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. 2017 Jan;13(1):22–31.

Table.

Guide for HCV Infection Management in Both Initial Treatment and Treatment-Experienced Failures

Genotype Available Regimens
1 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirina

  • For decompensated cirrhosis and for sofosbuvir or NS5A failure, add ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

Elbasvir/grazoprevir: 12 weeks treatment
  • In genotype 1a, check RAVs to NS5A; if positive: 16 weeks treatment

  • For NS3/protease inhibitor+pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced patients, add ribavirin; if +RAVs to NS5A: 16 weeks treatment

  • Not for post–liver transplant or decompensated cirrhosis

Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • Naive, noncirrhotic, non–African American, and <106 copies: 8 weeks treatment

  • For decompensated cirrhosis, NS3A/protease inhibitor+pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced with cirrhosis, or post–liver transplant, add ribavirina

  • If sofosbuvir/ribavirin-experienced, add ribavirin: 12 weeks treatment; if cirrhotic,b add ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

Paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+dasabuvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If genotype 1a or 1, add ribavirin

  • If cirrhotic, caution (per FDA) genotype 1b: 12 weeks treatment; genotype 1a or 1, add ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

Sofosbuvir/simeprevir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If NS5A-experienced, avoid in genotype 1a if +NS3 Q80K

Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If cirrhotic or NS3/protease inhibitor+pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced, ± ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirina

2 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirin

Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If cirrhotic, 16-24 weeks treatment

  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirin: 12 weeks treatment

  • If sofosbuvir/ribavirin-experienced, ± ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

3 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For decompensated cirrhosis, pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced, or sofosbuvir/ribavirin-experienced, add ribavirin

Sofosbuvir/elbasvir/grazoprevir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If cirrhotic and/or treatment-experienced, ± ribavirin: 12 weeks treatment

Sofosbuvir/daclatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If cirrhotic ± ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

  • If sofosbuvir/ribavirin-experienced, add ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirin: 12 weeks treatment

4 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirina

  • If sofosbuvir/NS5A-experienced, add ribavirin: 24 weeks treatment

Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For decompensated cirrhosis, add ribavirina

  • If pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced and cirrhotic, add ribavirina

  • If sofosbuvir-experienced, add ribavirin

Elbasvir/grazoprevir: 12 weeks treatment
  • For treatment-experienced, if failure to suppress virus on prior treatment, add ribavirin: 16 weeks treatment

  • Not for post–liver transplant or decompensated cirrhosis

Paritaprevir/ritonavir/ombitasvir+ribavirin: 12 weeks treatment
  • If cirrhotic, caution (per FDA), add ribavirin

  • If pegylated interferon/ribavirin-experienced, add ribavirin

5 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If sofosbuvir-experienced or post–liver transplant, add ribavirin

6 Sofosbuvir/velpatasvir: 12 weeks treatment
Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir: 12 weeks treatment
  • If sofosbuvir-experienced or post–liver transplant, add ribavirin

FDA, US Food and Drug Administration; HCV, hepatitis C virus; NS, nonstructural; Q80K, hepatitis C virus polymorphism; RAVs, resistance-associated variants.

a

If patient is ribavirin-intolerant, extend duration of treatment to 24 weeks.

b

Cirrhosis refers to compensated cirrhosis unless stated as decompensated cirrhosis.

Developed by Dr Vargas and Dr Horsley-Silva, copyright of Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research, 2016.