Efficacy and Safety of New Treatments on Patients with Hepatitis C: Telaprevir and Boceprevir

  • Marta Gonzalez
  • Esperanza Gutierrez
    Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León
  • Mónica Saez
    Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León
  • Luis Ortega
    Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León
  • Juan José Ortiz De Urbina
    Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León jortiz[at]saludcastillayleon.es

Abstract

Hepatitis C is a disease caused by a virus that may have different genotypes. The standard treatment of peginterferon plus ribavirin, is added boceprevir (BCP) or telaprevir (TVP), direct-acting antiviral agents. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness through and the safety through the side effects of drugs. This is an observational retrospective study conducted in patients with standard treatment BCP or TVP in 2012 at the Hospital of Leon. The sample of 27 patients, 7 of them stopped the treatment post lead-in. Of the remaining 20, 20% stopped it, 25% due to adverse reactions and 75% because of the HCV RNA or stopping rules. The remaining 80% (16 patients), 68.75% achieved sustained virologic response while 31.25% relapsed. It is appreciated a better response in relapsed patients with genotype 1a and phenotype CT. With respect to side effects, the most frequent were gastrointestinal disorders, rash, weight loss, neutropenia, anemia, thrombocytopenia and psychiatric disorders. The complexity of these treatments requires a multidisciplinary monitoring of patients.
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Juan José Ortiz De Urbina

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Complejo Asistencial Universitario de León
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