Excellent Safety and Sustained Virologic Response to Direct-Acting Antivirals Treatment in HCV-Infected Geriatric Patients: A Real-World Data.
Dig Dis Sci
; 66(4): 1327-1334, 2021 04.
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| ID: mdl-32405981
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are current standard of HCV treatment (Rx). However, data remain lacking on real-world safety, patterns of biochemical, virologic responses, and sustained virologic response (SVR12) rate in geriatric patients.AIMS:
The present study assessed clinical presentation, safety, SVR12 rate, dynamic changes in HCV RNA, ALT, and AFP in geriatric patients (age ≥ 65 year old, G1) versus non-geriatric patients (G2) with chronic hepatitis C and received DAA treatment.METHODS:
This was a single-center, retrospective study on 183 patients with DAA Rx and 12-week post-Rx follow-up.RESULTS:
There were no significant differences in patterns of biochemical and virologic responses between the two groups. Undetectable HCV RNA rates were 67.2% versus 75.7% (p = 0.22) and 77.3% versus 84.3% (p = 0.24) at Rx week 2 and Rx week 4, respectively. The SVR12 rate was comparable in 2 groups, 94.1% (G1) versus 95.7% (G2, p = 0.64). ALT normalization rates were 91.2% versus 91.3% (p = 0.98), 92.6% versus 93.9% (p = 0.74), and 97.1% versus 97.4% (p = 0.89) at Rx week 2, post-Rx week12, and post-Rx week 24, respectively. AFP normalization was lower in G1 with 89.7% versus 95.7% (p = 0.12), 77.9% versus 87.8% (p = 0.08), and 79.4% versus 92.2% (p = 0.01), at Rx week 2, and post-Rx week 12, and post-Rx week 24, respectively. Both groups showed similar side effects profile including fatigue 11.8% versus 12.2% (p = 0.93) and headache 11.8% versus 13.9% (p = 0.68).CONCLUSION:
Based on our real-world data, geriatric patients had excellent and comparable treatment outcomes with non-geriatric patients in safety and SVR12 rates to different DAA regimens.Palavras-chave
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Assunto principal:
Interpretação Estatística de Dados
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Hepacivirus
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Carga Viral
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Hepatite C Crônica
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Resposta Viral Sustentada
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Dig Dis Sci
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Estados Unidos