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Trial reportWorld journal of gastroenterology2015

Vitamin D in addition to peg-interferon-alpha/ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C virus infection: ANRS-HC25-VITAVIC study.

Benjamin Terrier, Nathanael Lapidus, Stanislas Pol, Lawrence Serfaty, Vlad Ratziu, Tarik Asselah, Vincent Thibault, Jean-Claude Souberbielle, Fabrice Carrat, Patrice Cacoub

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In one paragraph

Trial report in World journal of gastroenterology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
6citing papers in PubMed, 2 pooled it
1.3field-weighted citation impact, top 21% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Vitamin D supplementation for chronic liver diseases in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021
    Pooled it
  2. Vitamin D supplementation for chronic liver diseases in adults.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2017
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjamin TerrierBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Nathanael LapidusBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Stanislas PolBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Lawrence SerfatyBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Vlad RatziuBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Tarik AsselahBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Vincent ThibaultBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Jean-Claude SouberbielleBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Fabrice CarratBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Patrice CacoubBenjamin Terrier, Patrice Cacoub, Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Univ Paris 06, UMR 7211, F-75005 Paris, France.
Sorbonne Université · FR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo investigate if correction of hypovitaminosis D before initiation of Peg-interferon-alpha/ribavirin (PegIFN/RBV) therapy could improve the efficacy of PegIFN/RBV in previously null-responder patients with chronic genotype 1 or 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

methodsGenotype 1 or 4 HCV-infected patients with null response to previous PegIFN/RBV treatment and with hypovitaminosis D (< 30 ng/mL) prospectively received cholecalciferol 100000 IU per week for 4 wk [from week -4 (W-4) to W0], followed by 100000 IU per month in combination with PegIFN/RBV for 12 mo (from W0 to W48). The primary outcome was the rate of early virological response defined by an HCV RNA < 12 IU/mL after 12 wk PegIFN/RBV treatment.

resultsA total of 32 patients were included, 19 (59%) and 13 (41%) patients were HCV genotype 1 and 4, respectively. The median baseline vitamin D level was 15 ng/mL (range: 7-28). In modified intention-to-treat analysis, 29 patients who received at least one dose of PegIFN/RBV were included in the analysis. All patients except one normalized their vitamin D serum levels. The rate of early virologic response was 0/29 (0%). The rate of HCV RNA < 12 IU/mL after 24 wk of PegIFN/RBV was 1/27 (4%). The safety profile was favorable.

conclusionAddition of vitamin D to PegIFN/RBV does not improve the rate of early virologic response in previously null-responders with chronic genotype 1 or 4 HCV infection.

Indexed as

AdultAgedAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersCalcifediolCholecalciferolDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFranceGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansIntention to Treat AnalysisInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2Antiviral AgentsBiomarkersCalcifediolCholecalciferolInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2peginterferon alfa-2apeginterferon alfa-2bPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinRNA, ViralVitaminsChronic hepatitisHepatitis C virusPegylated interferonRibavirinVitamin D

Identifiers

PMID25987791
PMCPMC4427690
OpenAlexW1963212022

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