Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study

Olav Dalgard; Ola Weiland; Geir Noraberg; Lars Karlsen; Lars Heggelund; Martti Färkkilâ; Ulla Balslev; Erika Belard; Anne Øvrehus; Mette Skalshøi Kjær; Henrik Krarup; Birgit Thorup Røge; Sofie Hallager; Lone G Madsen; Alex Lund Laursen; Martin Lagging; Nina Weis

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0179764

Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study

Olav Dalgard, Ola Weiland, Geir Noraberg, Lars Karlsen, Lars Heggelund, Martti Färkkilâ, Ulla Balslev, Erika Belard, Anne Øvrehus, Mette Skalshøi Kjær, Henrik Krarup, Birgit Thorup Røge, Sofie Hallager, Lone G Madsen, Alex Lund Laursen, Martin Lagging, Nina Weis

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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infection with advanced liver disease has emerged as the most challenging to treat. We retrospectively assessed the treatment outcome of sofosbuvir (SOF) based regimes for treatment of HCV genotype 3 infections in a real life setting in Scandinavia.

METHODS: Consecutive patients with chronic HCV genotype 3 infection were enrolled at 16 treatment centers in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. Patients who had received a SOF containing regimen were included. The fibrosis stage was evaluated by liver biopsy or transient liver elastography. The following treatments were given according availability and local guidelines: 1) SOF + ribavirin (RBV) for 24 weeks, 2) SOF + daclatasvir (DCV) +/-RBV for 12-24 weeks, 3) SOF + pegylated interferon alpha (peg-IFN-α) + RBV for 12 weeks or 4) SOF/ledipasvir (LDV) + RBV for 12-16 weeks. The primary endpoint was sustained virological response (SVR) assessed at week 12 (SVR12) after end of treatment.

RESULTS: We included 316 patients with a mean age of 55 years (range 24-79), 70% men, 49% treatment experienced, 58% with compensated cirrhosis and 12% with decompensated cirrhosis.In the modified intention to treat (mITT) population SVR12 was achieved in 284/311 (91%) patients. Among 26 treatment failures, five had non-response, 3 breakthrough and 18 relapse. Five patients were not included in the mITT population. Three patients died from reasons unrelated to treatment and two were lost to follow-up. The SVR12 rate was similar for all treatment regimens, but lower in men (p = 0.042), and in patients with decompensated liver disease (p = 0.004).

CONCLUSION: We found that sofosbuvir based treatment in a real-life setting could offer SVR rates exceeding 90% in patients with HCV genotype 3 infection and advanced liver disease.

Original language	English
Article number	e0179764
Journal	PloS one
Volume	12
Issue number	7
Number of pages	8
ISSN	1932-6203
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179764
Publication status	Published - 13 Jul 2017

Keywords

Adult
Aged
Antiviral Agents
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Genotype
Hepacivirus
Hepatitis C, Chronic
Humans
Imidazoles
Interferon-alpha
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Ribavirin
Scandinavian and Nordic Countries
Sofosbuvir
Sustained Virologic Response
Treatment Outcome
Journal Article
Multicenter Study

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Dalgard, O., Weiland, O., Noraberg, G., Karlsen, L., Heggelund, L., Färkkilâ, M., Balslev, U., Belard, E., Øvrehus, A., Skalshøi Kjær, M., Krarup, H., Thorup Røge, B., Hallager, S., Madsen, L. G., Lund Laursen, A., Lagging, M., & Weis, N. (2017). Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study. PloS one, 12(7), [e0179764]. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179764

Dalgard, O, Weiland, O, Noraberg, G, Karlsen, L, Heggelund, L, Färkkilâ, M, Balslev, U, Belard, E, Øvrehus, A, Skalshøi Kjær, M, Krarup, H, Thorup Røge, B, Hallager, S, Madsen, LG, Lund Laursen, A, Lagging, M & Weis, N 2017, 'Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study', PloS one, vol. 12, no. 7, e0179764. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0179764

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Sofosbuvir based treatment of chronic hepatitis C genotype 3 infections-A Scandinavian real-life study

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