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Trial reportVirology journal2014

Virologic characterization of genotype 4 hepatitis C virus variants in patients treated with telaprevir.

Sandra De Meyer, Anne Ghys, Inge Dierynck, Maria Beumont, Donghan Luo, Gaston Picchio

Registry-linked trialAbstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Virology journal, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT00580801 (A Phase IIa Randomized, Partially Blinded Trial of Telaprevir), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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NCT00580801 phase2completednot on this map

A Phase IIa Randomized, Partially Blinded Trial of Telaprevir (VX-950) in Treatment-Naive Subjects With Chronic Genotype 4 Hepatitis C Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorTibotec BVBARan2008 to 2010Enrolled24ConditionsHepatitis CArmsTelaprevir, Pegylated-interferon-alfa-2a, Placebo, Ribavirin
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
    Pooled it
  2. Direct-acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
    Pooled it
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sandra De MeyerJanssen Infectious Diseases BVBA, Turnhoutseweg 30, B2340 Antwerpen, Beerse, Belgium. sdmeyer@its.jnj.com.
Anne Ghys
Inge Dierynck
Maria Beumont
Donghan Luo
Gaston Picchio

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundStudy C210 was a Phase IIa, exploratory trial to assess the activity of telaprevir on hepatitis C virus (HCV) early viral kinetics in treatment-naïve patients infected with genotype 4 (G4) HCV.

methodsPatients were randomized to receive peginterferon and ribavirin alone, telaprevir monotherapy (T arm), or telaprevir in combination with peginterferon/ribavirin (TPR arm) for 15 days, followed by a 46- or 48-week standard treatment phase. The current analysis aimed to characterize the genotype and phenotype of HCV G4 variants emerging during telaprevir treatment.

resultsFive of the 8 (62.5%) patients in the telaprevir (T) arm had viral breakthrough (vBT) during the investigational treatment phase (between baseline and Day 15), compared to no patients in the TPR arm. HCV G4 viral variants with a T54A/T mutation were detected in two of these patients, as well as two other patients with detectable HCV RNA at the end of telaprevir treatment. Emergence of the T54A/T mutation was associated with a 2- to 4-fold decreased susceptibility to telaprevir. All patients with vBT during the investigational treatment phase or with a T54A/T mutation achieved undetectable HCV RNA 12 or 24 weeks after end of treatment with subsequent peginterferon/ribavirin treatment.

conclusionsIn this analysis in G4 HCV-infected patients, more patients in the telaprevir monotherapy arm experienced vBT with resistant variants compared to none with telaprevir combination therapy. The most commonly selected mutation T54A in telaprevir-treated G4 HCV patients was previously described in the context of G1 infection.

trial registrationThe trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT00580801).

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AdolescentAdultAgedAntiviral AgentsDrug Resistance, ViralDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaMaleMiddle AgedMutationOligopeptidesAntiviral AgentsInterferon-alphaOligopeptidesRibavirintelaprevir

Identifiers

PMID24886541
PMCPMC4030523

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