This award will prepare the principal investigator for a career as an independent investigator in Infectious Disease epidemiology, with a particular focus on the clinical outcomes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in those co-infected with HIV. The training component of this proposal will include: 1) advanced epidemiologic coursework at the Center for Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics at Penn leading to a Ph.D. in Epidemiology, 2) mentorship from an internationally recognized epidemiologist, 3) collaboration with researchers at Penn in HIV epidemiology, chronic HCV infection, and biostatistics, and 4) collaboration with investigators from two ongoing HIV cohort studies. HCV co-infection is highly prevalent among HIV-infected patients, and end-stage liver disease (ESLD), the main clinical outcome of HCV infection, now represents the major cause of morbidity and mortality among HIV patients in the developed world. Despite the high prevalence of HIV/HCV co-infection and impact of ESLD, the risk factors for this clinical outcome have not been well examined among HIV/HCV patients. Published studies have evaluated primarily predictors of histological outcomes, but few HIV/HCV patients undergo liver biopsy because they refuse or are not offered due to contraindications (e.g., active alcohol use or coagulopathy). These studies are therefore unable to determine accurately the true effects of relevant risk factors for liver disease progression among HIV/HCV patients. In contrast, studies focused on a clinical outcome such as ESLD are far preferable because they can include the typical patients with HIV/HCV co-infection. Since data show that liver disease progression is substantially slower in women versus men, the risk factors and predictors of ESLD are likely to be different in HIV/HCV-co-infected women than in men and should be examined separately. To begin to address these issues, this proposal has three Specific Aims: 1) To determine the risk factors for ESLD among HIV/HCV-co-infected men, 2) To derive and internally validate a clinical predictive index to stratify HIV/HCV-co-infected men by risk of progression to ESLD, and 3) To validate the ability of specified combinations of clinical, laboratory, and pharmacy data collected by the Women's Interagency HIV Study to identify HIV/HCV-co-infected women with ESLD.
Specific Aims 1 and 2 will utilize data from the Veterans Aging Cohort Study, a multi-center, prospective cohort study of HIV-positive and -negative veterans in care at eight Veterans Administration medical centers.
Specific Aim 3 will utilize data from three sites in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a prospective cohort study of HIV-positive and -negative women. Upon completion of these aims, the PI will have made substantive contributions to knowledge of the natural history and risk factors for HCV co-infection in HIV-infected men and be poised to make similar contributions in the future to knowledge of the natural history of HCV co-infection in HIV-infected women.

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Type
Research Scientist Development Award - Research & Training (K01)
Project #
5K01AI070001-04
Application #
7825414
Study Section
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Research Review Committee (AIDS)
Program Officer
Sharp, Gerald B
Project Start
2007-07-15
Project End
2012-04-30
Budget Start
2010-05-01
Budget End
2011-04-30
Support Year
4
Fiscal Year
2010
Total Cost
$133,029
Indirect Cost
Name
University of Pennsylvania
Department
Biostatistics & Other Math Sci
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
042250712
City
Philadelphia
State
PA
Country
United States
Zip Code
19104
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Drozd, Daniel R; Kitahata, Mari M; Althoff, Keri N et al. (2017) Increased Risk of Myocardial Infarction in HIV-Infected Individuals in North America Compared With the General Population. J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr 75:568-576
Bedimo, Roger; Maalouf, Naim M; Lo Re 3rd, Vincent (2016) Hepatitis C virus coinfection as a risk factor for osteoporosis and fracture. Curr Opin HIV AIDS 11:285-93
Lo Re 3rd, Vincent; Gowda, Charitha; Urick, Paul N et al. (2016) Disparities in Absolute Denial of Modern Hepatitis C Therapy by Type of Insurance. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 14:1035-43
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Ogdie, Alexis; Pang, Wyki Gina; Forde, Kimberly A et al. (2015) Prevalence and risk factors for patient-reported joint pain among patients with HIV/hepatitis C coinfection, hepatitis C monoinfection, and HIV monoinfection. BMC Musculoskelet Disord 16:93
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Hernandez-Trujillo, Hillary; Orange, Jordan S; Roy, Jason A et al. (2015) Validity of Primary Immunodeficiency Disease Diagnoses in United States Medicaid Data. J Clin Immunol 35:566-72
Lo Re 3rd, Vincent; Lynn, Kenneth; Stumm, Emily R et al. (2015) Structural Bone Deficits in HIV/HCV-Coinfected, HCV-Monoinfected, and HIV-Monoinfected Women. J Infect Dis 212:924-33
Hafkin, J S; Osborn, M K; Localio, A R et al. (2014) Incidence and risk factors for incomplete HBV DNA suppression in HIV/HBV-co-infected patients initiating tenofovir-based therapy. J Viral Hepat 21:288-96

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