Adriano M Pellicelli1, Marzia Montalbano2, Raffaella Lionetti2, Christine Durand3, Peter Ferenci4, Gianpiero D'Offizi2, Viola Knop5, Andrea Telese6, Ilaria Lenci6, Arnaldo Andreoli7, Stefan Zeuzem5, Mario Angelico6. 1. Liver Unit, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy. Electronic address: adriano.pellicelli@tiscali.it. 2. Liver Unit, Istituto Nazionale Malattie Infettive Spallanzani, Rome, Italy. 3. Division of Infectious Diseases, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA. 4. Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, University of Vienna, Austria. 5. Internal Medicine, Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany. 6. Liver Unit, Tor Vergata University, Rome, Italy. 7. Liver Unit, San Camillo Forlanini Hospital, Rome, Italy.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: We evaluated efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir±ribavirin in liver transplant recipients with severe recurrent hepatitis C. METHODS: Patients included in an international compassionate use programme for treatment with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir±ribavirin for 24 weeks were prospectively studied. Serum hepatitis C virus RNA was measured at treatment weeks 4, 12, and 24 and during follow-up at weeks 4, 8, and 12. RESULTS: Twelve patients (3 with fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis and 9 with cirrhosis; median model for end-stage liver disease score 20) received sofosbuvir 400mg/day+daclatasvir 60mg/day, and 6 patients (50%) also received ribavirin 200-800mg/day. Nine patients completed 24 weeks of treatment (75%), and all had undetectable hepatitis C virus RNA at week 24; 3 patients died (25%, liver failure, gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis); 4 patients experienced severe liver disease-related adverse events. Post-treatment hepatitis C virus RNA was available for 5 patients (week 8, n=2; week 4, n=3) and was undetectable in all cases. Mean Child-Pugh score and albumin level improved significantly at week 24. No changes in immunosuppressant doses were needed. CONCLUSION: All-oral sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir combination shows high virological efficacy in liver transplant recipients and does not interact with immunosuppressants. All adverse events were unrelated to study drugs. These data strongly suggest that this combination must be initiated before decompensation.
BACKGROUND: We evaluated efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir±ribavirin in liver transplant recipients with severe recurrent hepatitis C. METHODS:Patients included in an international compassionate use programme for treatment with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir±ribavirin for 24 weeks were prospectively studied. Serum hepatitis C virus RNA was measured at treatment weeks 4, 12, and 24 and during follow-up at weeks 4, 8, and 12. RESULTS: Twelve patients (3 with fibrosing cholestatic hepatitis and 9 with cirrhosis; median model for end-stage liver disease score 20) received sofosbuvir 400mg/day+daclatasvir 60mg/day, and 6 patients (50%) also received ribavirin 200-800mg/day. Nine patients completed 24 weeks of treatment (75%), and all had undetectable hepatitis C virus RNA at week 24; 3 patients died (25%, liver failure, gastrointestinal bleeding and sepsis); 4 patients experienced severe liver disease-related adverse events. Post-treatment hepatitis C virus RNA was available for 5 patients (week 8, n=2; week 4, n=3) and was undetectable in all cases. Mean Child-Pugh score and albumin level improved significantly at week 24. No changes in immunosuppressant doses were needed. CONCLUSION: All-oral sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir combination shows high virological efficacy in liver transplant recipients and does not interact with immunosuppressants. All adverse events were unrelated to study drugs. These data strongly suggest that this combination must be initiated before decompensation.
Authors: Ashton A Shaffer; Alvin G Thomas; Mary Grace Bowring; Sarah E Van Pilsum Rasmussen; Ayla Cash; Lauren M Kucirka; Saleh A Alqahtani; Ahmet Gurakar; Mark S Sulkowski; Andrew M Cameron; Dorry L Segev; Christine M Durand Journal: Transpl Infect Dis Date: 2018-09-21 Impact factor: 2.228
Authors: M G Bowring; L M Kucirka; A B Massie; X Luo; A Cameron; M Sulkowski; K Rakestraw; A Gurakar; I Kuo; D L Segev; C M Durand Journal: Am J Transplant Date: 2016-08-24 Impact factor: 8.086