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Published on: June 18, 2020
Sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir with or without ribavirin in 551 patients with hepatitis C-related cirrhosis, genotype 4
H El-Khayat1, Y Fouad2, H I Mohamed2
1Gastroenterology and Endemic Medicine Department, Theodore Research Institute, Cairo, Egypt.
Background:
The Daclatasvir and Sofosbuvir combination therapy (SOF/DCV) has shown efficacy in patients with chronic hepatitis C in clinical trials.
Aim:
To investigate the efficacy and safety of SOF/DCV for treatment of patients with hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis genotype 4.
Methods:
Multicentre study involving 551 patients with liver cirrhosis genotype 4; 432 naïve patients and 119 treatment-experienced patients. All patients received SOF (400 mg) and DCV (60 mg) daily in addition to weight-based ribavirin (RBV) for 12 weeks and when RBV is contraindicated the treatment duration was extended to 24 weeks.
Results:
Sustained virological response at 12 weeks after end of treatment (SVR12) rate was 92% in naïve cirrhotic patients and 87% in previous treated patients (by ITT analysis). Virological failure was infrequent, occurring in 42 patients (8%) overall. Thirty-two (6%) were non responders; and 10 (2%) cases were relapsers, 31 patients (7%) were CTP-A and 11 (13.3%) patients were CTP-B (by ITT analysis). The most common adverse events were anaemia, fatigue, headache, pruritus. Serious side effects were recorded mainly in CTP-B cirrhotic patients including HCC and hepatic encephalopathy.
Conclusions:
The SOF/DCV combination therapy has proven efficacy and safety in treating patients with hepatitis C-related liver cirrhosis genotype 4 in a large cohort of patients in the real world.
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