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. 2013 May 27;5(5):237–250. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v5.i5.237

Table 1.

The pre transplant hepatitis C virus antiviral therapy studies

Study No. Study design Regime Period GFs CTP/MELD mean Genotype Tx Naive On Tx virolocal response %
SVR %
CessationTx Dose reduction % HCV neg post LTx2 Period FU postLTx
G1/4 G2/3 G1/4 G2/3
Massoumi et al[28] 90 Cohort 90-180 mcg IFNα2a + 400-1200 mg RBV od 8 wk Y 6.7/11.2 77% G1/4 62% 48 67 10 29 33% 18% 40% 9.6 mo
(2/5)
A2ALL LADR 20091 79 Prospective semirandomised 0.75 mcg/kg per wk PEG IFNα2b + 600 mg RBV od 11.4-14.6 wk NA NA 59% G1/4 NA NA NA NA NA NA 75% adverse event 40% 3 mo
(2/5)
Everson et al[23] 124 Cohort IFNα2b 1.5-3 mu x 3/wk + RBV 600-1200 mg od 6-12 mo Y 7.4/11 70% G1 NA 30 83 13 50 13% 71% 80% (12/15) 6 mo
Iacobellis et al[24] 66 Case match PEG IFNα2b 1 mg/kg per wk + RBV 800-1000 mg od 24 wk Y 8/14.2 67% G1/4 NA 30 83 7 44 20% 40% 0% 30 mo
(0/0)
Crippin et al[30] 15 Randomised IFNα2b 1-3 mu od/wk ± RBV 400 mg bd 12 wk N 11.9/NA 73% G1 NA 18 10 NA NA 87% adverse event (study closed) 0% 1 mo
(0/0)
Thomas et al[27] 20 Cohort IFNα2b 5 mu od 14 mo Y 12/13/2010 67% G1 100% 56 100 NA 0% 0% 33% 33.6 mo
(4/12)
Forns et al[22] 30 Cohort IFNα2b 3 mu od + RBV 800 mg od 12 wk Y 50% CTP A, 50% B/C 83% G1 80% 30 82 NA 25% 63% 67% 46 wk
(6/9)
Carrion 2009 51 Case match PEG IFNα2a 180 mcg/wk + RBV 800-1200 mg od 15 wk Y 48% CTP A, 43% B 88% G1/4, 10% G2/3 NA 47 20 43% 49% 67% 6 mo
(10/15)
Tekin et al[31] 20 Cohort PEG IFNα2a 135 mcg/wk + RBV 1-1.2 g od 48 wk N 30% CTP A, 70% B All G1b NA 45 - 30 - 40% 65% 33% 14 mo
(1/3)
1

Not published presented at American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases 2009. Substudy of Adult to Adult Living Donor Liver Transplant Study (A2ALL) low accelerated dose regime (LADR);

2

% hepatitis C virus (HCV) neg post LTx = Patient No. HCV neg post LTx/HCV neg at LTx (actual patient nos). GFs: Growth factors; CTP: Child Turcotte Pugh; MELD: Model for End Stage Liver Disease; Tx: Treatment; SVR: Sustained virological response; neg: negative; LTx: Liver transplant; FU: Follow up, mcg: Micrograms; IFN: Interferon; RBV: Ribavirin, od: Once daily; bd: Twice daily; Y: Yes; N: No NA: Not available.