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ArticleHepatic medicine : evidence and research2020

Elbasvir/Grazoprevir for HCV Infection in Russia: A Randomized Trial.

Konstantin Zhdanov, Vasily Isakov, Eduard Burnevich, Svetlana Kizhlo, Igor Bakulin, Vadim Pokrovsky, Liwen Liang, Peggy Hwang, Rohit Talwani, Barbara A Haber and 1 more

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Article in Hepatic medicine : evidence and research, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT02251990 (A Phase III Randomized Multinational Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172/MK-8742 in Treatment-Naïve Subjects With Chronic HCV GT 1, GT 4 and GT 6 Infection), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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NCT02251990 phase3completednot on this map

A Phase III Randomized Multinational Clinical Trial to Study the Efficacy and Safety of the Combination Regimen of MK-5172/MK-8742 in Treatment-Naïve Subjects With Chronic HCV GT 1, GT 4 and GT 6 Infection

TypeinterventionalSponsorMerck Sharp & Dohme LLCRan2015 to 2017Enrolled489ConditionsHepatitis CArmsGrazoprevir/Elbasvir, Placebo
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Konstantin ZhdanovMilitary Medical Academy n.a. S.M. Kirov, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Vasily IsakovDepartment of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, Moscow, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-4417-8076
Eduard BurnevichI.M. Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, Moscow, Russia.
Svetlana KizhloCity Center for AIDS and Infectious Diseases Treatment and Prophylaxis, St. Petersburg, Russia.
Igor BakulinI.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation, St. Petersburg, Russia.ORCID 0000-0002-6151-2021
Vadim PokrovskyDepartment of AIDS, Central Research Institute of Epidemiology, Moscow, Russia.
Liwen LiangMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Peggy HwangMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Rohit TalwaniMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Barbara A HaberMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-6315-5470
Michael N RobertsonMerck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA.
Merck & Co., Inc., Rahway, NJ, USA (United States) · USCentral Research Institute of Epidemiology · RUFederal Research Centre of Nutrition and Biotechnology · RUMinistry of Health of the Russian Federation · RURegional Center for Prevention and Control of AIDS and Infectious Diseases · RUSechenov University · RUS. M. Kirov Military Medical Academy · RU

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeHepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major healthcare concern in Russia, where almost 5 million individuals are viremic. Elbasvir/grazoprevir is a fixed-dose combination therapy for the treatment of HCV genotype 1 and genotype 4 infection. The present analysis aimed to assess the safety and efficacy of elbasvir/grazoprevir in individuals with HCV infection enrolled at Russian study sites in the C-CORAL study. PATIENTS AND

methodsC-CORAL (Protocol PN-5172-067; NCT02251990) was a Phase 3, placebo-controlled, double-blind study conducted throughout Asia and Russia. Treatment-naive participants with chronic HCV infection were randomly assigned to receive immediate or deferred treatment with elbasvir 50 mg/grazoprevir 100 mg once daily for 12 weeks. Participants in the immediate-treatment group received elbasvir/grazoprevir for 12 weeks, and those in the deferred-treatment group received placebo for 12 weeks, followed by open-label elbasvir/grazoprevir for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after completion of therapy (SVR12).

resultsOne hundred and nineteen Russian participants were randomized (immediate-treatment group, n=88; deferred-treatment group, n=31). Most participants were white (99%) with HCV genotype 1b infection (97%) and mild-to-moderate (F0-F2) fibrosis (70%). SVR12 was achieved by 98.9% participants in the immediate-treatment group and by 100% of those receiving deferred elbasvir/grazoprevir in the deferred-treatment group. One participant relapsed with nonstructural protein 5A (NS5A) L28M and Y93H resistance-associated substitutions at baseline and at time of failure. Drug-related adverse events were reported by 19% of participants receiving elbasvir/grazoprevir in the immediate-treatment group and by 16% of those receiving placebo in the deferred-treatment group. No serious adverse event or deaths occurred, and no participant discontinued treatment owing to an adverse event.

conclusionElbasvir/grazoprevir for 12 weeks was highly effective in treatment-naive Russian individuals with HCV genotype 1b infection.

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hepatitis CplaceboRussiatherapyviral drug resistance

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