On December 6, 2013, FDA approved SOVALDI (sofosbuvir) tablets concerning the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) infection as a component of a cabal antiviral treatment regimen.
Sovaldi is the in the beginning drug that has demonstrated safety and efficacy to treat certain types of HCV contagium without the need for co-dispensation of interferon, andis the second remedy approved by the FDA in the beyond two weeks to treat chronic HCV pest. On November 22, the FDA approved Olysio (simeprevir).
Below is a abridgment of the basis of approval and highlights from the prescribing complaint for Sovaldi. Please refer to the abounding prescribing information for all the intelligence needed to use Sovaldi safely and effectively.
INDICATIONS AND USAGE
SOVALDI is a hepatitis C virus (HCV) nucleotide analog NS5B polymerase inhibitor indicated according to the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) contagium as a component of a amalgamation antiviral treatment regimen.
SOVALDI efficacy has been established in subjects with HCV genotype 1, 2, 3 or 4 poison, including those with hepatocellular carcinoma junction Milan criteria (awaiting liver transplantation) and those by HCV/HIV-1 co-infection
The following points should have ~ing considered when initiating treatment with SOVALDI:
Monotherapy of SOVALDI is not recommended toward treatment of CHC.
Treatment regimen and continuation are dependent on both viral genotype and invalid population
Treatment response varies based up~ baseline host and viral factors
DOSAGE AND ADMINISTRATION
The recommended drench of SOVALDI is one 400 mg lozenge, taken orally, once daily with or exclusively of food
SOVALDI should be used in amalgamation with ribavirin or in combination through pegylated interferon and ribavirin for the management of CHC in adults. The recommended government and treatment duration for SOVALDI complot therapy is provided in Table 1.
Table 1 Recommended Regimens and Treatment Duration despite SOVALDI Combination Therapy in HCV Mono-infected and HCV/HIV-1 Co-infected Patients
Treatment
Duration
Patients by genotype 1 or 4 CHC
SOVALDI + peginterferon alfaa + ribavirinb
12 weeks
Patients through genotype 2 CHC
SOVALDI + ribavirinb
12 weeks
Patients by genotype 3 CHC
SOVALDI + ribavirinb
24 weeks
a. See peginterferon alfa prescribing intelligence for dosing recommendation for patients by genotype 1 or 4 CHC.
b. Dose of ribavirin is moment-based (<75 kg = 1000 mg and ≥75 kg = 1200 mg). The daily dose of ribavirin is administered in words in two divided doses with nutrition. Patients with renal impairment (CrCl ≤ 50 mL/min) demand ribavirin dose reduction; refer to ribavirin prescribing knowledge of facts.
SOVALDI in combination with ribavirin with a view to 24 weeks can be considered considered in the state of a therapeutic option for CHC patients by genotype 1 infection who are inexpedient to receive an interferon-based regulation of diet. Treatment decision should be guided ~ the agency of an assessment of the potential benefits and risks conducive to the individual patient.< p/>
Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation
SOVALDI in conspiracy with ribavirin is recommended for up to 48 weeks or till the time of liver transplantation, whichever occurs capital, to prevent post-transplant HCV reinfection.
Severe Renal Impairment and End Stage Renal Disease
No disagreeable lot recommendation can be given for patients with severe renal impairment (estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) <30 mL/min/1.73m2) or with end stage renal disease (ESRD) proper to higher exposures (up to 20-fold) of the predominant sofosbuvir metabolite.
WARNINGS AND PRECAUTIONS
Use by Potent P-gp Inducers
Drugs that are physically strong P-gp inducers in the domestic (e.g., rifampin, St. John’s wort) may significantly decline sofosbuvir plasma concentrations and may ~ership to a reduced therapeutic effect of SOVALDI. Rifampin and St. John’s wort should not be used with SOVALDI.
ADVERSE REACTIONS
The chiefly common adverse events (≥ 20%) with regard to SOVALDI + ribavirin combination therapy were labor and headache. The most common conflicting events (≥ 20%) for SOVALDI + peginterferon alfa + ribavirin cabal therapy were fatigue, headache, nausea, wakefulness and anemia.
DRUG INTERACTIONS
Potential in the place of Drug Interactions
After oral administration of SOVALDI, sofosbuvir is expeditiously converted to the predominant circulating metabolite GS-331007 that accounts on the side of greater than 90% of drug kindred material systemic exposure, while the father sofosbuvir accounts for approximately 4% of mix with ~s related material. In clinical pharmacology studies, the two sofosbuvir and GS-331007 were monitored in opposition to purposes of pharmacokinetic analyses.
Sofosbuvir is a substrate of remedy transporter P-gp and breast cancer hindrance protein (BCRP) while GS-331007 is not. Drugs that are efficacious P-gp inducers in the domestic (e.g., rifampin or St. John’s wort) may contract sofosbuvir plasma concentration leading to reduced curative effect of SOVALDI and thus should not be used with SOVALDI. Coadministration of SOVALDI by drugs that inhibit P-gp and/or BCRP may become greater sofosbuvir plasma concentration without increasing GS-331007 plasma reduction by evaporation; accordingly, SOVALDI may be coadministered by P-gp and/or BCRP inhibitors. Sofosbuvir and GS-331007 are not inhibitors of P-gp and BCRP and thus are not expected to increase exposures of drugs that are substrates of these transporters.
The intracellular metabolic activation track of sofosbuvir is mediated by in most cases low affinity and high capacity hydrolase and nucleotide phosphorylation pathways that are unlikely to be affected by concomitant drugs.
7.2 Potentially Significant Drug Interactions
Drug interaction accusation for SOVALDI with potential concomitant drugs is summarized in Table 5. The drug interactions described are based on potential drug interactions that may occur by SOVALDI. The table is not totality-inclusive.
Table 5 Potentially Significant Drug Interactions: Alteration in Dose or Regimen May Be Recommended Based in c~tinuance Drug Interaction Studies or Predicted Interactiona
Concomitant Drug Class: Drug Name
Effect forward Concentrationb
Clinical Comment
Anticonvulsants:
carbamazepine phenytoin phenobarbital oxcarbazepine
↓ sofosbuvir
↓ GS-331007
Coadministration of SOVALDI with carbamazepine, phenytoin, phenobarbital or oxcarbazepine is expected to lessening the concentration of sofosbuvir, leading to reduced curative effect of SOVALDI. Coadministration is not recommended.
Antimycobacterials:
rifabutin rifampin rifapentine
↓ sofosbuvir
↓ GS-331007
Coadministration of SOVALDI by rifabutin or rifapentine is expected to lower the concentration of sofosbuvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of SOVALDI. Coadministration is not recommended.
SOVALDI should not have existence used with rifampin, a potent of the intestines P-gp inducer [See Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
Herbal Supplements:
St. John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum)
↓ sofosbuvir
↓ GS-331007
SOVALDI should not have ~ing used with St. John’s wort, a physically strong intestinal P-gp inducer [See Warnings and Precautions (5.2)].
HIV Protease Inhibitors:
tipranavir/ritonavir
↓ sofosbuvir
↓ GS-331007
Coadministration of SOVALDI with tipranavir/ritonavir is expected to diminish the concentration of sofosbuvir, leading to reduced therapeutic effect of SOVALDI. Coadministration is not recommended.
a. This slab is not all inclusive.
b. ↓ = decrement.
Drugs without Clinically Significant Interactions with SOVALDI
In addition to the drugs included in Table 5, the interaction betwixt SOVALDI and the following drugs was evaluated in clinical trials and ~t any dose adjustment is needed for both drug: cyclosporine, darunavir/ritonavir, efavirenz, emtricitabine, methadone, raltegravir, rilpivirine, tacrolimus, or tenofovir disoproxil fumarate.
USE IN SPECIFIC POPULATIONS
Renal Impairment
No disagreeable lot adjustment of SOVALDI is required towards patients with mild or moderate renal impairment. The safeness and efficacy of SOVALDI have not been established in patients with severe renal impairment (eGFR <30 mL/min/1.73m2) or cessation stage renal disease (ESRD) requiring hemodialysis. No dose recommendation can be given for patients through severe renal impairment or ESRD. Refer besides to ribavirin and peginterferon alfa prescribing intelligence for patients with CrCl <50 mL/min.
Hepatic Impairment
No dose adjustment of SOVALDI is required on this account that patients with mild, moderate or austere hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Class A, B or C). Safety and virtue of SOVALDI have not been established in patients by decompensated cirrhosis. See peginterferon alfa prescribing complaint for contraindication in hepatic decompensation.
Patients by HCV/HIV-1 Co-infection
The safety and efficacy of SOVALDI was assessed in 223 HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects [See Clinical Studies (14.4)]. See Dosage and Administration (2.1) with regard to dosing recommendations in HCV/HIV-1 co-infected patients. The close custody profile in HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects was like to that observed in HCV mono-infected subjects. Elevated complete bilirubin (grade 3 or 4) was observed in 30/32 (94%) subjects receiving atazanavir in the same proportion that part of the antiretroviral regimen. None of the subjects had concomitant transaminase increases. Among subjects not distress atazanavir, grade 3 or 4 elevated whole bilirubin was observed in 2 (1.5%) subjects, homogeneous to the rate observed with HCV mono-infected subjects receiving SOVALDI + ribavirin in Phase 3 trials.
Patients by Hepatocellular Carcinoma Awaiting Liver Transplantation
SOVALDI was well-considered in HCV-infected subjects with hepatocellular carcinoma precursory to undergoing liver transplantation in an open-label clinical trial evaluating the security and efficacy of SOVALDI and ribavirin administered pre-remove to prevent post-transplant HCV reinfection. The original endpoint of the trial was column-transplant virologic response (pTVR) defined considered in the state of HCV RNA < lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) at 12 weeks station-transplant. HCV-infected subjects, unmindful of genotype, with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) meeting the MILAN criteria (defined as the presence of a tumor 5 cm or not so much in diameter in patients with unbiassed hepatocellular carcinomas and no more than three swelling nodules, each 3 cm or smaller in diameter in patients with multiple tumors and not at all extrahepatic manifestations of the cancer or ground of belief of vascular invasion of tumor) accepted 400 mg SOVALDI and weight-based 1000-1200 mg ribavirin daily for 24-48 weeks or till the time of liver transplantation, whichever occurred in the ~ place. An interim analysis was conducted put ~ 61 subjects who received SOVALDI and ribavirin; 45 subjects had HCV genotype 1; 44 subjects had a baseline CPT charge less than 7 and all subjects had a baseline unadjusted MELD notch ≤14. Of these 61 subjects, 41 subjects underwent liver transplantation following up to 48 weeks of manipulation with SOVALDI and ribavirin; 37 had HCV RNA < LLOQ at the time of transplantation. Of the 37 subjects, the mail-transplant virologic response (pTVR) rate is 64% (23/36) in the 36 evaluable subjects who own reached the 12 week post-transfer time point. The safety profile of SOVALDI and ribavirin in HCV-infected subjects anterior to liver transplantation was comparable to that observed in subjects treated by SOVALDI and ribavirin in Phase 3 clinical trials.
CLINICAL STUDIES
Description of Clinical Trials
The preservation and efficacy of SOVALDI was evaluated in five Phase 3 trials in a ~ity of 1724 HCV mono-infected subjects with genotypes 1 to 6 chronic hepatitis C (CHC) and any Phase 3 trial in 223 HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects through genotype 1, 2 or 3 CHC. Among the five trials in HCV mono-infected subjects, the same was conducted in treatment-naïve subjects by genotype 1, 4, 5 or 6 CHC in amalgamation with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin and the other four were conducted in subjects with genotype 2 or 3 CHC in league with ribavirin, including one in usage-naïve subjects, one in interferon dictatorial, ineligible or unwilling subjects, one in subjects previously treated with an interferon-based preservation of health, and one in all subjects irrespective of anterior treatment history or ability to take interferon. The suit in HCV/HIV-1 co-infected subjects was conducted in connection with ribavirin in treatment-naïve subjects with genotype 1 CHC and all subjects by genotype 2 or 3 CHC irrespective of prior treatment history or ability to take interferon. Subjects in these trials had compensated liver complaint including cirrhosis. SOVALDI was administered at a prescribed portion of 400 mg once daily. The ribavirin (RBV) dose was weight-based at 1000-1200 mg diurnal administered in two divided doses which time used in combination with SOVALDI, and the peginterferon alfa 2a dose, where applicable, was 180 micrograms per week. Treatment duration was fixed in either trial and was not guided by subjects’ HCV RNA levels (no rejoinder guided algorithm). Plasma HCV RNA values were moderated during the clinical trials using the COBAS TaqMan HCV experiment (version 2.0), for use by the High Pure System. The analyze had a lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) of 25 IU for mL. Sustained virologic response (SVR) was the pristine endpoint which was defined as HCV RNA smaller quantity than LLOQ at 12 weeks ~wards the end of treatment.
14.2 Clinical Trials in Subjects through Genotype 1 or 4 CHC
Treatment-Naïve Adults — NEUTRINO (Study 110)
NEUTRINO was an open-label, single-arm trial that evaluated 12 weeks of treatment with SOVALDI in combination with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in method of treating-naïve subjects with genotype 1, 4, 5 or 6 HCV virus compared to pre-specified historical reign over.
Treated subjects (N=327) had a middle age of 54 years (range: 19 to 70); 64% of the subjects were masculine; 79% were White, 17% were Black; 14% were Hispanic or Latino; penurious body mass index was 29 kg/m2 (ramble: 18 to 56 kg/m2); 78% had baseline HCV RNA greater than 6 log10 IU per mL; 17% had cirrhosis; 89% had HCV genotype 1; 9% had HCV genotype 4 and 2% had HCV genotype 5 or 6. Table 8 presents the rejoinder rates for the treatment group of SOVALDI + peginterferon alfa + ribavirin.
Table 8 Response Rates in Study NEUTRINO
SOVALDI + Peg-IFN alfa + RBV 12 weeks
N=327a
Overall SVR
90% (295/327)
Genotype 1b
89% (261/292)
Genotype 1a
92% (206/225)
Genotype 1b
82% (54/66)
Genotype 4
96% (27/28)
Outcome in the place of subjects without SVR
On-treatment virologic failure
0/327
Relapsec
9% (28/326)
Otherd
1% (4/327)
a. Including seven subjects through genotype 5 or 6 infection.
b. One subject had genotype 1a/1b mingled infection.
c. The denominator with respect to relapse is the number of subjects with HCV RNA <LLOQ at their hindmost on-treatment assessment.
d. Other includes subjects who did not complete SVR and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., corrupt to follow-up).
Response rates with a view to selected subgroups are presented in Table 9.
Table 9 SVR Rates on account of Selected Subgroups in NEUTRINO
SOVALDI + Peg-IFN alfa + RBV 12 weeks
Cirrhosis
No
92% (252/273)
Yes
80% (43/54)
Race
Black
87% (47/54)
Non-cimmerian
91% (248/273)
Multiple Baseline Factors
Genotype 1, Metavir F3/F4 fibrosis, IL28B non-C/C, HCV RNA >800,000 IU/mL
71% (37/52)
SVR rates were 98% (93/95) in subjects with baseline IL28B C/C allele and 87% (202/232) in subjects with baseline IL28B non-C/C alleles.
It is estimated that the response rate in patients who previously failed pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy give by ~ approximate the observed response rate in NEUTRINO subjects through multiple baseline factors traditionally associated through a lower response to interferon-based management (Table 9). The SVR rate in the NEUTRINO proof in genotype 1 subjects with IL28B non-C/C alleles, HCV RNA >800,000 IU/mL and Metavir F3/F4 fibrosis was 71% (37/52).
Clinical Trials in Subjects through Genotype 2 or 3 CHC
Treatment-Naïve Adults — FISSION (Study 1231)
FISSION was a randomized, generous-label, active-controlled trial that evaluated 12 weeks of usage with SOVALDI and ribavirin compared to 24 weeks of handling with peginterferon alfa 2a and ribavirin in handling-naïve subjects with genotype 2 and 3 HCV. The ribavirin doses used in the SOVALDI + ribavirin and peginterferon alfa 2a + ribavirin mail were weight-based 1000-1200 mg by day and 800 mg per epoch regardless of weight, respectively. Subjects were randomized in a 1:1 fixed relation and stratified by cirrhosis (presence vs. musing), HCV genotype (2 vs. 3) and baseline HCV RNA on a ~ (<6 log10IU/mL vs. ≥6 log10IU/mL). Subjects through genotype 2 or 3 HCV were enrolled in an approximately 1:3 ratio.
Treated subjects (N=499) had a middle age of 50 years (range: 19 to 77); 66% of the subjects were male; 87% were White, 3% were Black; 14% were Hispanic or Latino; intermediate body mass index was 28 kg/m2 (stroll: 17 to 52 kg/m2); 57% had baseline HCV RNA levels greater than 6 log10 IU through mL; 20% had cirrhosis; 72% had HCV genotype 3. Table 10 presents the response rates for the treatment groups of SOVALDI + ribavirin and peginterferon alfa + ribavirin.
Table 10 Response Rates in Study FISSION
SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
Peg-IFN alfa + RBV 24 weeks
N=256a
N=243a
Overall SVR
67% (171/256)
67% (162/243)
Treatment differenceb
0.3% (95% CI: -7.5% to 8.0%)
Genotype 2
95% (69/73)
78% (52/67)
Genotype 3
56% (102/183)
63% (110/176)
Outcome toward subjects without SVR
On-treatment virologic failure
<1% (1/256)
7% (18/243)
Relapsec
30% (76/252)
21% (46/217)
Genotype 2
5% (4/73)
15% (9/62)
Genotype 3
40% (72/179)
24% (37/155)
Otherd
3% (8/256)
7% (17/243)
a. Including three subjects with recombinant genotype 2/1 HCV poison.
b. Adjusted with a view to pre-specified stratification factors.
c. The denominator on account of relapse is the number of subjects through HCV RNA <LLOQ at their highest on-treatment assessment.
d. Other includes subjects who did not finish SVR and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., puzzled to follow-up).
Response rates on this account that subjects with cirrhosis at baseline are presented in Table 11 by genotype.
Table 11 SVR Rates by Cirrhosis and Genotype in Study FISSION
Genotype 2
Genotype 3
SOVALDI + RBV
12 weeks
Peg-IFN alfa + RBV
24 weeks
SOVALDI + RBV
12 weeks
Peg-IFN alfa + RBV
24 weeks
N=73
N=67
N=183
N=176
Cirrhosis: No (Line 1) / Yes (Line 2)
97% (59/61)
81% (44/54)
61% (89/145)
71% (99/139)
83% (10/12)
62% (8/13)
34% (13/38)
30% (11/37)
Interferon Intolerant, Ineligible or Unwilling Adults — POSITRON (Study 107)
POSITRON was a randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled woe that evaluated 12 weeks of manipulation with SOVALDI and ribavirin (N=207) compared to placebo (N=71) in subjects who are interferon supercilious, ineligible or unwilling. Subjects were randomized in 3:1 fixed relation and stratified by cirrhosis (presence vs. defect).
Treated subjects (N=278) had a middle age of 54 years (range: 21 to 75); 54% of the subjects were male; 91% were White, 5% were Black; 11% were Hispanic or Latino; despicable body mass index was 28 kg/m2 (register: 18 to 53 kg/m2); 70% had baseline HCV RNA levels greater than 6 log10 IU by mL; 16% had cirrhosis; 49% had HCV genotype 3. The proportions of subjects who were interferon overbearing, ineligible, or unwilling were 9%, 44%, and 47%, particularly. Most subjects had no prior HCV handling (81%). Table 12 presents the answer rates for the treatment groups of SOVALDI + ribavirin and placebo.
Table 12 Response Rates in Study POSITRON
SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
Placebo 12 weeks
N=207
N=71
Overall SVR
78% (161/207)
0/71
Genotype 2
93% (101/109)
0/34
Genotype 3
61% (60/98)
0/37
Outcome despite subjects without SVR
On-treatment virologic failure
0/207
97% (69/71)
Relapsea
20% (42/205)
0/0
Genotype 2
5% (5/107)
0/0
Genotype 3
38% (37/98)
0/0
Otherb
2% (4/207)
3% (2/71)
a. The denominator with respect to relapse is the number of subjects by HCV RNA <LLOQ at their utmost on-treatment assessment.
b. Other includes subjects who did not complete SVR and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., misspent to follow-up).
Table 13 presents the subgroup parsing by genotype for cirrhosis and interferon classification.
Table 13 SVR Rates in quest of Selected Subgroups by Genotype in POSITRON
SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
Genotype 2
Genotype 3
N=109
N=98
Cirrhosis
No
92% (85/92)
68% (57/84)
Yes
94% (16/17)
21% (3/14)
Interferon Classification
Ineligible
88% (36/41)
70% (33/47)
Intolerant
100% (9/9)
50% (4/8)
Unwilling
95% (56/59)
53% (23/43)
Previously Treated Adults – FUSION (Study 108)
FUSION was a randomized, double-blinded woe that evaluated 12 or 16 weeks of management with SOVALDI and ribavirin in subjects who did not carry out SVR with prior interferon-based method of treating (relapsers and nonresponders). Subjects were randomized in a 1:1 ratio and stratified by cirrhosis (presence vs. abstraction) and HCV genotype (2 vs. 3).
Treated subjects (N=201) had a middle age of 56 years (range: 24 to 70); 70% of the subjects were male animal; 87% were White; 3% were Black; 9% were Hispanic or Latino; contemptible body mass index was 29 kg/m2 (sort: 19 to 44 kg/m2); 73% had baseline HCV RNA levels greater than 6log10 IU through mL; 34% had cirrhosis; 63% had HCV genotype 3; 75% were prior relapsers. Table 14 presents the reply rates for the treatment groups of SOVALDI + ribavirin with a view to 12 weeks and 16 weeks.
Table 14 Response Rates in Study FUSION
SOVALDI + RBV
12 weeks
SOVALDI + RBV
16 weeks
N= 103a
N=98a
Overall SVR
50% (51/103)
71% (70/98)
Genotype 2
82% (32/39)
89% (31/35)
Genotype 3
30% (19/64)
62% (39/63)
Outcome notwithstanding subjects without SVR
On-treatment virologic failure
0/103
0/98
Relapseb
48% (49/103)
29% (28/98)
Genotype 2
18% (7/39)
11% (4/35)
Genotype 3
66% (42/64)
38% (24/63)
Otherc
3% (3/103)
0/98
a. Including six subjects by recombinant genotype 2/1 HCV infection.
b. The denominator according to relapse is the number of subjects through HCV RNA <LLOQ at their be unexhausted on-treatment assessment.
c. Other includes subjects who did not effect SVR and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., imperceptible to follow-up).
Table 15 presents the subgroup algebra by genotype for cirrhosis and rejoinder to prior HCV treatment.
Table 15 SVR Rates according to Selected Subgroups by Genotype in Study FUSION
Genotype 2
Genotype 3
SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
SOVALDI + RBV 16 weeks
SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
SOVALDI + RBV 16 weeks
N=39
N=35
N=64
N=63
Cirrhosis: No (Line 1) / Yes (Line 2)
90% (26/29)
92% (24/26)
37% (14/38)
63% (25/40)
60% (6/10)
78% (7/9)
19% (5/26)
61% (14/23)
Response to earlier HCV treatment: Relapser/breakthrough (Line 1) / Nonresponder (Line 2)
86% (25/29)
89% (24/27)
31% (15/49)
65% (30/46)
70% (7/10)
88% (7/8)
27% (4/15)
53% (9/17)
Treatment-Naïve and Previously Treated Adults — VALENCE (Study 133)
The VALENCE exertion evaluated sofosbuvir in combination with mode of estimating ~-based ribavirin for the treatment of genotype 2 or 3 HCV pollution in treatment-naïve subjects or subjects who did not do SVR with prior interferon-based management, including subjects with compensated cirrhosis. The eccentric person trial design was a 4 to 1 randomization to SOVALDI + ribavirin since 12 weeks or placebo. Based in c~tinuance emerging data, this trial was unblinded and everything genotype 2 HCV-infected subjects continued the primitive planned treatment and received SOVALDI + ribavirin for 12 weeks, and duration of treatment with SOVALDI + ribavirin in genotype 3 HCV-infected subjects was extended to 24 weeks. Eleven genotype 3 subjects had before that time completed SOVALDI + ribavirin for 12 weeks at the time of the improvement.
Treated subjects (N=419) had a middle age of 51 years (range: 19 to 74); 60% of the subjects were staminate; mean body mass index was 26 kg/m2 (set in a row: 17 to 44 kg/m2); the way baseline HCV RNA level was 6.4 log10 IU for mL; 78% had HCV genotype 3; 58% of the subjects were management-experienced and 65% of those subjects experienced relapse/breakthrough to prior HCV usage.
Table 16 presents the response rates in the place of the treatment groups of SOVALDI + ribavirin towards 12 weeks and 24 weeks.
Table 16 Response Rates in Study VALENCEa
Genotype 2 SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
Genotype 3 SOVALDI + RBV 24 weeks
N=73
N=250
Overall SVR
93% (68/73)
84% (210/250)
Outcome during the term of subjects without SVR
On-treatment virologic failure
0% (0/73)
<1% (1/250)
Relapseb
7% (5/73)
14% (34/249)
Treatment-naïve
3% (1/32)
5% (5/105)
Treatment-practised
10% (4/41)
20% (29/144)
Otherc
0% (0/73)
2% (5/250)
a. Placebo subjects (N=85) were not included in the same proportion that none achieved SVR12. Eleven genotype 3 subjects who admitted SOVALDI + ribavirin for 12 weeks were not included.
b. The denominator because relapse is the number of subjects by HCV RNA <LLOQ at their endure on treatment assessment.
c. Other includes subjects who did not compass SVR12 and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., missing to follow up).
Table 17 presents the subgroup analytics by genotype for cirrhosis and anterior HCV treatment experience.
Table 17 SVR Rates ~ the sake of Selected Subgroup by Genotype in Study VALENCE
Genotype 2 SOVALDI + RBV 12 weeks
Genotype 3 SOVALDI + RBV 24 weeks
N=73
N=250
Treatment-naïve
97% (31/32)
93% (98/105)
Non-cirrhotic
97% (29/30)
93% (86/92)
Cirrhotic
100% (2/2)
92% (12/13)
Treatment-experienced
90% (37/41)
77% (112/145)
Non-cirrhotic
91% (30/33)
85% (85/100)
Cirrhotic
88% (7/8)
60% (27/45)
Clinical Trials in Subjects Co-infected through HCV and HIV-1
SOVALDI was well-versed in an open-label clinical grief (Study PHOTON-1) evaluating the preservation and efficacy of 12 or 24 weeks of usage with SOVALDI and ribavirin in subjects by genotype 1, 2 or 3 of long duration hepatitis C co-infected with HIV-1. Genotype 2 and 3 subjects were each HCV treatment-naïve or experienced, while on the contrary genotype 1 subjects were all treatment-naïve. Subjects received 400 mg SOVALDI and make heavy-based ribavirin (1000 mg for subjects weighing <75 kg or 1200 mg beneficial to subjects weighing ≥75kg) daily by reason of 12 or 24 weeks based without interrupti~ genotype and prior treatment history. Subjects were any one not on antiretroviral therapy with a CD4+ lonely dwelling count >500 cells/mm3 or had virologically suppressed HIV-1 by a CD4+ cell count >200 cells/mm3. Efficacy facts 12 weeks post treatment are to be turned to account for 210 subjects (see Table 18).
Table 18 Response Rates in Study PHOTON-1a
HCV genotype 1
HCV genotype 2
HCV genotype 3
SOVALDI + RBV
24 weeks
TN (N=114)
SOVALDI + RBV
12 weeks
TN (N=26)
SOVALDI + RBV
24 weeks
TE (N=13)
Overall
76% (87/114)
88% (23/26)
92% (12/13)
Outcome in spite of subjects without SVR12
On-treatment virologic failure
1% (1/114)
4% (1/26)
0/13
Relapseb
22% (25/113)
0/25
8% (1/13)
Otherc
1% (1/114)
8% (2/26)
0/13
TN = Treatment-naïve; TE = Treatment-able
a. Subjects by genotype 2 CHC treated with SOVALDI + RBV during the term of 24 weeks (N=15) and subjects through genotype 3 CHC treated with SOVALDI + RBV ~ the sake of 12 weeks (N=42) are not included in the board.
b. The denominator since relapse is the number of subjects with HCV RNA <LLOQ at their the ~ time on treatment assessment.
c. Other includes subjects who did not bring to consummation SVR12 and did not meet virologic failure criteria (e.g., invisible to follow up).
In subjects with HCV genotype 1 infection, the SVR value was 82% (74/90) in subjects through genotype 1a infection and 54% (13/24) in subjects by genotype 1b infection, with relapse accounting as far as concerns the majority of treatment failures. SVR rates in subjects by HCV genotype 1 infection were 80% (24/30) in subjects with baseline IL28B C/C allele and 75% (62/83) in subjects through baseline IL28B non-C/C alleles.
In the 223 CHC subjects through HIV-1 co-infection, the percentage of CD4+ cells did not change during treatment. Median CD4+ cell count decreases of 85 cells/mm3 and 84 cells/mm3 were observed at the extremity of treatment with SOVALDI + ribavirin towards 12 or 24 weeks, respectively. HIV-1 reverberate during SOVALDI + ribavirin treatment occurred in 2 subjects (0.9%) on antiretroviral therapy.
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FDA Press Release
Richard Klein
Office of Special Health Issues
Food and Drug Administration
Kimberly Struble
Division of Antiviral Drug Products
Food and Drug Administration
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