Sofosbuvir + simeprevir | Sofosbuvir + simeprevir+ ribavirin | Fisher P-value | CMH P value (stratification: 12 weeks vs 24 weeks) | CMH P value (stratification: RBV vs no RBV) | |||
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12 weeks | 24 weeks | 12 weeks | 24 weeks | ||||
Number of patients | 485 | 51 | 45 | 18 | |||
Treatment interruptions n (%) | 6 (1) | 4 (8) | 5 (11) | 3 (17) | 0.0000 | 0.0003 | 0.0130 |
‐ Adverse event | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 3 (7) | 1 (6) | 0.0030 | 0.0074 | 0.2081 |
‐ Other reasons | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 2 (4) | 2 (11) | 0.0014 | 0.0169 | 0.0300 |
All adverse events - any n (%) | 312 (64) | 35 (69) | 32 (71) | 15 (83) | 0.3185 | 0.1720 | 0.3247 |
(Maximum grade) | |||||||
‐ Grade 1 | 156 (32) | 15 (29) | 9 (20) | 3 (17) | < 0.0001 | 0.0043 | < 0.0001 |
‐ Grade 2 | 116 (24) | 7 (14) | 19 (42) | 10 (56) | |||
‐ Grade 3 | 28 (6) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | |||
‐ Grade 4 | 11 (2) | 8 (16) | 2 (4) | 1 (6) | |||
‐ Grade 5 | 1 (0) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | |||
Deaths | 1 (0) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 0.0096 | 0.8684 | 0.0003 |
Other serious adverse events | 26 (5) | 7 (14) | 3 (7) | 1 (6) | 0.1241 | 0.7697 | 0.0453 |
Adverse Events (≥10% in any subgroup) | |||||||
‐ Asthenia | 80 (16) | 11 (22) | 17 (38) | 4 (22) | 0.0074 | 0.0023 | 0.9114 |
‐ Headache | 69 (14) | 2 (4) | 3 (7) | 4 (22) | 0.0457 | 0.7803 | 0.2836 |
‐ Pruritus | 42 (9) | 1 (2) | 3 (7) | 3 (17) | 0.1653 | 0.5673 | 0.3966 |
‐ Hyperbilirubinaemia | 28 (6) | 5 (10) | 7 (16) | 5 (28) | 0.0015 | 0.0018 | 0.1129 |
‐ Fatigue | 33 (7) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 0.1531 | 0.2982 | 0.9563 |
‐ Thrombocytopenia | 20 (4) | 7 (14) | 2 (4) | 3 (17) | 0.0059 | 0.7737 | 0.0007 |
‐ Insomnia | 24 (5) | 2 (4) | 3 (7) | 2 (11) | 0.4667 | 0.3140 | 0.9557 |
‐ Sleep disorder | 21 (4) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 3 (17) | 0.1160 | 0.6041 | 0.3077 |
‐ Dry skin | 7 (1) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (11) | 0.0526 | 0.0711 | 0.6618 |
‐ Oedema peripheral | 4 (1) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 0.0117 | 0.5464 | 0.0028 |
‐ Eczema | 3 (1) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 0.0059 | 0.4760 | 0.0012 |
‐ Dyspnoea | 1 (0) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (11) | 0.0004 | 0.0586 | 0.0019 |
‐ Gastrointestinal disorder | 4 (1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (11) | 0.0336 | 0.1701 | 0.2244 |
‐ Jaundice | 0 (0) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 2 (11) | 0.0001 | 0.0003 | 0.0579 |