High Cure Rates for Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 6 in Advanced Liver Fibrosis With 12 Weeks Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir: The Vietnam SEARCH Study.

cirrhosis direct-acting antivirals genotype 6 hepatitis C response-guided therapy

Journal

Open forum infectious diseases
ISSN: 2328-8957
Titre abrégé: Open Forum Infect Dis
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101637045

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Jul 2021
Historique:
received: 31 03 2021
accepted: 16 06 2021
entrez: 2 8 2021
pubmed: 3 8 2021
medline: 3 8 2021
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Genotype 6 is the most genetically diverse lineage of hepatitis C virus, and it predominates in Vietnam. It can be treated with sofosbuvir with daclatasvir (SOF/DCV), the least expensive treatment combination globally. In regional guidelines, longer treatment durations of SOF/DCV (24 weeks) are recommended for cirrhotic individuals, compared with other pangenotypic regimens (12 weeks), based on sparse data. Early on-treatment virological response may offer means of reducing length and cost of therapy in patients with liver fibrosis. In this prospective trial in Vietnam, genotype 6-infected adults with advanced liver fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis were treated with SOF/DCV. Day 14 viral load was used to guide duration of therapy: participants with viral load <500 IU/mL at day 14 were treated with 12 weeks of SOF/DCV and those ≥500 IU/mL received 24 weeks. Primary endpoint was sustained virological response (SVR). Of 41 individuals with advanced fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis who commenced treatment, 51% had genotype 6a and 34% had 6e. The remainder had 6h, 6k, 6l, or 6o. One hundred percent had viral load <500 IU/mL by day 14, meaning that all received 12 weeks of SOF/DCV. One hundred percent achieved SVR12 despite a high frequency of putative NS5A inhibitor resistance-associated substitutions at baseline. Prescribing 12 weeks of SOF/DCV results in excellent cure rates in this population. These data support the removal of costly genotyping in countries where genotype 3 prevalence is <5%, in keeping with World Health Organization guidelines. NS5A resistance-associated mutations in isolation do not affect efficacy of SOF/DCV therapy. Wider evaluation of response-guided therapy is warranted.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Genotype 6 is the most genetically diverse lineage of hepatitis C virus, and it predominates in Vietnam. It can be treated with sofosbuvir with daclatasvir (SOF/DCV), the least expensive treatment combination globally. In regional guidelines, longer treatment durations of SOF/DCV (24 weeks) are recommended for cirrhotic individuals, compared with other pangenotypic regimens (12 weeks), based on sparse data. Early on-treatment virological response may offer means of reducing length and cost of therapy in patients with liver fibrosis.
METHODS METHODS
In this prospective trial in Vietnam, genotype 6-infected adults with advanced liver fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis were treated with SOF/DCV. Day 14 viral load was used to guide duration of therapy: participants with viral load <500 IU/mL at day 14 were treated with 12 weeks of SOF/DCV and those ≥500 IU/mL received 24 weeks. Primary endpoint was sustained virological response (SVR).
RESULTS RESULTS
Of 41 individuals with advanced fibrosis or compensated cirrhosis who commenced treatment, 51% had genotype 6a and 34% had 6e. The remainder had 6h, 6k, 6l, or 6o. One hundred percent had viral load <500 IU/mL by day 14, meaning that all received 12 weeks of SOF/DCV. One hundred percent achieved SVR12 despite a high frequency of putative NS5A inhibitor resistance-associated substitutions at baseline.
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Prescribing 12 weeks of SOF/DCV results in excellent cure rates in this population. These data support the removal of costly genotyping in countries where genotype 3 prevalence is <5%, in keeping with World Health Organization guidelines. NS5A resistance-associated mutations in isolation do not affect efficacy of SOF/DCV therapy. Wider evaluation of response-guided therapy is warranted.

Identifiants

pubmed: 34337093
doi: 10.1093/ofid/ofab267
pii: ofab267
pmc: PMC8320300
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

ofab267

Subventions

Organisme : Wellcome Trust
ID : 206296/Z/17/Z
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/P025064/1
Pays : United Kingdom
Organisme : Medical Research Council
ID : MR/R015600/1
Pays : United Kingdom

Informations de copyright

© The Author(s) 2021. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Infectious Diseases Society of America.

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Auteurs

Barnaby Flower (B)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Leanne McCabe (L)

MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, University College London, United Kingdom.

Chau Le Ngoc (C)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Hung Le Manh (H)

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Phuong Le Thanh (P)

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thuan Dang Trong (T)

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thu Vo Thi (T)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Hang Vu Thi Kim (H)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Thanh Nguyen Tat (T)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Dao Phan Thi Hong (D)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

An Nguyen Thi Chau (A)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Tan Dinh Thi (T)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Nga Tran Thi Tuyet (N)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Joel Tarning (J)

Mahidol-Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit (MORU), Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.

Cherry Kingsley (C)

Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Evelyne Kestelyn (E)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Sarah L Pett (SL)

MRC Clinical Trials Unit at UCL, University College London, United Kingdom.

Guy Thwaites (G)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Vinh Chau Nguyen Van (VC)

Hospital for Tropical Diseases, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

David Smith (D)

University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Eleanor Barnes (E)

University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

M Azim Ansari (MA)

University of Oxford, United Kingdom.

Hugo Turner (H)

MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis, School of Public Health, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Motiur Rahman (M)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Ann Sarah Walker (AS)

Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

Jeremy Day (J)

Oxford University Clinical Research Unit (OUCRU), Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

Graham S Cooke (GS)

Department of Infectious Disease, Imperial College London, United Kingdom.

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