Sofosbuvir/Simeprevir Plus a Flat Dose of Ribavirin in Genotype 1 Elderly HCV Cirrhotic Patients

Summary

The proportion of HCV infected patients over age 65 years in Western countries is increasing. This growth and the advent of new antiviral therapy bring into the question the real world efficacy and safety of the combination of Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir (SOF/SMV) plus a flat dose of ribavirin (RBV) in elderly patients compared to younger patients.

Timeline

Start

2015-01

Primary completion

2015-12

Completion

2016-02

Publications

• Background Pellicelli AM, Romano M, Guarascio P, Vignally P. Which is the real efficacy of pegylated interferon alpha 2a or 2b plus ribavirin in HCV infected patients with advanced fibrosis? J Hepatol. 2012 Sep;57(3):704-5. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2012.03.008. Epub 2012 Apr 14. No abstract available.
• Results Fontana RJ, Brown RS Jr, Moreno-Zamora A, Prieto M, Joshi S, Londono MC, Herzer K, Chacko KR, Stauber RE, Knop V, Jafri SM, Castells L, Ferenci P, Torti C, Durand CM, Loiacono L, Lionetti R, Bahirwani R, Weiland O, Mubarak A, ElSharkawy AM, Stadler B, Montalbano M, Berg C, Pellicelli AM, Stenmark S, Vekeman F, Ionescu-Ittu R, Emond B, Reddy KR. Daclatasvir combined with sofosbuvir or simeprevir in liver transplant recipients with severe recurrent hepatitis C infection. Liver Transpl. 2016 Apr;22(4):446-58. doi: 10.1002/lt.24416.
• Results Pellicelli AM, Montalbano M, Lionetti R, Durand C, Ferenci P, D'Offizi G, Knop V, Telese A, Lenci I, Andreoli A, Zeuzem S, Angelico M. Sofosbuvir plus daclatasvir for post-transplant recurrent hepatitis C: potent antiviral activity but no clinical benefit if treatment is given late. Dig Liver Dis. 2014 Oct;46(10):923-7. doi: 10.1016/j.dld.2014.06.004. Epub 2014 Jul 3.
• Pellicelli AM, Pace Palitti V, Vignally P, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Siciliano M, Giannelli V, Moretti A, Tarquini P, Scifo G, Messina V, Ascione A, Izzi A, Marignani M, D'Ambrosio C, Fondacaro L, Ettorre GM, Ialongo P, Sacco R, Perno CF, Barbarini G; CLEO Group. Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/simeprevir plus flat dose ribavirin in genotype 1 elderly cirrhotic patients: A real-life study. Liver Int. 2017 May;37(5):653-661. doi: 10.1111/liv.13288. Epub 2016 Dec 15.

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