guiguet5
1Hosp Pitie-Salpetriere, Paris, France; 2Royal Free Infectious Disease Unit, London, UK; 3Univ of Bonn, Germany; 4Chelsea and Westminster Hosp, London, UK; and 5INSERM U720, Paris VI Univ, Paris, France
    1073

On-treatment Responses at Weeks 4 and 12 Can Be Used to Predict Sustained Virological Response Rates in HCV/HIV-co-infected Patients Treated with Peg-Interferonbeta-2a and Ribavirin
M Rodriguez-Torres1, Juergen Rockstroh*2, J Depamphilis3, G Carosi4, D Dieterich5, and F Torriani6
1Fndn de Investigacion de Diego, Santurce, Puerto Rico; 2Univ of Bonn, Germany; 3Roche, Nutley, NJ, US; 4Univ Degli Studi di Brescia, Italy; 5Mt Sinai Sch of Med, New York, NY, US; and 6Univ of California, San Diego, US
    1074

Efficacy of Pegylated Interferon + Ribavirin Treatment in HIV/HCV-co-infected Patients Receiving Abacavir + Lamivudine or Tenofovir + either Lamivudine or Emtricitabine as Nucleoside Analogue Backbone
Jose Mira*1, L Lopez-Cortes2, P Barreiro3, C Tural4, M Torres-Tortosa5, I de los Santos Gil6, P Martin-Rico7, M Rios-Villegas8, J Macias1, and J Pineda1
1Hosp Univ de Valme, Seville, Spain; 2Hosp Univ Virgen del Rocio, Seville, Spain; 3Hosp Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; 4Hosp Univ Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain; 5Hosp Punta Europa, Algeciras, Spain; 6Hosp Univ de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain; 7Hosp Univ Carlos Haya, Malaga, Spain; and 8Hosp Univ Virgen Macarena, Seville, Spain
    1075

Does the Choice of NRTI Have a Significant Influence on the Outcome of peg-IFN plus Ribavirin among HIV/HCV-co-infected Patients?
Ana Moreno*1, C Quereda1, A Muriel2, M Perez-Elias1, J Casado1, F Dronda1, M Mateos3, A Moreno4, R Barcena5, and S Moreno1
1Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 2Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 3Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 4Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; and 5Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain
    1076

The Use of TDF+ 3TC/ FTC Is Associated with an Improved Response to Pegylated Interferon + Ribavirin in HIV/HCV-co-infected Patients Receiving HAART: The Gesida 50/06 Study
Juan J Gonzalez-Garcia*1,2, J Berenguer3, E Condes4, C Quereda5, P Labarga6, M Laguno7, M von Wichman8, P Robres9, I Santos10, B Moyano2, and The GESIDA 50/06 Study Group
1Hosp La Paz, Madrid, Spain; 2Agencia de Ensayos Clínicos de Gesida, Spain; 3Hosp Gregorio Maranon, Madrid, Spain; 4Hosp de Mostoles, Madrid, Spain; 5Hosp Ramon y Cajal, Madrid, Spain; 6Hosp Carlos III, Madrid, Spain; 7Hosp Clinic i Provincial, Barcelona, Spain; 8Hosp Donostia, San Sebastian, Spain; 9Hosp de Bellvitge, Barcelona, Spain; and 10Hosp de la Princesa, Madrid, Spain
    1077

Race but Not HIV Status Affects Hepatitis C Early Viral Kinetics
Mamta Jain*1, J Shelton1, N Liston1, B Adams-Huet1, N Attar1, H J Yuan1, M Gale2, and W Lee1
1Univ of Texas Southwestern Med Ctr, Dallas, US and 2Univ of Washington, Seattle, US
    1078

Treatment Rates and Eligibility in HCV Mono-infected vs HCV/HIV Co-infected Persons
A Butt1,2, J Tsevat3, O Shaikh1, D McMahon1, Uzma Khan*4, Z Dorey-Stein5, and V Lo Re5
1Univ of Pittsburgh Med Ctr, PA, US; 2Ctr for Hlth Equity Res and Promotion, Pittsburgh, PA, US; 3Inst for the Study of Hlth, Univ of Cincinnati Med Ctr and Cincinnati VAMC, OH, US; 4Albany Med Ctr, NY, US; and 5Univ of Pennsylvania Med Ctr, Philadelphia, US
    1079

Utility and Predictors of Rapid Viral Response in HCV and HCV/HIV-co-infected Hemophiliacs
Philippe Zamor*1, N Shire1, S Rouster1, E Eyster2, K Sherman1, and Multicenter Hemophilia Cohort HCV Study Group
1Univ of Cincinnati, OH, US and 2Penn State Med Ctr, Hershey, US
    1080

Analyzing Substrate Recognition in Terms of Drug Resistance in HCV NS3 Protease
Keith Romano* and C Schiffer
Univ of Massachusetts Med Sch, Worcester, US
  1081a

A Novel HCV NS3/4A Protease Assay Using a Bacteriophage Lambda-based Genetic Screen
Sandra Franco*, B Clotet, and M Martinez
irsiCaixa Fndn, Spain
  1081b

A Randomized Trial to Compare the Efficacy and Safety of PEG-interferon alfa-2b plus Ribavirin versus PEG-interferon alfa-2a plus Rivabirin for Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C in HIV Co-infected Patients.
M Laguno1, C Cifuentes2, J Murillas3, F Vidal4, L Bonet3, S Veloso4, C Tural5, I Perez1, J Gatell1, and Josep Mallolas*1
1Hosp Clin Barcelona, Spain; 2Hosp Son Llatzer, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; 3Hosp Son Dureta, Palma de Mallorca, Spain; 4Hosp Joan XXIII, Tarragona, Spain; and 5Hosp Univ Germans Trias i Pujol, Badalona, Spain