Recommended Regimens: -Genotype 1 or 4 chronic hepatitis C (CHC): Sovaldi, peginterferon alfa, and ribavirin -Genotype 2 CHC: Sovaldi and ribavirin -Genotype 3 CHC: Sovaldi and ribavirin -Hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation: Sovaldi and ribavirin
Duration of Therapy: -Genotype 1 or 4 CHC: 12 weeks -Genotype 2 CHC: 12 weeks -Genotype 3 CHC: 24 weeks -Hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation: Up to 48 weeks or until time of liver transplantation (whichever occurs first)
Comments: -Sofosbuvir should be used in combination with ribavirin or with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. -Efficacy was established in patients with HCV genotype 1, 2, 3, or 4 infection, including patients with hepatocellular carcinoma meeting Milan criteria (awaiting liver transplantation) and HCV/HIV-1 coinfected patients. -Sovaldi and ribavirin therapy for 24 weeks can be considered for patients with genotype 1 CHC who cannot use an interferon-based regimen; treatment decision should be guided by benefits/risks assessment for the individual patient. -Sovaldi and ribavirin therapy is recommended for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma awaiting liver transplantation to prevent posttransplant HCV reinfection.
Approved indication: As a part of a combination antiviral treatment regimen, for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection
Sofosbuvir with pegylated interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin for treatment-naive patients with hepatitis C genotype-1 infection (ATOMIC): an open-label, randomised, multicentre phase 2 trial http://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(13)60247-0/abstract
Sofosbuvir in combination with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin for non-cirrhotic, treatment-naive patients with genotypes 1, 2, and 3 hepatitis C infection : a randomised, double-blind, phase 2 trial http://www.thelancet.com/journals/laninf/article/PIIS1473-3099(13)70033-1/abstract
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