Salvage therapy in cancer patients with hepatitis C without sustained virologic response after direct-acting antivirals-A prospective study.

cancer direct‐acting antivirals hepatitis C virus salvage therapy

Journal

JGH open : an open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology
ISSN: 2397-9070
Titre abrégé: JGH Open
Pays: Australia
ID NLM: 101730833

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jun 2020
Historique:
received: 01 08 2019
revised: 19 11 2019
accepted: 01 12 2019
entrez: 10 6 2020
pubmed: 10 6 2020
medline: 10 6 2020
Statut: epublish

Résumé

No information exists regarding direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) salvage therapy for Hepatitis C (HCV)-infected patients with any type of cancer. We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy (SVR12) of salvage therapy in these patients. Patients who failed initial DAAs (01/2015-01/2018) were analyzed. Resistance-associated substitutions to NS5A and NS3 were investigated by population sequencing. Of 164 patients enrolled, 16 (10%) experienced treatment failure. Of these, 11 patients received salvage therapy. The majority (91%) were men; 55% had genotype 1a, 45% had cirrhosis, and 45% had hepatocellular carcinoma. Four patients failed the first salvage therapy, and two of them required a second salvage therapy. Overall, 9 of 11 (82%) patients achieved SVR12. All four patients treated with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (+/- ribavirin) achieved SVR12. The presence of resistance-associated substitutions did not impact response. Seven patients developed grade 1/2 adverse events. No patient had grade 3/4 adverse events. No patient required interruption of DAA therapy because of clinical or laboratory abnormalities. This is the first prospective study in HCV-infected cancer patients failing DAAs. The efficacy of salvage therapy in this group appears to be lower than previously reported in non-cancer patients, but better response rates are observed with newer regimens. Salvage therapy is associated with minimal toxicity.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND AND AIM OBJECTIVE
No information exists regarding direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) salvage therapy for Hepatitis C (HCV)-infected patients with any type of cancer. We prospectively evaluated the safety and efficacy (SVR12) of salvage therapy in these patients.
METHODS METHODS
Patients who failed initial DAAs (01/2015-01/2018) were analyzed. Resistance-associated substitutions to NS5A and NS3 were investigated by population sequencing.
RESULTS RESULTS
Of 164 patients enrolled, 16 (10%) experienced treatment failure. Of these, 11 patients received salvage therapy. The majority (91%) were men; 55% had genotype 1a, 45% had cirrhosis, and 45% had hepatocellular carcinoma. Four patients failed the first salvage therapy, and two of them required a second salvage therapy. Overall, 9 of 11 (82%) patients achieved SVR12. All four patients treated with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir (+/- ribavirin) achieved SVR12. The presence of resistance-associated substitutions did not impact response. Seven patients developed grade 1/2 adverse events. No patient had grade 3/4 adverse events. No patient required interruption of DAA therapy because of clinical or laboratory abnormalities.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
This is the first prospective study in HCV-infected cancer patients failing DAAs. The efficacy of salvage therapy in this group appears to be lower than previously reported in non-cancer patients, but better response rates are observed with newer regimens. Salvage therapy is associated with minimal toxicity.

Identifiants

pubmed: 32514467
doi: 10.1002/jgh3.12294
pii: JGH312294
pmc: PMC7273696
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

541-544

Informations de copyright

© 2019 The Authors. JGH Open: An open access journal of gastroenterology and hepatology published by Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology Foundation and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.

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Auteurs

Haley Pritchard (H)

Department of Infectious Disease Baylor College of Medicine Houston Texas USA.
Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.

Deeksha Jandhyala (D)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.

Jeff Hosry (J)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.

Georgios Angelidakis (G)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.

Harrys A Torres (HA)

Department of Infectious Diseases, Infection Control and Employee Health The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.
Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Nutrition The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas USA.

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