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  • 1.  HIV/HBV Coinfection

    Posted 14 days ago

    I have a 49 yo male, heavily treatment experienced with HIV/HBV, CKD, and hypophosphatemia. Creatinine stable at 1.5 mg/dL, CrCl ~ 55 mL/min. 

    He was previously on some pretty wonky regimens - failed RAL BID + ABC/3TC, was transitioned to ETR BID + DRV/c daily + AZT/3TC BID. Then TDF 300mg daily added to this regimen, discontinued due to renal decline and started on FTC/TAF (while continuing 3TC/AZT BID...). I was able to simplify his regimen to DRV/c + DOR + TAF and he has remained undetectable for the last 5 years.

    HIV mutations are as follows:
    PI - E35D, M46M/I
    RT: V35D, M41L, K65R, V106V/I, M184V
    INSTI: G140S, Q148H

    HBV genotype includes L180M and M204V with 3TC/FTC resistance and entecavir resistance possible. He came to us on entecavir treatment and was never suppressed until transition to TAF. His HBV DNA PCR was 34,000 when he transitioned to TAF (down from >170,000,000 at treatment onset) and became suppressed over the next several months.

    His phosphorus level was low (2.0 mg/dL) at routine annual check in Jan 2023 (down from 3 mg/dL Jan 2024). Repeated phos two weeks later was 1.8 mg/dL - calculated fractional excretion was 25.9%. At that time, we referred to nephrology and tried to find a suitable non-tenofovir based regimen to no avail. His phos stabilized for the remainder of 2023 but has dropped again - most recently down to 1.3 mg/dL while on K-Phos 500mg PO BID. 

    I feel we need to discontinue tenofovir based regimen but the only other first-line option for HBV is pegylated interferon which he will likely not tolerate. I am also apprehensive to have him on dual HIV therapy given his extensive treatment history/failures and current mutations. I would be comfortable adding LEN on to DRV/c + DOR and maintaining suppression but really struggling to find a feasible HBV treatment with the rest of the clinical picture.

    Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!



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    Jacob Lines, PharmD, BCACP, AAHIVP
    ETSU COE for HIV/AIDS
    Johnson City, TN
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  • 2.  RE: HIV/HBV Coinfection

    Posted 13 days ago

    Good Evening,

    If he is tolerating the current regimen for his HIV/HBV co-infection I would recommend leaving it be. His CrCl is 55 and his serum creatinine is good. The hypophosphatemia can be treated with intravenous phosphate infusions need be. I look at it from the prospect of what would cause his demise first, fulmanent hepatitis, advanced HIV versus low phosphorus levels. What does nephrology say about his levels? The TAF seems to be effective and has less renal and bone effects vs TDF, Regarding the concern over his phosphorus levels. 

    Excuse typos, spelling,  drafted this on the move.



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    Martel S. Warden, MHA, MSN, APRN
    Family Nurse Practitioner
    Christian Community Health Center
    Chicago, IL 60628
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  • 3.  RE: HIV/HBV Coinfection

    Posted 12 days ago

    This is a tough case. The elevated FEphos in the setting of hypophosphatemia does suggest proximal renal tubulopathy (PRT). On the other hand, there are extensive data in both HIV and HBV-infected patients showing the renal safety of TAF in patients with a history of PRT on TDF, and the few case reports of PRT on TAF have not been convincing: Either the PRT wasn't well documented or there were multiple other potential causes of kidney disease.

    If this were a patient with HIV monoinfection, it would be easy enough to replace the TAF, but because this patient has HBV coinfection, getting rid of TAF could be risky. I don't have an answer, but I suspect that nephrologists would approach this differently from ID specialists or hepatologists. Perhaps this is a case where a kidney biopsy might be considered.



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    Joel Gallant, MD, MPH
    Santa Fe, NM
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