TY - JOUR
T1 - Boceprevir, peginterferon and ribavirin for acute hepatitis C in HIV infected patients
AU - Hullegie, Sebastiaan J.
AU - Claassen, Mark A. A.
AU - van den Berk, Guido E. L.
AU - Van der Meer, Jan T. M.
AU - Posthouwer, Dirk
AU - Lauw, Fanny N.
AU - Leyten, Eliane M. S.
AU - Koopmans, Peter P.
AU - Richter, Clemens
AU - van Eeden, Arne
AU - Bierman, Wouter F. W.
AU - Newsum, Astrid M.
AU - Arends, Joop E.
AU - Rijnders, Bart J. A.
PY - 2016/4
Y1 - 2016/4
N2 - Background & Aims: Acute hepatitis C virus infections (AHCV) are prevalent among HIV positive men having sex with men and generally treated with pegylated interferon-alpha (PegIFN) and ribavirin (RBV) during 24 weeks. The addition of a protease inhibitor could shorten therapy without loss of efficacy. Methods: We performed an open-label, single arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of a 12-week course of boceprevir, PegIFN and RBV for AHCV genotype 1 infections in 10 Dutch HIV treatment centers. The primary endpoint of the study was achievement of sustained virological response rate at week 12 (SVR12) in patients reaching a rapid viral response at week 4 (RVR4) and SVR12 in the intent to treat (ITT) entire study population was the most relevant secondary endpoint. Results: One hundred twenty-seven AHCV patients were screened in 16 months, of which 65 AHCV genotype 1 patients were included. After spontaneous clearance in six patients and withdrawal before treatment initiation in two, 57 started therapy within 26 weeks after infection. RVR4 rate was 72%. SVR12 rate was 100% in the RVR4 group. SVR12 rate in the ITT group was 86% and comparable to the SVR12 rate of 84% in 73 historical controls treated for 24 weeks with PegIFN and RBV in the same study centers. Conclusion: With the addition of boceprevir to PegIFN and RBV, treatment duration of AHCV genotype 1 can be reduced to 12 weeks without loss of efficacy. Given the high drug costs and limited availability of interferon-free regimens, boceprevir PegIFN and RBV can be a considered a valid treatment option for AHCV.
AB - Background & Aims: Acute hepatitis C virus infections (AHCV) are prevalent among HIV positive men having sex with men and generally treated with pegylated interferon-alpha (PegIFN) and ribavirin (RBV) during 24 weeks. The addition of a protease inhibitor could shorten therapy without loss of efficacy. Methods: We performed an open-label, single arm study to investigate the efficacy and safety of a 12-week course of boceprevir, PegIFN and RBV for AHCV genotype 1 infections in 10 Dutch HIV treatment centers. The primary endpoint of the study was achievement of sustained virological response rate at week 12 (SVR12) in patients reaching a rapid viral response at week 4 (RVR4) and SVR12 in the intent to treat (ITT) entire study population was the most relevant secondary endpoint. Results: One hundred twenty-seven AHCV patients were screened in 16 months, of which 65 AHCV genotype 1 patients were included. After spontaneous clearance in six patients and withdrawal before treatment initiation in two, 57 started therapy within 26 weeks after infection. RVR4 rate was 72%. SVR12 rate was 100% in the RVR4 group. SVR12 rate in the ITT group was 86% and comparable to the SVR12 rate of 84% in 73 historical controls treated for 24 weeks with PegIFN and RBV in the same study centers. Conclusion: With the addition of boceprevir to PegIFN and RBV, treatment duration of AHCV genotype 1 can be reduced to 12 weeks without loss of efficacy. Given the high drug costs and limited availability of interferon-free regimens, boceprevir PegIFN and RBV can be a considered a valid treatment option for AHCV.
KW - Acute hepatitis C
KW - HIV
KW - Treatment
U2 - 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.12.004
DO - 10.1016/j.jhep.2015.12.004
M3 - Article
SN - 0168-8278
VL - 64
SP - 807
EP - 812
JO - Journal of Hepatology
JF - Journal of Hepatology
IS - 4
ER -