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. 2025 Feb 11;14:1382017. doi: 10.3389/fcimb.2024.1382017

Table 3.

Results of Bulevirtide (BLV) therapy both in monotherapy and in combination therapy with PegIFNalpha derived from RTCs.

Randomized Controlled Trial name, authors, year,
references
Sample size Age, liver disease Intervention type Intervention time Primary outcome:
2 log HDV RNA decline and or HDV RNA undetectable
Percentage of patients with primary outcome (and at the EOT§) Percentage of subjects with the specified HDV RNA undetectable data Combined outcome Percentage of patients who reached combined outcome (and at EOT) % severe adverse reactions - or discontinuations
MYR 202, ( Wedemeyer et al., 2023b )
120 Mean 39.4 (SD 8.3)
54% compensated cirrhosis
BLV* 2mg/d+TDF** 24weeks intervention followed by 48 wks follow up 2 log decline or undetectable HDV RNA at 48 weeks follow up (EOT) 4% (54%) EoT (end of follow up) 4% (4%) At least 2 log HDV RNA decrease and ALT normalization at the end of follow up (at the end of treatment) 7% (21%) 0% - 0%
Mean 40.9 (SD 9.5)
47% compensated cirrhosis
BLV 5mg/d+TDF 6% (50%) EoT (end of follow up) 6% (3%) 3% (28%) 9% - 3%
Mean 41.8 (SD 11.3)
53% compensated cirrhosis
BLV 10mg/d+TDF 10% (77%) EoT (end of follow up) 3% (0%) 3% (37%) 7% -0%
Mean 38.5 (SD 8.7)
46% compensated cirrhosis
TDF 0% (3%) EoT (end of follow up) 0 (0%) 0% (0%) 4% - 4%
MYR 301, ( Wedemeyer et al., 2023a )
150 Mean 41.8 (SD 8.4),
47% compensated cirrhosis
144 weeks BLV 2mg/d 144 weeks treatment Combined response: virological (HDV RNA undetectable of at least 2 log decrease) and biochemical (ALT normalization)
At 96 weeks follow up
At week 48: 45% At week 48: 12% 4% - 0%
144 weeks BLV 10mg/d 144 weeks treatment At week 48: 48% At week 48: 20% 8% - 0%
Delayed 96 weeks of BLV 10mg/d 48 weeks follow up, then 96 weeks of treatment At week 48: 2% At week 48: 0% 6% - 0%
MYR 203, ( Wedemeyer et al., 2019a )
90 Mean 34.1 (SD 7.0)
26.6% compensated cirrhosis
pegIFNa*** 180ug/qw£ 48 weeks Undetectable HDV RNA at 24 weeks off therapy follow up 0% EoT, at week 48: 13.3% negative HDV RNA and ALT normalization at week 72 0% 0% - 0%
Mean 37.2 (SD 5.5)
13.2% compensated cirrhosis
2 mg BLV + pegIFNa 180ug/qw 53.3% EoT, at week 48: 80% 46.7% 6.67% - 0%
Mean 36.9 (SD 7.5)
26.6% compensated cirrhosis
5 mg BLV + pegIFNa 180ug/qw 26.7% EoT, at week 48: 86.8% 13.3% 0% - 0%
Mean 37.2 (SD 5.5)
13.2% compensated cirrhosis
BLV 2mg/d 6.7% EoT, at week 48: 13.3% 6.7% 0% - 0%
Mean 34.3 (SD 7.2)
13.2% compensated cirrhosis
10 mg BLV + pegIFNa 180ug/qw 6.7% EoT, at week 48: 80% 6.7% 0% - 0%
Mean 36.2 (SD 7.2)
13.2% compensated cirrhosis
10 mg BLV (5mg BID) 33.3% EoT, at week 48: 46.7% 13.3% 0% - 0%
MYR 204, ( Asselah et al., 2024 )
174 Mean 41 years (SD, 8.7)
35% had compensated cirrhosis
pegIFNa qw 48 weeks treatment, 48 weeks follow up Undetectable HDV RNA 24 weeks off therapy (Sustained Viral Response 24 at weeks);
Undetectable HDV RNA At 48 weeks after the end of treatment
17%; 25% At week 48: 21%; at week 96: Undetectable HDV RNA and ALT normalization 24 weeks off therapy 13%, 25% 54% - 4%
pegIFNa qw + BLV 2mg/d followed by 48wks BLV 2mg/d monotp 48 weeks IFN + BLV treatment, 48 weeks BLV, 48 weeks follow up 32%; 26% At week 48: 40%; at week 96: 44% 28%, 22% 54%;
2% discontinuation for
BLV; 6% discontinuation for PegIFN
pegIFNa qw + BLV 10mg followed by 48wks BLV 10mg monotp 48 weeks IFN + BLV treatment, 48 weeks BLV, 48 weeks follow up 46%; 46% At week 48: 60%; at week 96: 70% 42%, 40% 60% -
2% discontinuation for
BLV; 4% discontinuation for PegIFN
BLV 10mg/day for 96 weeks 96 weeks of treatment, 48 weeks follow up 12%; 12% At week 48: 10%; at week 96: 12% 8%, 8% 20% - 2%