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- Title
Efficacy and Safety of Bulevirtide plus Tenofovir Disoproxil Fumarate in Real-World Patients with Chronic Hepatitis B and D Co-Infection.
- Authors
Herta, Toni; Hahn, Magdalena; Maier, Melanie; Fischer, Janett; Niemeyer, Johannes; Hönemann, Mario; Böhlig, Albrecht; Gerhardt, Florian; Schindler, Aaron; Schumacher, Jonas; Berg, Thomas; Wiegand, Johannes; van Bömmel, Florian
- Abstract
Background: The hepatitis B and D virus (HBV/HDV) hepatocyte entry inhibitor bulevirtide (BLV) has been available in Europe since July 2020, after the registrational trial MYR202. Real-life data on the efficacy and safety of BLV are sparse. Methods: We have analysed the course of treatment with BLV (2 mg/day) plus tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF) (245 mg/day) in patients with chronic hepatitis delta (CHD). Virologic (≥2 log reduction in HDV RNA or suppression of HDV RNA below the lower limit of detection) and biochemical (normalisation of serum ALT) treatment responses after 24 weeks were defined according to the MYR202 trial. Results: Seven patients were recruited (four with liver cirrhosis Child–Pugh A). After 24 weeks, a virologic response was observed in five of seven and a biochemical response was seen in three of six patients with elevated serum ALT at baseline. Extended treatment data > 48 weeks were available in three cases: two presented with continuous virologic and biochemical responses and in one individual an HDV-RNA breakthrough was observed. Adverse effects were not recorded. Conclusions: The first real-life data of the approved dosage of 2 mg of BLV in combination with TDF confirm the safety, tolerability, and efficacy of the registrational trial MYR202 for a treatment period of 24 weeks and beyond.
- Subjects
EUROPE; CHRONIC hepatitis B; HEPATITIS D virus; CHRONIC active hepatitis; MIXED infections; TENOFOVIR
- Publication
Pathogens, 2022, Vol 11, Issue 5, p517
- ISSN
2076-0817
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/pathogens11050517