Ming-Lung Yu1, Chao-Hung Hung2, Yi-Hsiang Huang3, Cheng-Yuan Peng4, Chun-Yen Lin5, Pin-Nan Cheng6, Rong-Nan Chien5, Shih-Jer Hsu7, Chen-Hua Liu8, Chung-Feng Huang9, Chien-Wei Su3, Jee-Fu Huang9, Chun-Jen Liu8, Jia-Horng Kao8, Wan-Long Chuang10, Pei-Jer Chen8, Ding-Shinn Chen8. 1. Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatitis Center Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: fish6069@gmail.com. 2. Division of Hepatogastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, ChiaYi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan. 3. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Institute of Clinical Medicine, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan. 4. Division of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan. 5. Division of Hepatology, Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Linkou Medical Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan. 6. Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, National Cheng Kung University Hospital, Tainan, Taiwan. 7. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital Yun-Lin Branch, Yunlin, Taiwan. 8. Department of Internal Medicine, National Taiwan University Hospital and National Taiwan University College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan. 9. Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatitis Center Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. 10. Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatitis Center Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Electronic address: waloch@kmu.edu.uw.
Abstract
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: Treatment with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir (DCV + ASV) for 24 weeks provided a sustained virologic response (SVR) rate of over 90% in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b (HCV-1b) infected patients without non-structural 5A (NS5A) resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) at the L31 and Y93 sites. In this study, we investigated whether adding ribavirin to the DCV + ASV combination could shorten the original treatment regimen to 12 weeks without compromising the treatment efficacy for HCV-1b patients without NS5A RASs. METHODS: In the prospective, open-label, single-arm, nationwide multi-center phase III study, a total of 70 interferon-naïve or interferon-experienced HCV-1b patients without baseline L31/Y93 RASs received daclatasvir (60 mg/day) and asunaprevir (100 mg twice daily) plus weight-based ribavirin (1000-1200 mg/day) for 12 weeks, with a 12-week post-treatment follow-up. The primary end-point was the rate of undetectable HCV RNA 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12). RESULTS: The SVR12 rate was 97.1% (68/70) and 100% (68/68) in the full-analysis-set and the per-protocol population, respectively. None of the 68 patients who completed the 12-week treatment experienced relapse during post-treatment follow-up. Two patients withdrew from the study at treatment days 21 and 34 due to anorexia and fatigue, which were considered ribavirin-related and resolved post medication cessation. A total of 4 serious adverse events were reported and considered treatment-unrelated. No deaths or grade 4 adverse events requiring hospitalization was observed throughout the study. CONCLUSION: Truncated regimen of DCV + ASV plus ribavirin for 12 weeks was highly effective and safe in HCV-1b patients without NS5A L31/Y93 RAS.
BACKGROUND/ PURPOSE: Treatment with daclatasvir plus asunaprevir (DCV + ASV) for 24 weeks provided a sustained virologic response (SVR) rate of over 90% in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b (HCV-1b) infected patients without non-structural 5A (NS5A) resistance-associated substitutions (RASs) at the L31 and Y93 sites. In this study, we investigated whether adding ribavirin to the DCV + ASV combination could shorten the original treatment regimen to 12 weeks without compromising the treatment efficacy for HCV-1b patients without NS5A RASs. METHODS: In the prospective, open-label, single-arm, nationwide multi-center phase III study, a total of 70 interferon-naïve or interferon-experienced HCV-1b patients without baseline L31/Y93 RASs received daclatasvir (60 mg/day) and asunaprevir (100 mg twice daily) plus weight-based ribavirin (1000-1200 mg/day) for 12 weeks, with a 12-week post-treatment follow-up. The primary end-point was the rate of undetectable HCV RNA 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12). RESULTS: The SVR12 rate was 97.1% (68/70) and 100% (68/68) in the full-analysis-set and the per-protocol population, respectively. None of the 68 patients who completed the 12-week treatment experienced relapse during post-treatment follow-up. Two patients withdrew from the study at treatment days 21 and 34 due to anorexia and fatigue, which were considered ribavirin-related and resolved post medication cessation. A total of 4 serious adverse events were reported and considered treatment-unrelated. No deaths or grade 4 adverse events requiring hospitalization was observed throughout the study. CONCLUSION: Truncated regimen of DCV + ASV plus ribavirin for 12 weeks was highly effective and safe in HCV-1b patients without NS5A L31/Y93 RAS.