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4/2016
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Efficacy of HCV treatment in Poland at the turn of the interferon era – the EpiTer study

Robert Flisiak
,
Joanna Pogorzelska
,
Hanna Berak
,
Andrzej Horban
,
Iwona Orłowska
,
Krzysztof Simon
,
Ewelina Tuchendler
,
Grzegorz Madej
,
Anna Piekarska
,
Maciej Jabłkowski
,
Zbigniew Deroń
,
Włodzimierz Mazur
,
Marcin Kaczmarczyk
,
Ewa Janczewska
,
Arkadiusz Pisula
,
Jacek Smykał
,
Krzysztof Nowak
,
Marek Matukiewicz
,
Waldemar Halota
,
Joanna Wernik
,
Katarzyna Sikorska
,
Iwona Mozer-Lisewska
,
Błażej Rozpłochowski
,
Aleksander Garlicki
,
Krzysztof Tomasiewicz
,
Joanna Krzowska-Firych
,
Barbara Baka-Ćwierz
,
Wiesław Kryczka
,
Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk
,
Iwona Olszok
,
Anna Boroń-Kaczmarska
,
Barbara Sobala-Szczygieł
,
Bronisława Szlauer
,
Bogumiła Korcz-Ondrzejek
,
Jerzy Sieklucki
,
Robert Pleśniak
,
Agata Ruszała
,
Barbara Postawa-Kłosińska
,
Jolanta Citko
,
Anna Lachowicz-Wawrzyniak
,
Joanna Musialik
,
Edyta Jezierska
,
Witold Dobracki
,
Beata Dobracka
,
Jan Hałubiec
,
Rafał Krygier
,
Anna Strokowska
,
Wojciech Chomczyk
,
Krystyna Witczak-Malinowska

Clin Exp HEPATOL 2016; 2, 4: 138–143
Online publish date: 2016/11/28
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The aim of the study was to analyze the efficacy achieved with regimens available for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in Poland between 2013 and 2016.

Material and methods: Data were collected from 29 centers and included 6786 patients with available sustained virologic response (SVR) data between 1 January 2013 and 31 March 2016.

Results: The sustained virologic response rate for genotypes (G) 1a, 1b, 2, 3 and 4 was 62%, 56%, 92%, 67% and 56% respectively; 71% patients (n = 4832) were treated with pegylated interferon  (Peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV), with SVR rates of 58%, 49%, 92%, 67% and 55% respectively. The sustained virologic response among 5646 G1 infected patients was the lowest with natural interferon  (7%, n = 70) or PegIFN (50%, n = 3779) with RBV, and improved in those receiving triple regimens of Peg-IFN + RBV combined with boceprevir (47%, n = 485), telaprevir (64%, n = 805), simeprevir (73%, n = 132) or sofosbuvir (70%, n = 23). The sustained virologic response with interferon-free regimens of sofosbuvir and RBV (n = 7), sofosbuvir and simeprevir (n = 53), and ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (n = 64) achieved 86%, 89% and 94% respectively. The highest SVR of 98% was observed with ombitasvir/paritaprevir combined with dasabuvir (n = 227). Patients infected with G3 (n = 896) and G4 (n = 220) received mostly Peg-IFN + RBV with SVR of 67% and 56% respectively. Interferon-free regimens were administered in 18 G3/G4 patients and all achieved an SVR. Sofosbuvir combined with Peg-IFN and RBV was administered to 33 patients with an SVR rate of 94%, and a similar rate was achieved among 13 G2 patients treated with interferon and RBV.

Conclusions: We observed significant differences in efficacy of HCV regimens available in Poland at the turn of the interferon era. The data will be useful as a comparison for therapeutic options expected in the next few years.
keywords:

liver, hepatitis C, therapy

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