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. 2016 Mar 7;22(9):2844–2854. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i9.2844

Table 1.

Details of 13 cases with hepatic decompensation/serious adverse events

Case Rx Genotype Age Sex Years since transplant Baseline1
1st event wk First episode Later episodes Overall outcome SVR 12 (Y/N)
Hemoglobin (g/dL) Platelets (× 103/μL) Albumin (g/dL) Total bilirubin (mg/dL) ALT (U/L)
1 SOF/RBV 13 77 F 5.0 9.3 78 2.9 0.6 33 15.4 Hospitalized for SBP Hospitalized for SBP, ascites, anemia; jaundice, hyperkalemia Hospitalized for fall soon after EOT, developed ICH, eventually died in hospital Died
24 wk2
2 SOF/RBV 2 70 M 17.0 7.9 13 3.9 4.7 15 4.3 Hospitalized for PSE None Transferred to Hospice, died Died
24 wk
3 SOF/RBV 13 37 F 1.2 8.9 143 2.9 16.9 39 2.9 Hospitalized for failure to thrive, jaundice, anemia requiring transfusion Hospitalized for jaundice, anemia requiring transfusion, blurred vision Completed 48 wk of treatment, never undetectable N
48 wk
4 SOF/RBV 3 49 M 1.9 12.4 138 4.4 0.7 43 2.0 Anemia requiring transfusion Anemia requiring transfusion Completed treatment Y
24 wk
5 SOF/RBV 13 67 M 13.2 11.8 118 3.1 2.1 72 2.9 Anemia requiring transfusion Worsening ascites requiring increased dose of diuretics Hemoglobin level and ascites improved after intervention; completed treatment but relapsed N
24 wk
6 SOF/RBV 12 56 F 1.5 13.0 152 5.0 0.7 44 2.9 Anemia requiring transfusion None Hemoglobin improved after transfusion; completed treatment Y
24 wk
7 SOF/RBV 12 70 F 7.3 12.0 127 3.6 0.4 60 4.4 Symptomatic anemia, no transfusion, treatment discontinued None Viral load detectable 4 mo after treatment discontinuation N
24 wk
8 SOF/PEG/RBV 2 65 F 6.0 12.7 85 3.6 0.3 38 6.6 Anemia requiring transfusion Anemia requiring multiple transfusions Completed treatment Y
24 wk3
9 SOF/RBV 12 60 M 9.1 11.3 94 3.6 0.8 199 5.0 Anemia requiring transfusion Hospitalized for hyperglycemia, anemia requiring transfusion; treatment discontinued Detectable viral load 7 wk after treatment discontinued N
24 wk
10 SOF/RBV 4 64 F 7.5 9.6 98 2.7 5.5 24 2.4 Anemia requiring transfusion Hospitalized for SBP, anemia requiring transfusion, treatment discontinued Hemoglobin improved after transfusions; viral load undetectable at treatment discontinuation; became detectable 1 mo later N
24 wk
11 SOF/RBV 12 49 M 2.2 15.2 113 3.9 0.6 74 5.9 Admitted for acute cholangitis after presenting with fever, jaundice, diarrhea None Resolution of presenting symptoms with antibiotics, biliary stent placement; completed treatment, relapsed N
24 wk
12 SOF/RBV 3 56 M 1.1 10.7 65 3.6 1.1 94 9.0 Hospitalized for partial SBO Hospitalized for hyperkalemia SBO resolved with conservative medical management Y
24 wk
13 SOF/RBV 13 68 M 1.7 10.7 196 1.9 2.2 24 5.0 Hospitalized, PSE, UTI Hospitalized for recurrent PSE due to UTI Completed treatment, +EOT response, relapsed 4 wk post-EOT N
24 wk
1

Baseline: indicates the most recent laboratory values prior to treatment initiation;

2

SOF/RBV: Sofosbuvir/Ribavirin;

3

SOF/PEG/RBV: Sofosbuvir/PEG-interferon/Ribavirin. Laboratory Reference Range: Hemoglobin (g/dL), Ref: 13.9-16.3; Platelets (× 103/μL), Ref: 150-450; Albumin (g/dL), Ref: 3.5-4.9; Total Bilirubin (mg/dL), Ref: 0.1-1.2; ALT (U/L), Ref: 1-53. ALT: Alanine aminotransferase; SVR: Sustained virological response; SBP: Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis; EOT: End of treatment; ICH: Intracranial hemorrhage; PSE: Portosystemic encephalopathy; SBO: Small bowel obstruction; UTI: Urinary tract infection.