Clinical trial NCT02702739: Sofosbuvir/Simeprevir Plus a Flat Dose of Ribavirin in Genotype 1 Elderly HCV Cirrhotic Patients
Official title: Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir/Simeprevir Plus a Flat Dose of Ribavirin in Genotype 1 Elderly Cirrhotic Patients: a Real Life Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: PHASE4
Conditions: Liver Cirrhosis
Lead sponsor: Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2016-03-09
Enrollment: 270
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 82
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The proportion of HCV infected patients over age 65 years in Western countries is increasing. This growth and the advent of new antiviral therapy bring into the question the real world efficacy and safety of the combination of Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir (SOF/SMV) plus a flat dose of ribavirin (RBV) in elderly patients compared to younger patients.

Detailed description: The proportion of HCV infected patients over age 65 years in Western countries is increasing. This growth and the advent of new antiviral therapy bring into the question the real world efficacy and safety of the combination of Sofosbuvir and Simeprevir (SOF/SMV) plus a flat dose of ribavirin (RBV) in elderly patients (Group II) compared to younger patients (Group I) Multicenter, real world investigation study of once daily treatment with SOF 400 mg + SMV 150 mg with a flat dose of RBV 800 mg/day for a duration of 12 weeks in treatment naïve or experienced HCV genotype 1-infected patients with compensated cirrhosis.To evaluate efficacy, tollerability and safety of SOF/SMV/RBV in two different Group of patients.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Naive or experienced patients with genotype 1 compensated cirrhosis

Exclusion Criteria:

* HIV and hepatitis B infection, active hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), decompensated cirrhosis, history of organ transplant, severe psychiatric disorders or treatment with drugs that showed an interaction with antiviral treatment.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Sustained virological response week 12 after the end of treatment
timeFrame: up 12 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Adverse events and severe adverse events during the treatment period
timeFrame: up 12 weeks
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Rome
country: Italy
facility: AO San Camillo Forlanini
Study officials:
affiliation: AO San Camillo Forlanini ROme ITALY
name: Adriano M Pellicelli, MD
role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
References:
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citation: Pellicelli AM, Pace Palitti V, Vignally P, Ceccherini-Silberstein F, Siciliano M, Giannelli V, Moretti A, Tarquini P, Scifo G, Messina V, Ascione A, Izzi A, Marignani M, D'Ambrosio C, Fondacaro L, Ettorre GM, Ialongo P, Sacco R, Perno CF, Barbarini G; CLEO Group. Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/simeprevir plus flat dose ribavirin in genotype 1 elderly cirrhotic patients: A real-life study. Liver Int. 2017 May;37(5):653-661. doi: 10.1111/liv.13288. Epub 2016 Dec 15.