Comparison of three quantitative HCV RNA assays in samples from HCV genotype 1- or 4-infected patients treated with the NS3/4A protease inhibitor simeprevir

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BACKGROUND: Monitoring HCV RNA levels during treatment is an important tool for managing protease-inhibitor-based regimens, and different assays used in clinical practice can impact treatment decisions.

OBJECTIVES: The concordance of three HCV RNA assays was determined, and their impact on treatment decisions assessed using samples from HCV genotype (GT) 1- and GT4-infected patients treated with the NS3/4A inhibitor simeprevir in combination with pegylated interferon-α/ribavirin.

STUDY DESIGN: Plasma samples collected during the simeprevir Phase III studies QUEST-1 and QUEST-2 (GT1), and RESTORE (GT4) were analyzed with the Roche High-Pure-System COBAS(®) TaqMan(®) HCV v2.0 (HPS), the Roche AmpliPrep COBAS(®) TaqMan(®) HCV v2.0 (CAP), and the Abbott RealTime HCV (ART) assay.

RESULTS: In GT1, of the 440 samples, 81% were undetectable (rapid virological response; RVR) by HPS at Week 4, 76% by CAP and 44% by ART. In GT4 (103 samples), RVR rates were 67% by HPS and 24% by ART. HCV RNA <25IU/mL at Week 4 was observed for 95-96% and 92% GT1 samples and 86% and 74% GT4 samples by HPS/CAP and ART, respectively. At Week 12, assay concordance for undetectability was high in GT1 and GT4, (95-98% and 93%, respectively).

CONCLUSIONS: While different HCV RNA assays can lead to substantially different RVR rates, a good concordance was observed with a cut-off of 25IU/mL. Sustained virologic response rates among GT1 patients achieving RVR or <25IU/mL at Week 4 were high and similar between assays used. At later time points, when viremia is low, assay concordance was high.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2015

Erschienen:

2015

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:72

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Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 72(2015) vom: 07. Nov., Seite 133-40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fevery, Bart [VerfasserIn]
Susser, Simone [VerfasserIn]
Lenz, Oliver [VerfasserIn]
Cloherty, Gavin [VerfasserIn]
Perner, Dany [VerfasserIn]
Gilles, Leen [VerfasserIn]
De Locht, Patrick [VerfasserIn]
Picchio, Gaston [VerfasserIn]
De Meyer, Sandra [VerfasserIn]
Sarrazin, Christoph [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

49717AWG6K
9WS5RD66HZ
Antiviral Agents
Assay concordance
Comparative Study
DAA
Evaluation Study
HCV RNA quantification
HCV genotype 1 and 4
Interferon-alpha
Journal Article
Protease Inhibitors
RNA, Viral
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Response-guided treatment
Ribavirin
Simeprevir

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Date Completed 05.10.2016

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.jcv.2015.09.015

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM254134572