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ArticleOpen forum infectious diseases2017

Real-World Effectiveness of Simeprevir-containing Regimens Among Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Virus: The SONET Study.

Imtiaz Alam, Kimberley Brown, Cynthia Donovan, Jamie Forlenza, Kris Lauwers, Mitchell A Mah'moud, Richard Manch, Smruti R Mohanty, Avinash Prabhakar, Robert Reindollar and 5 more

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Article in Open forum infectious diseases, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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15 authors at 9 institutions in 2 countries.

Imtiaz AlamAustin Hepatitis Center, Austin, Texas.
Kimberley BrownJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Cynthia DonovanJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Jamie ForlenzaJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Kris LauwersJanssen Research & Development, Beerse, Belgium.
Mitchell A Mah'moudDepartment of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine/Department of Gastroenterology, Boice-Willis Clinic, Rocky Mount, North Carolina.
Richard ManchSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center, Phoenix, Arizona.
Smruti R MohantyNew York Methodist Hospital, Brooklyn, New York.
Avinash PrabhakarJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Robert ReindollarPiedmont Healthcare, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Statesville, North Carolina.
Ralph DeMasiJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Jihad SlimDepartment of Infectious Disease, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark, New Jersey.
Neeta TandonJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Shirley VilladiegoJanssen Scientific Affairs, Titusville, New Jersey.
Susanna NaggieDurham VA Medical Center/Department of Medicine, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, North Carolina.
Janssen Scientific Affairs (United States)Janssen (United States) · USDuke University · USDurham VA Medical Center · USJanssen (Belgium) · BENewYork–Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital · USPiedmont HealthCare · USSaint Michael's Medical Center · USSt. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Simeprevir ObservatioNal Effectiveness across practice seTtings (SONET) study evaluated the real-world effectiveness of simeprevir-based treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection.

methodsThe SONET study was a phase 4, prospective, observational, United States-based study enrolling patients ≥18 years of age with chronic genotype 1 HCV infection. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients who achieved sustained virologic response 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12), defined as HCV ribonucleic acid undetectable ≥12 weeks after the end of all HCV treatments.

resultsOf 315 patients (intent-to-treat [ITT] population), 275 (87.3%) completed the study. Overall, 291 were treated with simeprevir + sofosbuvir, 17 with simeprevir + sofosbuvir + ribavirin, and 7 with simeprevir + peginterferon + ribavirin. The majority of patients were male (63.2%) and white (60.6%); median age was 58 years, 71.7% had genotype/subtype 1a, and 39.4% had cirrhosis. The SVR12 was achieved by 81.2% (255 of 314) of ITT patients (analysis excluded 1 patient who completed the study but was missing SVR12 data); 2 had viral breakthrough and 18 had viral relapse. The SVR12 was achieved by 92.4% (255 of 276) of patients in the modified ITT (mITT) population, which excluded patients who discontinued treatment for nonvirologic reasons before the SVR12 time point or were missing SVR12 assessment data. Among mITT patients, higher SVR12 rates were associated with factors including age ≥65 years, non-Hispanic/Latino ethnicity, and employment status, but not genotype/subtype nor presence of cirrhosis. Simeprevir-based treatment was well tolerated; no serious adverse events were considered related to simeprevir.

conclusionsIn the real-world setting, simeprevir + sofosbuvir treatment was common and 92% of mITT patients achieved SVR12. Simeprevir-based treatment was effective and well tolerated in this cohort, including patients with cirrhosis.

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