Real-world effectiveness and safety of sofosbuvir and nonstructural protein 5A inhibitors for chronic hepatitis C genotype 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6: a multicentre cohort study

• Main Authors: Phunchai Charatcharoenwitthaya, Virasak Wongpaitoon, Piyawat Komolmit, Wattana Sukeepaisarnjaroen, Pisit Tangkijvanich, Teerha Piratvisuth, Theeranun Sanpajit, Chinnavat Sutthivana, Chalermrat Bunchorntavakul, Abhasnee Sobhonslidsuk, Soonthorn Chonprasertsuk, Chotipong Siripipattanamongkol, Supatsri Sethasine, Tawesak Tanwandee, The THASL Collaborating Group for the Study of the Use of Direct-acting Antivirals for Chronic Hepatitis C
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: BMC 2020-03-01
• Series: BMC Gastroenterology
• Subjects: Hepatitis C; Sofosbuvir; Daclatasvir; Velpatasvir; Effectiveness; Safety
• Online Access: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12876-020-01196-0

Abstract Background We investigated real-world effectiveness and safety of sofosbuvir and the nonstructural protein 5A inhibitors in the treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1, 2, 3, 4, or 6. Methods We analyzed data from 1021 patients with HCV infection (506 with genotype 1; 16 with genotype 2; 314 with genotype 3; 13 with genotype 4; 166 with genotype 6) who received 12 to 24 weeks of daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir (n = 767), ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (n = 197), or sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (n = 57), with or without ribavirin in 12 centers across Thailand to estimate sustained virologic response at post-treatment week 12 (SVR12). Results Overall, SVR12 rate was 98.0% (95% confidence interval [CI], 96.7–98.8%) with daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir, 97.9% (95% CI, 94.8–99.2%) with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir, and 96.5% (95% CI, 88.1–99.0%) with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir. SVR12 was achieved by 99.2% (95% CI, 97.9–99.7%) of subjects with genotype 1 infection, 100% (95% CI, 78.5–100%) of those with genotype 2 infection, 96.7% (95% CI, 94.0–98.2%) of those with genotype 3 infection, 90.9% (95% CI, 62.3–98.4%) of those with genotype 4 infection, and 96.7% (95% CI 92.5–98.6%) of those with genotype 6 infection. Patients with advanced liver disease were at risk of treatment failure. Only four patients discontinued treatment before week 4 due to non-hepatic adverse events. Conclusions In this large cohort of patients with various HCV genotypes managed in the real-world practice setting, daclatasvir plus sofosbuvir, ledipasvir/sofosbuvir, and sofosbuvir/velpatasvir achieved high SVR rates with good safety profile, comparable to those observed in clinical trials.