Directly observed therapy at opioid substitution facilities using sofosbuvir/velpatasvir results in excellent SVR12 rates in PWIDs at high risk for non-adherence to DAA therapy.
Caroline SchmidbauerMichael SchwarzAngelika SchützRaphael SchubertCornelia SchwankeEnisa GuticRoxana PirkerTobias LangThomas ReibergerHans HaltmayerMichael GschwantlerPublished in: PloS one (2021)
SOF/VEL given as DOT along with OAT in PWIDs at high risk of non-adherence to antiviral therapy including those with ongoing intravenous drug use resulted in excellent SVR rates similar to patients with presumed "excellent compliance" under standard drug intake.