Table 1.

Patients’ characteristics

	SVR (n=18)	Non-SVR (n=8)	P-value
Males/females (N)	11/7	6/2	NS
Age (years), median (range)	50 (30–65)	54.5 (45–62)	NS
HCV RNA (IU/mL), median (IQR)	2,210,000 (394,250–4,252,500)	1,415,000 (1,154,000–2,607,500)	NS
HCV genotype (1a/1b)	2/16	0/8	NS
IL28B (CC/non-CC)	1/17	1/7	NS
TVR/BOC (N)	9/9	3/5	NS
Response to previous therapy (REL/NR)	8/10	1/7	NS

Abbreviations: BOC, boceprevir; HCV, hepatitis C virus; REL, relapse; non-SVR, treatment failure (non-response, relapse, breakthrough); NR, non-response; SVR, sustained virological response; TVR, telaprevir; IQR, interquartile range; NS, not significant.