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Influence of ABCB11 and HNF4α genes on daclatasvir plasma concentration: preliminary pharmacogenetic data from the
Jessica Cusato1, Amedeo De Nicolò1, Lucio Boglione1
1Department of Medical Sciences, University of Turin, Amedeo di Savoia Hospital, Turin, Italy.
Background:
Daclatasvir is an inhibitor of HCV non-structural 5A protein and is a P-glycoprotein substrate. Pharmacogenetics has had a great impact on previous anti-HCV therapies, particularly considering the association of IL-28B polymorphisms with dual therapy outcome.
Objectives:
We investigated the association between daclatasvir plasma concentrations at 2 weeks and 1 month of therapy and genetic variants (SNPs) in genes encoding transporters and nuclear factors (ABCB1, ABCB11 and HNF4α).
Patients And Methods:
Allelic discrimination was achieved through real-time PCR, whereas plasma concentrations were evaluated through LC-MS/MS.
Results:
Fifty-two patients were analysed, all enrolled in the Kineti-C study. HNF4α 975 C > G polymorphism was found to be associated with the daclatasvir plasma concentrations at 2 weeks (P = 0.009) and 1 month of therapy (P = 0.006). Linear regression analysis suggested that, at 2 weeks of therapy, age, baseline BMI and haematocrit were significant predictors of daclatasvir concentrations, whereas at 1 month of therapy ABCB111131 CC and HNF4α CG/GG genotypes were significant predictors of daclatasvir concentrations.
Conclusions:
These are the first and preliminary results from our clinical study focusing on daclatasvir pharmacogenetics, showing that this approach could have a role in the era of new anti-HCV therapies.
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