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. 2015 Jun 28;7(12):1617–1631. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v7.i12.1617

Table 1.

Risk factors associated with response (sustained virologic response 12) to first-generation direct acting antivirals in naive patients

SVR12 rates (%)
Boceprevir
Telaprevir
Predictive variables PR48 BOCRGT BOCPR48 PR48 T12PR48
Naïve 40 67 66 44 75
Mild-moderate fibrosis 38 67 67 47 118.5
Advanced fibrosis 38 41 52 33 62
Black race 23 42 53 25 62
HCVRNA viral load < 800.000 IU/mL 64 76 85 36 74
IL28B C/C 78 82 80 64 90
Il28B C/T 28 65 71 23 71
IL28B T/T 27 55 59 25 73
HCV genotype 1a 35 59 63 41 71
HCV genotype 1b 40 66 70 4 79
BMI < 25 47 58 67 44 83
BMI ≥ 30 33 48 66 41 71
Relapse 22 9 9 28 9

Data obtained, analyzed and adapted from Ref. [8,9,44]. PR48: Standard therapy with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin for 48 wk; BOCRGT: Boceprevir with therapy possibly shortened by response guided therapy; BOCPR48: Boceprevir with treatment fixed time for 48 wk; T12PR48: Telaprevir by 12 wk and standard therapy for 48 wk; IL28B: Interleukin-28B; BMI: Body mass index; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; SVR: Sustained virologic response.