Yang Y, Wu FP, Wang WJ, Shi JJ, Li YP, Zhang X, Dang SS. Real life efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral therapy for treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 in northwest China. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(44): 6551-6560 [PMID: 31802834 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i44.6551]
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Shuang-Suo Dang, MD, PhD, Academic Fellow, Academic Research, Doctor, Professor, Department of Infectious Diseases, the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, 157 Xiwu Road, Xincheng District, Xi’an 710004, Shaanxi Province, China. dangshuangsuo123@xjtu.edu.cn
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World J Gastroenterol. Nov 28, 2019; 25(44): 6551-6560 Published online Nov 28, 2019. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v25.i44.6551
Table 1 Regimens of direct-acting antivirals for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection
Patients
Genotype 1
Genotype 2
Genotype 3
Chronic hepatitis
Treatment naïve
SOF + LDV for 12 wk
SOF + RBV for 12 wk
SOF + DCV for 12 wk
Treatment experienced
SOF + RBV for 16-20 wk
SOF + DCV + RBV for 12 wk or 24 wk without RBV
Cirrhosis, compensated or decompensated
SOF + LDV + RBV for 12 wk or 24 wk without RBV
SOF + RBV for 16-20 wk
SOF + DCV + RBV for 24 wk
Table 2 Baseline characteristics of hepatitis C virus patients based on genotype
Total (n = 366)
Genotype 1 (n = 216)
Genotype 2 (n = 126)
Genotype 3 (n = 24)
Age (yr)
52.2 ± 12.0
51.7 ± 12.8
53.6 ± 10.0
49.8 ± 14.1
Gender (males, %)
174 (47.5)
101 (46.8)
62 (49.2)
11 (45.8)
TBIL (µmol/L)
19.63 ± 10.60
19.62 ± 10.77
19.52 ± 10.72
20.07 ± 8.47
ALT (U/L)
53.48 ± 45.18
56.95 ± 47.79
51.55 ± 40.35
54.33 ± 36.91
AST (U/L)
51.89 ± 39.12
50.79 ± 41.96
48.9 ± 33.74
53.5 ± 33.31
Albumin (g/L)
36.6 ± 8.6
38.9 ± 8.6
41.2 ± 8.5
36.6 ± 8.6
TCHO (mmol/L)
3.85 ± 0.60
3.81 ± 0.58
3.85 ± 0.66
4.14 ± 0.41
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
120.3 ± 23.6
120.4 ± 23.3
121.2 ± 23.2
114.8 ± 27.9
Platelets (109/L)
147.7 ± 75.8
144.5 ± 74.8
155.7 ± 77.8
134.3 ± 73.6
AFP (ng/mL)
4.69 ± 5.79
5.01 ± 7.33
4.30 ± 2.02
3.81 ± 2.27
Treatment experienced, n (%)
50 (13.7)
26 (12.0)
20 (15.9)
4 (16.7)
Cirrhosis, n (%)
154 (42.1)
96 (43.5)
46 (36.5)
12 (50)
HBV/HCV co-infection, n (%)
25 (6.8)
12 (5.6)
9 (7.1)
4 (16.7)
Diabetes mellitus, n (%)
17 (4.6)
12 (5.6)
4 (3.2)
1 (4.2)
Hypertension, n (%)
24 (6.6)
16 (7.4)
8 (6.3)
0 (0)
Fatty liver disease, n (%)
52 (14.2)
31 (14.4)
16 (12.7)
5 (20.8)
Table 3 Baseline characteristics of hepatitis C virus patients based on severity of liver disease
Non-cirrhosis (n = 212)
Cirrhosis (compensated and decompensated) (n = 154)
P value
Age (yr)
48.5 ± 12.6
57.3 ± 8.9
< 0.001
Gender (males, %)
115 (54.2)
77 (50.0)
0.423
TBil (µmol/L)
15.04 ± 8.78
25.95 ± 9.59
< 0.001
ALT (U/L)
41.74 ± 43.00
64.88 ± 44.81
0.029
AST (U/L)
31.47 ± 26.67
68.12 ± 43.44
0.034
Albumin (g/L)
44.5 ± 4.5
33.0 ± 8.6
< 0.001
TCHO (mmol/L)
3.86 ± 0.55
3.82 ± 0.66
0.349
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
135.3 ± 10.6
99.5 ± 20.4
0.002
Platelets (109/L)
195.3 ± 59.8
86.1 ± 32.2
< 0.001
AFP (ng/mL)
4.04 ± 1.79
5.58 ± 8.61
0.045
Log10 HCV RNA (IU/mL)
6.6 ± 0.8
6.3 ± 1.3
0.040
LSM (kPa)
5.71 ± 1.7
10.26 ± 5.1
< 0.001
Fibrosis 4 score
1.43 ± 1.0
7.49 ± 6.0
< 0.001
APRI
1.06 ± 0.9
2.3 ± 1.5
< 0.001
Table 4 Baseline data for patients with and without sustained virological responses (by modified intention-to-treat analysis)
Non-SVR12 (n = 11)
SVR12 (n = 315)
P value
Age (yr)
54.1 ± 13.5
51.8 ±11.9
0.098
Gender (males, %)
4 (36.4)
162 (51.4)3
0.080
TBil (µmol/L)
20.16 ± 10.13
19.58 ± 10.69
0.184
ALT (U/L)
62.45 ± 53.85
52.28 ± 46.14
0.034
AST (U/L)
42.73 ± 30.30
47.29 ± 39.74
0.516
Albumin (g/L)
37.7 ± 10.0
39.6 ± 8.6
0.214
TCHO (mmol/L)
3.93 ± 0.59
3.85 ± 0.60
0.879
Hemoglobin (mg/dL)
119.1 ± 15.0
119.5 ± 23.8
0.497
Platelets (109/L)
165.6 ± 68.4
144.9 ± 76.0
0.167
AFP (ng/mL)
5.03 ± 4.49
4.77 ± 6.15
0.407
Log10 HCV RNA (IU/mL)
6.5 ± 0.6
6.5 ± 1.0
0.450
Cirrhosis, n (%)
5 (45.5)
138 (43.8)
0.621
Treatment experienced, n (%)
1 (9.1)
49 (15.6)
0.052
Citation: Yang Y, Wu FP, Wang WJ, Shi JJ, Li YP, Zhang X, Dang SS. Real life efficacy and safety of direct-acting antiviral therapy for treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotypes 1, 2 and 3 in northwest China. World J Gastroenterol 2019; 25(44): 6551-6560