Real-world effectiveness of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir and ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for mixed genotype hepatitis C infection: A multicenter pooled analysis in Taiwan.

Abstract

Data on direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) treatment for mixed genotype hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection are scant. This study examined the effectiveness of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir (GLE/PIB) and ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) for mixed HCV genotype infection in a real-world setting in Taiwan. We analysed the data from all patients with mixed HCV genotype infections treated with GLE/PIB or LDV/SOF from 2017 to 2019 in three Chang Gung Memorial Hospitals in Taiwan. The primary treatment outcome was sustained virologic response 12 weeks after treatment cessation (SVR12). Adverse events (AEs) were also evaluated. A total of 5190 HCV patients received DAA treatment during this time period. Among them, 116 patients (2.2%) had mixed infections of any 2 or 3 genotypes of 1a, 1b, 2, 3 and 6. Fifty-four patients received GLE/PIB and 62 received LDV/SOF. SVR12 rates for LDV/SOF vs GLE/PIB therapy were 96.6% (56/58) vs 100% (51/51) by the per-protocol analysis and 90.3% (56/62) vs 94.4% (51/54) by the evaluable population analysis. Two patients with 1b + 6 and 1b + 2 genotype infections in the LDV/SOF group had relapse. Evaluating the GLE/PIB vs LDV/SOF groups for the most common AEs revealed pruritus (16.7% vs 4.8%), abdominal discomfort (5.6% vs 8%) and fatigue (5.6% vs 4.8%). One patient with AE-related treatment discontinuation presented with liver decompensation after 4-week GLE/PIB therapy. DAA-related significant laboratory abnormalities occurred in two patients with >3× elevated bilirubin level in the GLE/PIB group. GLE/PIB and LDV/SOF are well tolerated and achieve high SVR12 rates for patients with mixed HCV genotype infection.

• Authors: Wen-Nan Chiu, Chao-Hung Hung, Sheng-Nan Lu, Mei-Yen Chen, Shui-Yi Tung, Kuo-Liang Wei, Chung-Kuang Lu, Chien-Hung Chen, Tsung-Hui Hu, Jin-Hung Hu, Wei-Ming Chen, Te-Sheng Chang
• Journal: Journal of viral hepatitis (J Viral Hepat) Vol. 27 Issue 9 Pg. 866-872 (09 2020) ISSN: 1365-2893 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 32343472 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Multicenter Study, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
• Copyright: © 2020 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Chemical References

• Aminoisobutyric Acids
• Antiviral Agents
• Benzimidazoles
• Cyclopropanes
• Fluorenes
• Lactams, Macrocyclic
• Pyrrolidines
• Quinoxalines
• Sulfonamides
• ledipasvir
• pibrentasvir
• Proline
• Leucine
• glecaprevir
• Sofosbuvir

Topics

• Aminoisobutyric Acids (therapeutic use)
• Antiviral Agents (therapeutic use)
• Benzimidazoles (therapeutic use)
• Cyclopropanes (therapeutic use)
• Fluorenes (therapeutic use)
• Genotype
• Hepacivirus (genetics)
• Hepatitis C (drug therapy)
• Hepatitis C, Chronic (drug therapy)
• Humans
• Lactams, Macrocyclic (therapeutic use)
• Leucine (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Proline (analogs & derivatives, therapeutic use)
• Pyrrolidines (therapeutic use)
• Quinoxalines (therapeutic use)
• Sofosbuvir (therapeutic use)
• Sulfonamides (therapeutic use)
• Sustained Virologic Response
• Taiwan