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ArticleInternational journal of women's health2019

Elbasvir/grazoprevir in women with hepatitis C virus infection taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy.

Christophe Hézode, Paul Kwo, Jan Sperl, Peggy Hwang, Jianmin Long, Rohit Talwani, Michael N Robertson, Barbara A Haber

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Article in International journal of women's health, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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8 authors at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

Christophe HézodeService d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, Université Paris-Est, INSERM U955, Créteil, France.
Paul KwoDivision of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA.
Jan SperlDepartment of Hepatogastroenterology, Institut Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny (IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic.
Peggy HwangDepartment of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Jianmin LongDepartment of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Rohit TalwaniDepartment of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Michael N RobertsonDepartment of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Barbara A HaberDepartment of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USInserm · FRInstitute of Clinical and Experimental Medicine · CZStanford University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionSome direct-acting antiviral regimens for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection pose safety or efficacy concerns if coadministered with drugs containing ethinyl estradiol. The present analysis was conducted to examine the impact of concomitant oral contraceptive pills (OCP) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during treatment with elbasvir (EBR)/grazoprevir (GZR) in women with HCV genotype (GT)1 or GT4 infection.

methodsThis is a post hoc, integrated retrospective analysis of female participants with HCV GT1 or GT4 infection who received EBR 50 mg/GZR 100 mg once daily for 12 weeks in phase 2/3 clinical trials. The primary end point was sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after therapy completion (SVR12). For this analysis, participants were stratified according to whether they received OCP or HRT during the original treatment study.

resultsA total of 1,022 women with HCV GT1 or GT4 infection were included (receiving OCP/HRT, n=81; not receiving OCP/HRT, n=941). Most participants receiving OCP/HRT were treatment-naive (79%), noncirrhotic (91.4%), and aged >35 years (71.6%). SVR12 rates were similar in women receiving OCP/HRT and those not receiving OCP/HRT (95.1% vs 96.3%). SVR12 rates remained high across all subgroups within the population receiving OCP/HRT: SVR12 rates were 94.6%, 100%, and 100% in participants with GT1a, GT1b, and GT4 infection, and all women aged 18-35 years achieved SVR (21/21). Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 40.7% (33/81) and 30.1% (283/941) of women receiving and those not receiving OCP/HRT, respectively.

conclusionThe efficacy and safety of EBR/GZR administered for 12 weeks was similar in women receiving OCP/HRT and those not on OCP/HRT. These data indicate that EBR/GZR can be safely used for the treatment of HCV GT1 or GT4 infection in women receiving concomitant OCP/HRT.

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clinical trialethinyl estradiollevonorgestrelNS3/4A protease inhibitorNS5A inhibitor

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