Elbasvir/Grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) Does Not Worsen Renal Function in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Infection and Pre-Existing Renal Disease

( K. Rajender Reddy ),( David Roth ),( Annette Bruchfeld ),( Peggy Hwang ),( Barbara Haber ),( Bach-yen T. Nguyen ),( Eliav Barr ),( Janice Wahl ),( Wayne Greaves ),( Youngmi Eun ) 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Aims: Decreased estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) has been reported in patients with HCV infection receiving direct-acting antiviral agents. EBR/GZR was safe and efficacious in patients with chronic kidney disease stage 4/5 (CKD 4/5) in the C-SURFER study. The aim of this analysis was to evaluate the impact of EBR/GZR on eGFR in patients with less severe CKD. Methods: We analyzed a pooled dataset of 1689 patients who received EBR/GZR (50 mg/100 mg) with or without ribavirin (RBV) for 8 (n=91, 5%), 12 (n=1238, 73%), 16 (n=211, 12%), or 18 (n=149, 9%) weeks (656 patients [39%] received RBV). Patients were treatment-naïve or treatment-experienced, and included cirrhotics and those with HIV co-infection. Creatinine values were assessed at baseline and ≥1 post-baseline timepoint. eGFR was calculated using the Modified Diet in Renal Disease equation at baseline, end of treatment, and 12 weeks post-therapy. Results: Of the 1689 patients evaluated, 32 had CKD 3 (eGFR < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 to ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2) and 1657 had eGFR >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 (Table). Demographics were similar in both groups except for a higher proportion of HIV-co-infected patients in the CKD 3 group (41% vs. 17%). Patients with CKD 3 and those with eGFR >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 at baseline did not show any decrease in eGFR during treatment or follow-up. Conclusions: EBR/GZR did not affect eGFR in patients with pre-existing eGFR >60 mL/min/1.73 m2 or those with CKD3. Treatment duration, RBV co-administration, cirrhosis, or HIV coinfection did not adversely affect renal outcome.

Safety and Efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir in Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) GT1-and GT4 infected Participants 65 Years and Older

( Steven L. Flamm ),( Cheng-yuan Peng ),( Oren Shibolet ),( Ronald Nahass ),( Peggy Hwang ),( Eliav Barr ),( Michael Robertson ),( Barbara Haber ),( Eungeol Sim ) 대한간학회 2018 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2018 No.1

Aims: Safety and efficacy of HCV therapy in older individuals is of growing importance as the population with HCV infection ages. The objectives of this study were to compare the safety and efficacy of elbasvir (EBR)/grazoprevir (GZR) in participants aged ≥65 and <65 years. Methods: Safety and efficacy data from participants with HCV genotype (GT)1 or 4 infection receiving EBR (50 mg/day)/GZR (100 mg/day) for 12 weeks in 12 clinical trials were pooled and analyzed according to age (≥65 years vs <65 years). Sustained virologic response (SVR) 12 was defined as HCV RNA <lower limit of quantification 12 weeks after end of treatment (COBAS ® AmpliPrep/COBAS® Taqman® v2.0). Results: In participants aged ≥65 years (n=339), mean age was 70 years (range, 65-82) versus 49 years (range, 18-64) in those <65 years (n=2139). Demographic parameters in participants aged ≥65 years versus <65 years were noncirrhotic (85% vs 83%), treatment-naive (72% vs 85%), HCV GT1 infection (99% vs 95%), male (44% vs 61%), and white (26% vs 59%), black (12% vs 13%), and Asian (61% vs. 26%) race, respectively. SVR12 rates were 323/339 (95.3%) and 2041/2139 (95.4%) in participants with HCV GT1 or 4 infection aged ≥65 and < 65 years, respectively (Table). Rates of serious adverse events (SAEs), discontinuations due to adverse events (AEs), drug-related SAEs, and deaths were similar in both age groups (Table). AEs (occurring in >5% of either age group) in participants aged ≥ 65 versus <65 years were headache (7.1% vs 13.0%), fatigue (6.8% vs 11.3%), nasopharyngitis (6.5% vs 4.9%), nausea (4.1% vs 7.2%), and diarrhea (3.5% vs 5.8%), respectively. Conclusions: The efficacy of EBR/GZR for 12 weeks was similar in participants aged ≥65 years versus those <65 years. Treatment was well tolerated in both age groups, with low rates of SAEs, discontinuations due to AEs, drug-related SAEs, and deaths.

Safety and Efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir in Asian Participants with Hepatitis C Virus Genotypes 1 and 4 Infection

( Wei Lai ),( Hiromitsu Kumada ),( Ponni Perumalswami ),( Tawesak Tanwandee ),( Wendy Cheng ),( Jeong Heo ),( Pin Nan Cheng ),( Peggy Hwang ),( Sheng Mei Mu ),( Xu Min Zhao ),( Michael Robertson ),( B 대한간학회 2018 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2018 No.1

Aims: Clinical experience with direct-acting antiviral treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is emerging in the Asia-Pacific region. We conducted an integrated analysis of the safety and efficacy of elbasvir (EBR)/grazoprevir (GZR) in self-identified Asian participants who were enrolled in 11 EBR/GZR phase 2/3 studies. Methods: All participants received EBR/GZR 50 mg/100 mg alone for 12 weeks or in combination with ribavirin (RBV) for 16 weeks. The primary endpoint of all studies was sustained virologic response (HCV RNA < 15 IU/mL) 12 weeks after end of therapy (SVR12). Results: A total of 780 Asian participants with HCV GT1 or 4 infection were included (GT1b, n=715; GT1non-b, n=63; GT4, n=2). Most participants were enrolled from Japan (n=366, 46.9%), mainland China (n=146, 18.7%), Taiwan (n=109, 14.0%) and South Korea (n=90, 11.5%). Overall, 12.4% of participants had cirrhosis, and 20.4% were treatment-experienced. SVR12 was achieved by 756/780 (96.9%, 95% CI 95.5-98.0) of all Asian participants, including 748/772 (96.9%, 95% CI 95.4- 98.0) who received EBR/GZR for 12 weeks and 8/8 (100%, 95% CI 63.1-100.0) who received EBR/GZR + RBV for 16 weeks. The frequency of safety events among Asian participants was: any adverse event (AE), 58.1% (453/780), drug-related AEs, 23.6% (184/780), serious AEs, 2.6% (20/780), and discontinuation due to an AE, 0.9% (7/780). Fifteen participants (1.9%) had elevated ALT/AST levels that met the criteria for an event of clinical interest (ALT/AST >3× baseline and >100 U/L), 3 of whom discontinued treatment. The efficacy and safety profile of EBR/GZR was comparable to that observed among non-Asians. Conclusions: The combination of EBR/GZR was safe and highly effective in this large population of Asian participants with primarily HCV GT1b infection. Late transaminase elevations were reported in approximately 2% of participants, which is consistent with the safety profile of EBR/GZR in non-Asians.

High Efficacy in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype (GT)1b Infection Treatment with Elbasvir/Grazo-previr for 12 Weeks: An Integrated Analysis

( Do Young Kim ),( Won Young Tak ),( Stefan Zeuzem ),( Lawrence Serfaty ),( John M. Vierling ),( Wendy Cheng ),( Jacob George ),( Jan Sperl ),( Simone I. Strasser ),( Hiromitsu Kumada ),( Peggy Hwang 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Aims: GT1b is the most common HCV genotype globally, accounting for the largest proportion of infections in Europe, Latin America, Russia, Turkey, and East Asia. We report the efficacy of 12 weeks of once-daily elbasvir/grazoprevir (50 mg/100 mg) (NS5A inhibitor/ NS3/4 protease inhibitor) in HCV GT1b-infected patients enrolled in the clinical development program. Methods: This analysis of treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced GT1b-infected patients used data pooled from 11 trials involving 30 countries and included 1070 patients with/without cirrhosis, chronic kidney disease (CKD), and HIV co-infection. Cirrhosis (F4, compensated) was confirmed by either liver biopsy or noninvasive tests. Patients with Stage 4 or Stage 5 CKD on hemodialysis were included. HIV/HCV co-infected patients were required to be on a stable antiretroviral regimen (ARV) (tenofovir or abacavir, emtricitabine or lamivudine, and either raltegrevir, dolutegravir, or rilpivirine) with CD4 >200/μL and HIV viral load undetectable, or if not on ARVs, have CD4 >500/μL and viral load < 50,000 IU/mL. The primary endpoint was the proportion of patients with HCV RNA below the lower limit of quantitation 12 weeks after treatment (SVR12). Efficacy data are presented for the full analysis set (FAS), which includes all patients who received at least one dose of study medication, and for the per-protocol (PP) population, which excludes nonvirologic failures. Results: A total of 1,070 patients were included in the analysis. Mean patient age was 53.7 years (range, 19-80); 50% were male; 47% were white, 43% were Asian, and 9% were black or African American; 20% were treatment-experienced; 39% had a baseline viral load >2,000,000 IU/mL; and 18% had evidence of cirrhosis. SVR12 was 97% (1040/1070) in the FAS; 15 patients (1.4%) were categorized as virologic failures and 15 (1.4%) were categorized as nonvirologic failures (lost-to-follow-up or withdrawal). Excluding the nonvirologic failures, SVR12 was 99% (1040/1055) in the PP analysis. There were no notable differences in subgroup analyses: SVR12 was 97% in both treatment-naïve and treatment-experienced patients; 99% in cirrhotics and 97% in noncirrhotics; 98% in patients with a baseline viral load < 2,000,000 IU/mL and 97% in patients with a baseline viral >2,000,000 IU/mL; 94% in HIV/HCV co-infected patients; and 100% and 95% in patients with Stage 4 or 5 CKD, respectively. Conclusions: High efficacy was achieved in the GT1b-infected population treated with elbasvir/grazoprevir for 12 weeks, with comparable efficacy across subgroups, including those with cirrhosis, high baseline viral load, and prior treatment failures.

Concomitant Proton Pump Inhibitor Use Does Not Reduce the Efficacy of Elbasvir/Grazoprevir

( Nancy Reau ),( Michael Robertson ),( Hwa-ping Feng ),( Luzelena Caro ),( Wendy W. Yeh ),( Bach-yen T. Nguyen ),( Janice Wahl ),( Eliav Barr ),( Peggy Hwang ),( Stephanie O. Klopfer ),( Youngmi Eun ) 대한간학회 2017 춘·추계 학술대회 (KASL) Vol.2017 No.1

Aims: It is estimated that up to one-third of hepatitis-C virus (HCV)-infected patients use proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) and other acid reducing agents. Concomitant PPI use with some NS5A inhibitors impacts the pharmacokinetics (PK) of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs), potentially reducing efficacy. Phase I study results demonstrated no effect of PPI use on the PK of the fixed-dose combination of elbasvir/grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) in healthy volunteers. This post hoc analysis of studies in the Phase 3 clinical program of EBR/GZR assessed the 12-week sustained viral response (SVR12) in subjects with self-reported PPI use and the PK of EBR/GZR in these patients. Methods: Data were derived from six Phase 3 EBR/GZR trials with treatment-naïve or treatment experienced GT1/4-infected subjects, with or without cirrhosis. Analyses were done in the modified Full Analysis Set population (excludes administrative discontinuations). Self-reported baseline PPI use was defined as ≥7 consecutive days of use between Day -7 and Day 7. Bivariate analyses assessed PPI use and other factors associated with SVR, with gender, age (continuous and dichotomous), cirrhosis status, prior treatment status, baseline HCV RNA (continuous and dichotomous), HCV genotype, and baseline resistance associated variants as variables in the models. Results: Overall, 12% (162/1322) of EBR/GZR-treated subjects reported baseline use of PPIs. Of those, 155/162 (96%) achieved SVR12. In patients without PPI use, 1129/1160 (97%) achieved SVR12. PPI use was not a predictive factor in achieving SVR12 based on a univariate analysis (p = 0.188). In the bivariate models, none of the interaction terms was statistically significant, indicating that any potential effects of PPI were consistent across the factors considered. In addition, PPI usage was not a statistically significant effect, regardless of adjustment for the factors considered. From 3 of the 6 studies for which population PK data were available, the estimated AUC and Cmax values for EBR were comparable among patients with and without reported PPI use (table). Conclusions: These results demonstrate that PPIs use with EBR/GZR has no clinically significant effect on SVR12 rates in GT1/4-infected patients with and without cirrhosis.

An integrated analysis of elbasvir/grazoprevir in Korean patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection

Youn Jae Lee,Jeong Heo,Do Young Kim,Woo Jin Chung,Won Young Tak,Yoon Jun Kim4,백승운,Eungeol Sim,Susila Kulasingam,Rohit Talwani,Barbara Haber,Peggy Hwang 대한간학회 2019 Clinical and Molecular Hepatology(대한간학회지) Vol.25 No.4

Background/Aims: In the Republic of Korea, an estimated 231,000 individuals have chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The aim of the present analysis was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of elbasvir/grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) administered for 12 weeks in Korean patients who were enrolled in international clinical trial phase 3 studies. Methods: This was a retrospective, integrated analysis of data from patients with HCV genotype (GT) 1b infection enrolled at Korean study sites in four EBR/GZR phase 3 clinical trials. Patients were treatment-naive or had previously failed interferon-based HCV therapy, and included those with human immunodeficiency virus coinfection or Child- Pugh class A cirrhosis. All patients received EBR 50 mg/GZR 100 mg once daily for 12 weeks. The primary endpoint was sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after completion of therapy (SVR12, HCV RNA <15 IU/mL). Results: SVR12 was achieved by 73 of 74 (98.6%) patients. No patients had virologic failure and one discontinued from the study after withdrawing consent. SVR12 rates were uniformly high across all patient subgroups. A total of 16 patients had nonstructural protein 5A resistance-associated substitutions at baseline (16/73, 22%), all of whom achieved SVR12. Adverse events (AEs) reported in >5% of patients were fatigue (6.8%), upper respiratory tract infection (5.4%), headache (5.4%), and nausea (5.4%). Thirteen patients (17.6%) reported drug-related AEs, two serious AEs occurred, and two patients discontinued treatment owing to an AEs. Conclusions: In this retrospective analysis, EBR/GZR administered for 12 weeks was well-tolerated and highly effective in Korean patients with HCV GT1b infection.