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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Gastroenterology. 2015 Oct 21;150(2):419–429. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2015.10.013

Table 4.

Safety profile

SOF SMV
(n=667)
SOF SMV RBV
(n=169)
Total
(n=836)
Most common Adverse Events, n (%)
    Fatigue 162 (24.3) 60 (35.5) 222 (26.6)
    Headache 106 (15.9) 31 (18.3) 137 (16.4)
    Nausea 90 (13.5) 32 (18.9) 122 (14.7)
    Influenza like illness 73 (10.9) 20 (11.8) 93 (11.1)
    Rash/ Pruritus 60 (9.0) 27 (16.0) 87 (10.4)
    Insomnia 53 (8.0) 28 (16.6) 81 (9.7)
    Pruritus 53 (8.0) 27 (16.0) 80 (9.6)
    Anaemia 8 (1.2) 50 (29.6) 58 (6.9)
    Photosensitivity reaction 45 (6.8) 13 (7.7) 58 (6.9)
Total patients with any AE 499 (74.81) 150 (88.76) 649 (77.63)
Anemia
AE Anemia, n (%) 8 (1.2) 50 (29.6) 58 (6.9)
SAE Anemia, n (%) 1 (0.2) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.1)
Hemoglobin change, delta mean (range) −0.4 (−6.0,+5.1) −2.1 (−5.7,+1.3) −0.8 (−6.0,+5.1)
Ribavirin dose reduction/ interruption 0 (0.0) 35 (20.7) 35 (4.2)
Ribavirin discontinuation 0 (0.0) 10 (5.9) 10 (1.2)
Erythropoietin use 0 (0.0) 9 (5.3) 9 (1.1)
Blood transfusion 5 (0.7) 5 (3.0) 10 (1.2)
Most common Serious Adverse Events, n (%)
    Decompensating events 9 (1.4) 2 (1.2) 10 (1.2)
    Infections and infestations 8 (1.2) 1 (0.6) 9 (1.1)
    Cardiac failure 4 (0.6) 0 (0.0) 4 (0.5)
    Gastrointestinal hemorrhage 3 (0.5) 1 (0.6) 4 (0.5)
    Arrhythmia 2 (0.3) 1 (0.6) 3 (0.4)
    Abdominal pain 2 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.2)
    Renal failure acute 0 (0.0) 2 (1.2) 2 (0.2)
    Dyspnea 2 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.2)
    Thromboembolic events 2 (0.3) 0 (0.0) 2 (0.2)
Total patients with any SAE 32 (4.80) 12 (7.10) 44 (5.26)
Creatinine changea, delta mean (range)mg/dL 0.0 (−5.6,+0.9) 0.0 (−0.8,+0.8) 0.0 (−5.6,+0.9)
Total Bilirubin changea, delta mean (range) mg/dL 0.1 (−3.3,+3.4) 0.5 (−10.1,+8.3) 0.2 (−10.1,+8.3)
Deaths, n 4 (0.6) 1 (0.6) 5 (0.6)
a

The change in creatinine and bilirubin is defined as the change in value from study initiation to the end of treatment (EOT or the date closest to EOT, not exceeding 2 weeks post EOT and not preceding 8 weeks post start of treatment).