Mutational diversity of NS5A and NS3 during triple therapy (telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α 2b and ribavirin) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C: The Kobe Hepatitis Therapeutic Group

  • Authors:
    • Fugui Bai
    • Yoshihiko Yano
    • Soo-Ryang Kim
    • Yasushi Seo
    • Akira Miki
    • Masaya Saito
    • Hirotaka Hirano
    • Kenji Momose
    • Akihiro Minami
    • Yuri Hatazawa
    • Takanobu Hayakumo
    • Dewiyani Indah Widasari
    • Hanggoro Tri Rinonce
    • Masahiko Sugano
    • Satoshi Tani
    • Seitetsu Yoon
    • Susumu Imoto
    • Takeshi Azuma
    • Hak Hotta
    • Yoshitake Hayashi
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  • Published online on: March 19, 2014     https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1706
  • Pages: 1652-1656
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Abstract

Telaprevir, a non-structural (NS)3/4A protease inhibitor, is a direct-acting antiviral drug that inhibits viral replication. Triple therapy with telaprevir, pegylated interferon, and ribavirin is a standard therapeutic regimen for patients with genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and a high viral load. Several factors, including mutations in the NS5A gene, are important predictors of the efficacy of interferon therapy. In this study, we examined the mutational diversity of NS5A and its impact on the efficacy of triple therapy. We enrolled patients with genotype 1b chronic HCV infection and a high viral load (31 males/17 females; mean age, 57.6 years), who were treated with triple therapy. This study was conducted at Kobe University Hospital and at three affiliated hospitals in Hyogo prefecture, Japan, between November 2011 and June 2013. A sustained viral response after 12 weeks (SVR12) was achieved in 37/48 patients (77%). Based on intent-to-treat analysis, SVR12 was significantly greater in patients with the major allele than in those with the minor allele for the IL28B single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP; 88 vs. 56%; P<0.05). The prevalence of the V2334I mutation in NS5A was significantly higher in patients who achieved SVR12, while that of G2356E was significantly higher in patients who did not achieve SVR12 (P<0.05). Mutations in the NS3 region that are thought to confer resistance to telaprevir were detected in 3/27 patients who achieved SVR12 (Val36, n=3) and in 5/10 patients who did not achieve SVR12 (Val36, n=4; Thr54, n=1). In conclusion, the IL28B SNP and mutations in the NS5A region were associated with the therapeutic response to triple therapy. Half of the patients who did not achieve SVR12 had mutations conferring resistance to telaprevir. However, pre-existing mutations in NS3 did not affect the efficacy of triple therapy.
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Bai F, Yano Y, Kim S, Seo Y, Miki A, Saito M, Hirano H, Momose K, Minami A, Hatazawa Y, Hatazawa Y, et al: Mutational diversity of NS5A and NS3 during triple therapy (telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α 2b and ribavirin) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C: The Kobe Hepatitis Therapeutic Group. Int J Mol Med 33: 1652-1656, 2014.
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Bai, F., Yano, Y., Kim, S., Seo, Y., Miki, A., Saito, M. ... Hayashi, Y. (2014). Mutational diversity of NS5A and NS3 during triple therapy (telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α 2b and ribavirin) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C: The Kobe Hepatitis Therapeutic Group. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 33, 1652-1656. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1706
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Bai, F., Yano, Y., Kim, S., Seo, Y., Miki, A., Saito, M., Hirano, H., Momose, K., Minami, A., Hatazawa, Y., Hayakumo, T., Widasari, D. I., Rinonce, H. T., Sugano, M., Tani, S., Yoon, S., Imoto, S., Azuma, T., Hotta, H., Hayashi, Y."Mutational diversity of NS5A and NS3 during triple therapy (telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α 2b and ribavirin) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C: The Kobe Hepatitis Therapeutic Group". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 33.6 (2014): 1652-1656.
Chicago
Bai, F., Yano, Y., Kim, S., Seo, Y., Miki, A., Saito, M., Hirano, H., Momose, K., Minami, A., Hatazawa, Y., Hayakumo, T., Widasari, D. I., Rinonce, H. T., Sugano, M., Tani, S., Yoon, S., Imoto, S., Azuma, T., Hotta, H., Hayashi, Y."Mutational diversity of NS5A and NS3 during triple therapy (telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α 2b and ribavirin) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C: The Kobe Hepatitis Therapeutic Group". International Journal of Molecular Medicine 33, no. 6 (2014): 1652-1656. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2014.1706