It can be overwhelming trying to sift through research about newly approved or investigational agents to treat HCV, especially if you were recently diagnosed with hepatitis C. Hopefully, this short review will give you a better understanding of cure rates for Gilead's pan-genotypic fixed-dose combination tablet consisting of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir - that sure is a mouthful. Gilead's regimen has been shown to be highly effective in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients with HCV genotype 1–6. This is good news for people who have treated previously with direct-acting antivirals but relapsed. I'm sure you all know that in December Gilead submitted a new drug application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and in January Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir was granted an Accelerated Assessment by the European Medicines Agency. The fixed-dose combination has been granted Breakthrough Therapy designation by the
Lets start with expert commentary (video with slides) discussing the 3 drug regimen using data presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) annual meeting in November, the program is available online at ViralEd.
Show Me A Video - Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir.
Listen to Dr. Dieterich review and discuss Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir, in this short in-depth ten minute segment, over at ViralEd.
Listen to Dr. Dieterich review and discuss Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir, in this short in-depth ten minute segment, over at ViralEd.
View the program with Dr. Dieterich, here......
Download Slides from the presentation, here.....
Watch the entire presentation; The Advances in Chronic Hepatitis C: Management and Treatment
Highlights Include
POLARIS-2 Study
Genotype 1–6
A Randomized Phase 3 Trial of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevirfor 8 Weeks Compared to Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for 12 Weeks in DAA-Naïve Genotype 1–6 HCV Infected Patients
Genotype 3
The POLARIS-3 Study
A Randomized, Phase 3 Trial of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir for 8 Weeks and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir for 12 Weeks for Patients with Genotype 3 HCV Infection and Cirrhosis
April 2017
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC 2017) will take place April 19-23 in Amsterdam
Hep C 5-minute videos - Summary Of The International Liver Congress™ (ILC) 2017
April 2017
The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) International Liver Congress (ILC 2017) will take place April 19-23 in Amsterdam
Hep C 5-minute videos - Summary Of The International Liver Congress™ (ILC) 2017
On this page of the blog visitors are provided with an index of links pointing to comprehensive coverage of the meeting. Start by viewing a short video series over at Practice Point presented by Dr. Tran, highlights include clinical studies on new antiviral therapy, data on drug toxicity/adverse events, drug interactions, and strategies for HCV management. On May 1, ViralEd will launch: The Advances in Chronic Hepatitis C: Management and Treatment, a comprehensive program featuring HCV experts reviewing and discussing the most important studies on chronic hepatitis C presented at EASL 2017. Other videos include EASL press conference, and opening ceremony.
Data submitted in Gilead's NDA
What Data Was Used In The New Drug Application (NDA)
The following data supports the use of the regimen for 12 weeks in DAA treatment experienced patients with HCV genotype 1 - 6 who have or don’t have liver cirrhosis.
The NDA for SOF/VEL/VOX is based on data from two Phase 3 studies (POLARIS-1 and POLARIS-4). The NDA is further supported by two additional Phase 3 studies (POLARIS-2 and POLARIS-3)
Show Me The Data
Phase 3 POLARIS trials, included people who were previously treated with direct-acting antivirals and those with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 and compensated cirrhosis.
In POLARIS-1, 96% of NS5A-experienced patients with HCV genotypes 1-6 were cured with 12 weeks of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir, compared with none of the placebo recipients.
POLARIS-4 showed that the triple combination for 12 weeks worked better than a dual combination of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for DAA-experienced patients who had not used NS5A inhibitors (SVR12 97% vs 90%).
POLARIS-3 demonstrated that 8 weeks of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir worked as well as 12 weeks of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for patients with hard-to-treat genotype 3 and liver cirrhosis.
However POLARIS-2, with a more diverse group of mostly non-cirrhotic DAA-naive patients with genotypes 1-6, did not reach the threshold for non-inferiority.
| Study | Population | Genotype | Treatment | Duration | SVR12 Rates | |||||
| POLARIS-1 | NS5A inhibitor-experienced
41 percent (172/415) had cirrhosis
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | SOF/VEL/VOX | 12 Weeks | 96%
(253/263)
| |||||
| Placebo | 12 Weeks | 0%
(0/152)
| ||||||||
| POLARIS-4 |
DAA-experienced (No NS5A inhibitor)
46 percent (153/333) had cirrhosis
| 1, 2, 3, 4 | SOF/VEL/VOX | 12 Weeks | 97%
(177/182)
| |||||
| SOF/VEL | 12 Weeks | 90%
(136/151)
| ||||||||
| POLARIS-2 | DAA-naïve
18 percent (174/941) had cirrhosis
| 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 | SOF/VEL/VOX | 8 Weeks | 95%
(476/501)
| |||||
| SOF/VEL | 12 Weeks | 98%
(432/440)
| ||||||||
| POLARIS-3 | DAA-naïve
All had cirrhosis
| 3 | SOF/VEL/VOX | 8 Weeks | 96%
(106/110)
| |||||
| SOF/VEL | 12 Weeks | 96%
(105/109)
|
Summary
The NDA for SOF/VEL/VOX is based on data from two Phase 3 studies (POLARIS-1 and POLARIS-4), which evaluated 12 weeks of the fixed-dose combination in DAA-experienced patients with hepatitis C genotypes 1-6, including those who failed prior treatment with an NS5A-containing regimen. Of the 445 patients treated with SOF/VEL/VOX, 430 (97 percent) achieved the primary efficacy endpoint of SVR12.
The NDA is further supported by two additional Phase 3 studies (POLARIS-2 and POLARIS-3) in which 611 DAA-naïve HCV-infected patients received 8 weeks of SOF/VEL/VOX.
The most common adverse events among patients who received SOF/VEL/VOX were headache, fatigue, diarrhea and nausea.
In The Journals
HCV Genotype 1
Abstract
Published in Hepatology 2017 Feb 21, Sofosbuvir-velpatasvir-voxilaprevir with or without ribavirin in DAA-experienced patients with genotype 1 HCV.
Media Coverage of this study: Source - Hepatitis: Monthly Essentials March 2017
Takeaway
- Once-daily sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) tablets show high efficacy as salvage therapy for HCV-1 after failure of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).
- Most patients (88%) had received only 1 prior regimen; 41% had previously received an NS5A inhibitor±another DAA; 20% had been exposed to ≥3 DAA classes.
- Of 48 patients with baseline deep-sequencing data, 73% had resistance-associated substitutions (RAS; 27% had multiple-class RASs).
- SVR12 with SOF/VEL/VOX±ribavirin (RBV) was 96% and 100%, respectively.
- 1 relapse occurred in a patient with HCV-1a, cirrhosis, and VEL-associated NS5A L31M RASs.
- The most common adverse events with SOF/VEL/VOX were diarrhea and bronchitis.
- With SOF/VEL/VOX+RBV, fatigue, anemia, gastroenteritis, and nausea were most common.
- Phase 2 monocentric US open-label randomized study of 49 patients with DAA-refractory HCV-1 (1a, 88%; 51% had cirrhosis).
- Participants received a 12-wk regimen of SOF/VEL/VOX with (n=25) and without (n=24) RBV.
- Primary endpoint was sustained virologic response at 12 wk posttherapy (SVR12).
- Funding: Gilead Sciences.
Recommended Reading
April 28, 2017
By Lorraine L. Janeczko
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, eight weeks of combined sofosbuvir-velpatasvir-voxilaprevir may not be as effective as 12 weeks of only sofosbuvir-velpatasvir, results from two phase 3 open-label trials suggest.
But patients with HCV genotype 3 and cirrhosis may have similar rates of sustained virologic response (SVR) to either treatment, researchers report in Gastroenterology, online April 5.
"Among patients who have not been treated with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), the triple regimen of the DAAs sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir for eight weeks achieved very high rates of efficacy, curing 95% of patients with chronic HCV infection; however, it failed to achieve noninferiority against the 12-week regimen of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir, which cured 98% of patients," said lead author Dr. Ira M. Jacobson of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, eight weeks of combined sofosbuvir-velpatasvir-voxilaprevir may not be as effective as 12 weeks of only sofosbuvir-velpatasvir, results from two phase 3 open-label trials suggest.
But patients with HCV genotype 3 and cirrhosis may have similar rates of sustained virologic response (SVR) to either treatment, researchers report in Gastroenterology, online April 5.
"Among patients who have not been treated with direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), the triple regimen of the DAAs sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir for eight weeks achieved very high rates of efficacy, curing 95% of patients with chronic HCV infection; however, it failed to achieve noninferiority against the 12-week regimen of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir, which cured 98% of patients," said lead author Dr. Ira M. Jacobson of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, in New York City.
Discussion Forum
SOF/VEL and SOF/VEL/VOX
Other Investigational HCV Agents
Novel emerging treatments for hepatitis C infection: a fast-moving pipeline
National AIDS Treatment Advocacy Project (NATAP)
Summary for AASLD 2016 for Hepatitis C - New HCV two and three drug regimens on their way: what do they promise? And what do clinicians need to look out for under DAA combination therapy and beyond SVR?
Of Interest
Rapid Response from Barcelona: New Data in HCV Treatment
Healio Gastroenterology, March 2017
Source - http://www.healio.com/gastroenterology/education-lab/2016/05_may/rapid-response-from-barcelona-new-data-in-hcv-treatment/new-data-in-hcv-treatment
Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of cirrhosis, end-stage liver disease, hepatocellular carcinoma, and death from liver disease in the United States. Rapid advancements in the field and interferon-free regimens approved for HCV, as well as several on the horizon, offer improved outcomes, shorter treatment durations, and unique adverse event profiles; therefore, clinicians must stay informed of the evolving data to counsel patients appropriately. Clinicians face challenges regarding how to make treatment choices among the numerous interferon-free regimens to improve treatment uptake and optimize outcomes in patients with HCV. This roundtable discussion among leading experts in HCV was recorded immediately following the 2016 EASL meeting in Barcelona, Spain, exploring some of the most recent findings and addressing the evidence-based clinical application of these data for HCV patients.
For downloadable slides, please click here.
Of Interest
Monday, March 20, 2017
2017 / Hepatitis C: Down but Not Out - Oral Direct-Acting Agent Therapy for HCV
HCV Advocate
March 1, 2017
Drug Pipeline – Monthly Report
Clinical Trials Reference Guide
Users can search for a hepatitis C clinical trial by category (genotype), or learn how to evaluate a clinical trial and become familiar with commonly used terms. HCV Advocate offers an easy to navigate HCV Medications Blog as well, organized by HCV genotype.
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