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. 2016 Nov 28;20(1):5–10.

Table 1.

Sustained Virologic Response Rates According to Patient and Disease Characteristics in Treatment-Naive Patients Receiving Telaprevir or Boceprevir plus Peginterferon Alfa/Ribavirin Compared with Peginterferon Alfa/Ribavirin Alone

Sustained Virologic Response Rate (%)
TPV 12 and Peg/RBV 24-48 Peg/RBV 48 BOC 44 and Peg/RBV 24-48 Peg/RBV 48
Viral load (IU/mL)
 < 800,000 78 70 85 64
 ≥ 800,000 74 36 63 33

Race
 White 75 46 68 40
 Black 62 25 53 23

Fibrosis stage
 0-2 77 47 67 38
 3-4 62 33 52 38

Body mass index (kg/m2)
 < 25 83 44 67 47
 25-30 67 45 65 33
 > 30 71 41 66 33

TPV 12 indicates patients receiving telaprevir for 12 weeks; Peg/RBV 24-48, peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for 24 to 48 weeks; Peg/RBV 48, peginterferon alfa and ribavirin for 48 weeks; BOC 44, boceprevir for 44 weeks. Adapted from Jacobson et al2 and Poordad et al.4