Safety and Effectiveness of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir, With or Without Ribavirin, in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Cirrhosis
Lim JK, Liapakis AM, Shiffman ML, Lok AS, Zeuzem S, Terrault NA, Park JS, Landis CS, Hassan M, Gallant J, Kuo A, Pockros PJ, Vainorius M, Akushevich L, Michael L, Fried MW, Nelson DR, Ben-Ari Z, Group H. Safety and Effectiveness of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir, With or Without Ribavirin, in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Genotype 1 Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Cirrhosis. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018, 16: 1811-1819.e4. PMID: 29306043, PMCID: PMC6034985, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2017.12.037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntiviral AgentsBenzimidazolesDrug Therapy, CombinationDrug-Related Side Effects and Adverse ReactionsEuropeFemaleFluorenesGenotypeHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansLiver CirrhosisLongitudinal StudiesMaleMiddle AgedNorth AmericaProspective StudiesRibavirinSofosbuvirSustained Virologic ResponseTreatment OutcomeYoung AdultConceptsTreatment-experienced patientsGenotype 1 HCV infectionAddition of ribavirinHCV infectionGenotype 1 hepatitis C virus infectionChronic genotype 1 HCV infectionHepatitis C virus infectionHCV-TARGET studyRate of SVR12Treatment-experienced adultsC virus infectionPrimary efficacy endpointGenotype 1 infectionObservational cohort studyWeeks of treatmentEnd of treatmentRoutine clinical practiceSofosbuvir treatmentVirologic outcomesVirologic responseEfficacy endpointHepatitis CProtocol populationAdverse eventsCohort study