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Anna Piekarska1, Aleksandra Berkan-Kawińska1, Zbigniew Deroń2
1Department of Infectious Diseases and Hepatology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
Aim Of The Study:
The aim of this overview was to evaluate the efficacy of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL) combination in a real-life setting, with particular regard to treatment-experienced individuals.
Material And Methods:
Seventy-five consecutive patients who were treated with SOF/VEL, completed the 12-week follow-up and had sustained virologic response (SVR) evaluated were included in the analysis. Out of them, 60 (80%) patients were treatment-naïve and 15 (20%) were treatment-experienced.
Results:
SVR rates reached 89.4% (66/75) in the whole study group and were comparable irrespective of the fibrosis stage or HCV genotype. However, a significant difference in treatment efficacy between treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced individuals was observed, with SVR rates of 98.3% (59/60) and 46.7% (7/15), respectively (p < 0.0001).
Conclusions:
Further studies including large real-life cohorts of treatment-experienced patients treated with SOF/VEL are warranted to elucidate the real efficacy of this regimen as a retreatment option.
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