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- Title
Efficacy and Safety of Ledispavir/Sofosbuvir with or without Ribavirin in patients with Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis and Hepatitis C Infection: a Cohort Study.
- Authors
Gheorghe, Liliana Simona; Preda, Carmen Monica; Iliescu, Laura; Istratescu, Doina; Chifulescu, Andreea Elena; Pop, Corina Silvia; Trifan, Anca; Stanciu, Carol; Diculescu, Mircea; Voiosu, Theodor; Baicus, Cristian; Tugui, Letitia; Iacob, Speranta; Tieranu, Cristian; Meianu, Corina; Manuc, Mircea
- Abstract
Background & Aims: Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) with or without Ribavirin (RBV) has shown good results in terms of efficacy and safety in clinical trials in advanced liver cirrhosis, but real-life data are still needed in order to confirm this profile. We investigated the efficacy and safety of LDV/SOF in a large Romanian population with liver cirrhosis and genotype 1b hepatitis C virus (HCV). Methods: We analyzed a multicentric retrospective cohort enrolling 349 patients with decompensated liver cirrhosis due to HCV who received LDV/SOF±RBV 12/24 weeks (301/48). Patients were included between 2017-2018, all with genotype 1b. Main inclusion criteria were liver cirrhosis and detectable HCV RNA. The cases were followed-up monthly during therapy and 12 weeks after the end of therapy. Results: The cohort included 60% females with a median age of 61, 16% interferon (IFN) pre-treated, 53% with comorbidities, 40/53/7% with Child Pugh A/B/C, 4% with virus B co-infection and 8% with previously treated hepatocellular carcinoma. Mean initial MELD score was 11.92 (6.82÷ 24.5). Six patients were lost during follow-up. Sustained virologic response (SVR) in intention-to-treat was reported in 85.1%. Predictive factors of SVR in decompensated cirrhosis were female gender (p=0.01), advanced age (p<0.001), lower bilirubin levels (p=0.002) and lower CTP score (p=0.02). In patients with CTP score B or C low bilirubin levels (p=0.003), low INR (p<0.001), increased platelet count (p=0.04), low CTP score (p<0.001), lack of encephalopathy (p=0.02), serum albumin >3.5g/dl (p=0.002) predicted improvement of liver function. Serious adverse events were reported in 16/349 (4.6%), most of them due to severe liver decompensation (9/16). Conclusions: LDV/SOF±RBV proved to be highly efficient in our difficult to treat population with 85.1% SVR.
- Subjects
CIRRHOSIS of the liver; RIBAVIRIN; HEPATITIS C virus; HEPATITIS C; COHORT analysis; SERUM albumin
- Publication
Journal of Gastrointestinal & Liver Diseases, 2020, Vol 29, Issue 3, p385
- ISSN
1841-8724
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.15403/jgld-2448