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Clinical Trial
. 2018 Feb;67(2):505-513.
doi: 10.1002/hep.29510. Epub 2017 Nov 24.

Efficacy and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in Japanese patients with chronic genotype 2 hepatitis C virus infection

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Efficacy and safety of glecaprevir/pibrentasvir in Japanese patients with chronic genotype 2 hepatitis C virus infection

Hidenori Toyoda et al. Hepatology. 2018 Feb.

Abstract

Glecaprevir (nonstructural protein 3/4A protease inhibitor) and pibrentasvir (nonstructural protein 5A inhibitor) (G/P), a coformulated once-daily, all oral, ribavirin (RBV)-free, direct-acting antiviral regimen, was evaluated for safety and efficacy in hepatitis C virus genotype 2 (GT2)-infected Japanese patients, including those with compensated cirrhosis. CERTAIN-2 is a phase 3, open-label, multicenter study assessing the safety and efficacy of G/P (300/120 mg) once daily in treatment-naive and interferon ± RBV treatment-experienced Japanese patients without cirrhosis but with GT2 infection. Patients were randomized 2:1 to receive 8 weeks of G/P (arm A) or 12 weeks of sofosbuvir (400 mg once daily) + RBV (600-1000 mg weight-based, twice daily) (arm B). The primary endpoint was noninferiority of G/P compared to sofosbuvir + RBV by assessing sustained virologic response at posttreatment week 12 (SVR12) among patients in the intent-to-treat population. SVR12 was also assessed in treatment-naive and interferon ± RBV treatment-experienced patients with GT2 infection and compensated cirrhosis who received G/P for 12 weeks in the CERTAIN-1 study. A total of 136 patients were enrolled in CERTAIN-2. SVR12 was achieved by 88/90 (97.8%) patients in arm A and 43/46 (93.5%) patients in arm B. No patient in arm A experienced virologic failure, while 2 did in arm B. The primary endpoint was achieved. In CERTAIN-1, 100% (18/18) of GT2-infected patients with compensated cirrhosis achieved SVR12. Treatment-emergent serious adverse events were experienced by 2 patients without cirrhosis in each arm and no patient with cirrhosis. Conclusion: The results demonstrate high efficacy and favorable tolerability of G/P in GT2-infected Japanese patients. (Hepatology 2018;67:505-513).

Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT02723084 NCT02707952.

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Figure 1
Study design for GT2‐infected DAA‐naive patients enrolled in the CERTAIN‐2 study and a subset of patients (GT2‐infected patients with compensated cirrhosis) enrolled in the CERTAIN‐1 arm C study.
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Figure 2
SVR12 rates for each arm in the ITT and mITT populations. Error bars represent the 95% CIs. Arm A: 8‐week G/P treatment; arm B: 12‐week SOF + RBV treatment; arm C: 12‐week G/P treatment. *GT2 patients with compensated cirrhosis from CERTAIN‐1 substudy 2.

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