Study of Oral Treatments for Hepatitis C

Summary

Phase 1 of this study compared the effectiveness of 3 approved DAA (direct-acting antiviral) HCV treatment regimens to learn whether they worked equally well under real-world conditions. Phase 2 of this study began early 2017 with removal of 1 DAA regimen, limiting randomization to just 2 FDA approved DAA regimens. Patients receiving HCV therapy in community and academic clinics were offered the opportunity to consent to be randomly assigned to one of three (phase 1) or one of two (phase 2) regimens and observed for outcomes. Once randomized, all medical care, laboratory testing, and any disease or side effect management were assumed by usual care conditions, and patient-reported outcomes were collected outside clinic in keeping with pragmatic design principles.

Timeline

Start

2016-06

Primary completion

2019-06-13

Completion

2020-09-02

Publications

• Evon DM, Dong M, Reeve BB, Peter J, Michael L, Lok AS, Nelson DR, Stewart PW. Sustainable and equivalent improvements in symptoms and functional well-being following viral cure from ledipasvir/sofosbuvir versus elbasvir/grazoprevir for chronic hepatitis C infection: Findings from the randomized PRIORITIZE trial. J Viral Hepat. 2022 Sep;29(9):795-806. doi: 10.1111/jvh.13716. Epub 2022 Jun 15.
• Lok AS, Moon J, Sherman KE, Khalili M, Fishbein D, Reddy KR; PRIORITIZE Study Team. Long-term Follow-up of Hepatitis C Patients Who Achieved Sustained Virologic Response in the Pragmatic PRIORITIZE Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2023 Feb;21(2):546-548.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2022.01.059. Epub 2022 Feb 17.
• Sulkowski MS, Moon JS, Sherman KE, Morelli G, Darling JM, Muir AJ, Khalili M, Fishbein DA, Hinestrosa F, Shiffman ML, Di Bisceglie A, Rajender Reddy K, Pearlman B, Lok AS, Fried MW, Stewart PW, Peter J, Wadsworth S, Kixmiller S, Sloan A, Vainorius M, Horne PM, Michael L, Dong M, Evon DM, Segal JB, Nelson DR; PRIORITIZE Study Team. A Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial of Oral Antivirals for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: The PRIORITIZE Study. Hepatology. 2021 Dec;74(6):2952-2964. doi: 10.1002/hep.32053. Epub 2021 Aug 26.

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