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ArticleExperimental and therapeutic medicine2018

Grazoprevir/elbasvir treatment for the relapse of HCV genotype 1b infection after ledipasvir/sofosbuvir: A case report.

Tomoko Tadokoro, Asahiro Morishita, Kyoko Oura, Koji Fujita, Shima Mimura, Teppei Sakamoto, Takako Nomura, Joji Tani, Hirohito Yoneyama, Tsutomu Masaki

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Tomoko TadokoroDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Asahiro MorishitaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Kyoko OuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Koji FujitaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Shima MimuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Teppei SakamotoDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Takako NomuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Joji TaniDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Hirohito YoneyamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.
Tsutomu MasakiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Neurology, Kagawa University School of Medicine/Graduate School of Medicine, Miki, Kagawa 761-0793, Japan.

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Abstract

The treatment of chronic hepatitis C has radically changed due to the development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs). Twelve-week treatment with ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF), a combination of DAAs, is highly effective in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection. However, the overall sustained virological response rate 12 weeks after the end of treatment (SVR12) is not 100%. Elbasvir (EBR) combined with grazoprevir (GZR) is the latest approved therapy for patients with genotype 1 or 4 chronic hepatitis C. However, to the best of our knowledge no case reports have described retreatment with GZR/EBR in patients with a history of failed LDV/SOF treatment. The present case report indicated a case in which GZR/EBR was effective for the retreatment of a patient with a history of failed LDV/SOF treatment and chronic hepatitis C. The present study indicated a 55-year-old Japanese male with a history of chronic hepatitis C and compensated liver cirrhosis. The patient exhibited the amino acid mutation Y93H in NS5A. Therefore, treatment with LDV/SOF was initiated, which was effective and suppressed the virus during oral administration. However, 4 weeks after treatment, the patient's viral load relapsed and returned to its original level. After the patient provided informed consent, treatment with GZR/EBR was initiated. No problems related to GZR/EBR were observed during treatment and the patient's SVR12 was evaluated at 12 weeks posttreatment. In conclusion, GZR/EBR treatment was useful for treating a relapse of HCV genotype 1b infection in the present case after LDV/SOF treatment, despite liver fibrosis, in the presence of the high-frequency amino acid mutation Y93H in NS5A. Although it will be necessary to examine a large number of cases, the present findings suggest that GZR/EBR may be a potential treatment option for relapse of HCV genotype 1b infection after LDV/SOF treatment.

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direct-acting antiviral agentelbasvirgrazoprevirhepatitis Cledipasvirsofosbuvir

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PMID30116355
PMCPMC6090207

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