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EASL 2013 Highlights - CCO's independent conference coverage

 
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2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver*
 
April 24-28, 2013 | Amsterdam, The Netherlands
   
CCO's independent conference coverage of the 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver includes 2 CME-certified slidesets with faculty analysis and downloadable slidesets that focuses on key issues highlighted at the conference.
 
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Daclatasvir Plus Asunaprevir Plus BMS-791325 Achieves ≥ 88% SVR Rates in Noncirrhotic Treatment-Naive Patients With Genotype 1 HCV
The all-oral regimen combining an NS5a inhibitor, a protease inhibitor, and a nonnucleoside polymerase inhibitor was well tolerated at both doses of BMS-791325 studied.
Date Posted: 5/3/2013

HBV DNA Seroclearance Significantly Reduces Risk of HCC in Patients With High Baseline Viral Loads
Seroclearance of HBeAg, HBsAg did not significantly decrease HCC risk in adjusted analysis.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 5/2/2013

CONCISE: Interim Results Show High SVR Rates With Either 12 or 24 Weeks of Telaprevir Plus Peginterferon/Ribavirin in Patients With HCV Genotype 1 and IL28B CC Genotype
Among patients who completed 12 weeks of triple therapy, 100% SVR12 rate among patients who continued to receive peginterferon/ribavirin through 24 weeks vs 89% SVR4 rate among patients who stopped all therapy at 12 weeks.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 5/2/2013

QUEST-1: Simeprevir Plus PegIFN/RBV Significantly Improves SVR12 Rate vs PegIFN/RBV Alone in Treatment-Naive Patients With Genotype 1 HCV
Triple therapy was well tolerated and 85% of patients were able to shorten treatment to 24 weeks, of whom 91% achieved SVR12.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 5/1/2013

COMMAND: Daclatasvir Plus PegIFN/RBV Improves SVR24 Rate vs PegIFN/RBV Alone in Treatment-Naive Patients With Genotype 2/3 HCV
The triple-drug regimen allowed 83% of patients to receive shorter treatment durations of only 12 or 16 weeks, and safety and tolerability was comparable to pegIFN/RBV alone.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/30/2013

QUEST-2: Simeprevir Plus PegIFN/RBV Superior to PegIFN/RBV for SVR12 in Treatment-Naive Patients With Genotype 1 HCV
Triple therapy was well tolerated and enabled most patients (91%) to shorten the duration of therapy to 24 weeks while maintaining a high SVR12 rate of 86% in this subgroup.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/30/2013

POSITRON: Sofosbuvir/Ribavirin Superior to Placebo With 78% SVR12 Rate in Genotype 2/3 HCV–Infected Patients Intolerant of, Ineligible for, or Unwilling to Receive IFN
Sofosbuvir plus ribavirin is a safe, effective, IFN-free alternative for patients chronically infected with genotype 2/3 HCV who have no other treatment options available.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/30/2013

Observed HCC Incidence Lower Than Predicted in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis B Receiving Tenofovir in Phase III Clinical Trials
The effect of tenofovir was more noticeable in noncirrhotic patients, emerging at 2 years of treatment and reaching statistical significance by 6 years of treatment.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/30/2013

Prolonged Tenofovir-Based Antiviral Therapy Maintains HBV DNA Suppression in Patients With Chronic HBV, Normal ALT Levels, and High HBV DNA Levels
HBV DNA suppression was increased with tenofovir plus emtricitabine vs tenofovir alone, but safety profiles of both regimens were favorable through 192 weeks of study.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/30/2013

Ledipasvir, GS-9451, and Peginterferon/Ribavirin Achieves 70% SVR12 With Good Tolerability in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Genotype 1 HCV Infection
In this single-arm study, 71% of patients were eligible to received truncated 24-week therapy; safety profile was consistent with that of peginterferon/ribavirin alone.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/28/2013

FISSION: Sofosbuvir/Ribavirin Noninferior to Peginterferon/Ribavirin for SVR12 in Treatment-Naive Patients With HCV Genotype 2/3
Efficacy was similar between the 2 treatment arms, but sofosbuvir/ribavirin demonstrated superior safety and tolerability with shorter therapy compared with peginterferon/ribavirin.
Date Posted: 4/28/2013
 
NEUTRINO: Sofosbuvir Plus Peginterferon/Ribavirin Achieves High SVR12 Rate, Well Tolerated in Treatment-Naive Patients With Genotype 1, 4, 5, or 6 HCV
The triple-therapy regimen yielded 90% SVR12 in the overall population, and all patient subgroups attained at least 80% SVR12 rate, including patients with cirrhosis and those with IL28B non-CC genotype.
Date Posted: 4/28/2013

FUSION: Sofosbuvir/Ribavirin Superior to Historical Controls for SVR12 in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Genotype 2/3 HCV
Significantly better rates of SVR12 with both 12 and 16 weeks of therapy compared with historical controls, with better outcomes with 16 weeks of therapy among patients with genotype 3 HCV
Date Posted: 4/28/2013
 
STARTVerso1: Faldaprevir Plus Peginterferon/Ribavirin Highly Effective, Well Tolerated in Treatment-Naive Patients Infected With Genotype 1 HCV
Most patients receiving faldaprevir (88%) were able to shorten therapy to 24 weeks total, without compromising sustained virologic response, which was 88% in this subgroup.
Date Posted: 4/28/2013 

Daclatasvir Plus Sofosbuvir ± Ribavirin Achieves 95% to 100% SVR12 Rate in Patients With Previous Virologic Failure on Telaprevir or Boceprevir            
Virologic response rates to all-oral, once-daily 24-week regimen unaffected by baseline NS3 variants conferring protease inhibitor resistance
Date Posted: 4/28/2013

QUANTUM: Interferon-Free Sofosbuvir/Ribavirin Regimen Achieves 52% to 72% SVR12 Rate in Treatment-Naive Patients With Chronic HCV Infection
QUANTUM also identified marked elevations in ALT and/or AST associated with the guanidine nucleotide analog GS-0938, which resulted in GS-0938—containing arms being halted.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/28/2013
 
Ledipasvir, GS-9451, and Peginterferon/Ribavirin Achieves 70% SVR12 With Good Tolerability in Treatment-Experienced Patients With Genotype 1 HCV Infection
In this single-arm study, 71% of patients were eligible to received truncated 24-week therapy; safety profile was consistent with that of peginterferon/ribavirin alone.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/28/2013

AVIATOR: ABT-450/Ritonavir, ABT-267 and/or ABT-333, and RBV Achieves SVR24 Rates ≥ 90% in Treatment-Naive Patients and Previous Null Responders With Genotype 1 HCV
The 4-drug peginterferon-free regimens also yielded SVR rates ≥ 89% in treatment-naive patients and previous null responders regardless of sex, HCV subtype, baseline HCV RNA, IL28B genotype, and fibrosis severity.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/26/2013

High Rate of Advanced Fibrosis in Patients With HBV/HIV Coinfection, Despite HBV Suppression With Antiretroviral Therapy
Patients with HBV/HIV coinfection treated with HBV-suppressing antiretrovirals continue to demonstrate high rates of advanced fibrosis.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
Date Posted: 4/26/2013

ELECTRON: Addition of Second DAA to Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Yields Rapid, Sustained Antiviral Suppression in Both Treatment-Naive Patients and Previous Null Responders With Genotype 1 HCV
Combining ledipasvir with sofosbuvir/ribavirin yielded SVR12 rates of 100% in both treatment-naive patients and previous null responders, lending further support to ongoing development of the sofosbuvir/ledipasvir fixed-dose combination tablet.
Source: 2013 Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver
 

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