Real-World Virological Efficacy and Safety of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 2 Infection : A Multicenter Study

INTRODUCTION: The real-world virological efficacy and safety of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy with ledipasvir (LDV) plus sofosbuvir (SOF) were assessed in patients who were chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2.

METHODS: A total of 126 patients with chronic hepatitis C due to HCV genotype 2 infection who were treated with the LDV/SOF regimen were enrolled. The sustained virological response (SVR) rate and safety were analyzed. SVR was assessed in the intention-to-treat (ITT) population as well as in the modified intention-to-treat (mITT) population, which excluded patients with non-virological failure, including those who dropped out before the SVR assessment.

RESULTS: The overall SVR rates of the ITT and mITT populations were 87.3% (95% confidence interval [CI] 80.2-92.6) (110/126) and 97.3% (95% CI 92.4-99.4) (110/113), respectively. In the mITT population, the percentages of patients with undetectable HCV RNA at 4, 8, and 12 weeks after the start of therapy were 92.9% (95% CI 86.5-96.9) (105/113), 99.1% (95% CI 95.2-100.0) (112/113), and 100.0% (95% CI 97.4-100.0) (113/113), respectively. Subgroup analyses of the mITT population showed no significant differences in SVR rates according to age, sex, HCV genotype (subtype), history of interferon-based therapy, baseline FIB-4 index, or baseline estimated glomerular filtration rate. In all subpopulations, the SVR rates were > 90%. There were no severe adverse events associated with the treatment.

CONCLUSION: The LDV/SOF regimen showed high virological efficacy and acceptable safety in patients with HCV genotype 2 infection.

TRIAL REGISTRATION: UMIN registration no. 000038604.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2021

Erschienen:

2021

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Infectious diseases and therapy - 10(2021), 1 vom: 03. März, Seite 269-280

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Tada, Toshifumi [VerfasserIn]
Kumada, Takashi [VerfasserIn]
Okushin, Hiroaki [VerfasserIn]
Tani, Joji [VerfasserIn]
Takaguchi, Koichi [VerfasserIn]
Tsutsui, Akemi [VerfasserIn]
Toyoda, Hidenori [VerfasserIn]
Yasuda, Satoshi [VerfasserIn]
Dohmen, Kazufumi [VerfasserIn]
Hiraoka, Atsushi [VerfasserIn]
Michitaka, Kojiro [VerfasserIn]
Nouso, Kazuhiro [VerfasserIn]
Kariyama, Kazuya [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Soo Ryang [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Soo Ki [VerfasserIn]
Fujioka, Shinichi [VerfasserIn]
Mikami, Shigeru [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, Yuto [VerfasserIn]
Tamai, Tsutomu [VerfasserIn]
Atsukawa, Masanori [VerfasserIn]
Itokawa, Norio [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, Hironori [VerfasserIn]
Tsuji, Kunihiko [VerfasserIn]
Ishikawa, Toru [VerfasserIn]
Imai, Michitaka [VerfasserIn]
Itobayashi, Ei [VerfasserIn]
Shibata, Hiroshi [VerfasserIn]
Shimada, Noritomo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Genotype 2
Hepatitis C virus
Journal Article
Ledipasvir
Sofosbuvir
Sustained virological response

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Date Revised 29.03.2021

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s40121-020-00364-9

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NLM317096834