AbbVie Presents Data on Eight-Week Treatment of VIEKIRAX® (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir tablets) + EXVIERA® (dasabuvir tablets) in Patients with Genotype 1b Chronic Hepatitis C
NORTH CHICAGO, IL, USA I September 23, 2016 I AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global biopharmaceutical company, today announced new data showing high response rates with just eight weeks of VIEKIRAX® (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir tablets) + EXVIERA® (dasabuvir tablets) treatment. In the Phase 3b GARNET study, 98 percent (n=160/163) of previously untreated patients with genotype 1b (GT1b) chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection without cirrhosis achieved sustained virologic response rates at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12).1 These data were presented today at the 2016 EASL Special Conference: New Perspectives in Hepatitis C Virus Infection – The Roadmap for Cure, in Paris, France and included in the newly published 'EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis C.' VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA is currently approved in the European Union for GT1b patients without cirrhosis or with compensated cirrhosis for 12 weeks.
"VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA has already achieved high cure rates with 12 weeks of treatment," said Stefan Zeuzem, M.D., study author and Chief of the Department of Medicine at the J.W. Goethe University Hospital in Frankfurt, Germany. "These results now show the potential for cure in just eight weeks with VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA in HCV genotype 1b infected patients without liver cirrhosis. The efficacy in this population is particularly important as GT1b is the most common subtype of hepatitis C virus globally."Approximately 160 million people worldwide are infected with HCV.5 Genotype 1 is the most prevalent of the six major HCV genotypes, affecting an estimated 83 million people worldwide.6 In Europe, GT1b is the most predominant subtype accounting for 47 percent of the nine million people infected with chronic HCV.3,4,6"AbbVie remains focused on continuing to explore and understand the expectations of HCV care, including a shorter treatment duration with VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA in GT1b patients," said Rob Scott, M.D., Vice President, Development and Chief Medical Officer, AbbVie.In the GARNET study, the most commonly reported adverse events (?5 percent) were headache (21 percent), fatigue (17 percent), nasopharyngitis (8 percent), pruritus (8 percent), nausea (6 percent) and asthenia (5 percent). These adverse events were mostly mild, with one patient discontinuing treatment due to adverse events.1About the GARNET Study1The Phase 3b GARNET study is a multicenter, open-label, single-arm study, investigating the safety and efficacy of eight weeks of treatment with VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA without ribavirin in treatment-naïve patients with GT1b chronic HCV infection without cirrhosis.1 The study enrolled 166 patients across 20 sites around the world. Of the 166 patients enrolled, 163 patients had GT1b chronic HCV infection without cirrhosis and three patients with other HCV genotypes were excluded from the efficacy analysis. The primary endpoint is the percentage of patients who achieved a sustained virologic response 12 weeks after treatment (SVR12).
Two patients experienced post-treatment relapse and one subject discontinued due to noncompliance. Less than one percent of patients experienced serious adverse events or clinically significant (Grade ?3) laboratory abnormalities. One patient discontinued treatment on Day 45 due to an adverse event but achieved SVR12.VIEKIRAX® + EXVIERA®VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA is approved in the European Union for the treatment of genotype 1 (GT1) chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, including patients with compensated cirrhosis. VIEKIRAX is approved in the European Union for the treatment of genotype 4 (GT4) chronic HCV infection.
VIEKIRAX tablets consist of the fixed-dose combination of paritaprevir 150mg (NS3/4A protease inhibitor) and ritonavir 100mg with ombitasvir 25mg (NS5A inhibitor), dosed once daily. EXVIERA tablets consist of dasabuvir 250mg (non-nucleoside NS5B polymerase inhibitor) dosed twice daily. VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA are taken with or without ribavirin (RBV), dosed twice daily based on patient type. VIEKIRAX + EXVIERA is taken for 12 weeks with or without RBV, except in genotype 1a patients with compensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh A), who should take it for 24 weeks with RBV.Paritaprevir was discovered during the ongoing collaboration between AbbVie and Enanta Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ENTA) for hepatitis C protease inhibitors and regimens that include protease inhibitors. Paritaprevir has been developed by AbbVie for use in combination with AbbVie's other investigational medicines for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C.EU IndicationVIEKIRAX is indicated in combination with other medicinal products for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in adults. EXVIERA is indicated in combination with other medicinal products for the treatment of CHC in adults.
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1 Welzel, T. et al. GARNET: High SVR Rates Following Eight-Week Treatment with Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir + Dasabuvir for Patients with HCV Genotype 1b Infection. Presented at the European Association for the Study of the Liver Special Conference: New Perspectives in Hepatitis C Virus Infection – The Roadmap for Cure, Paris, France on September 23-24, 2016.2 Gower E. et al. Global epidemiology and genotype distribution of the hepatitis C virus infection. Journal of Hepatology Update: Hepatitis C, 2014; 61: S45-S57.3 O'Leary JG, Davis GL. Hepatitis C. In: Feldman M, Friedman LS, Brandt LJ, eds. Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease: Pathophysiology/Diagnosis/Management. 9th ed, Vol 1. Philadelphia, PA: Saunders Elsevier. 2010:1313-1335.4 Hatzakis A. et al. The state of hepatitis B and C in Europe: report from the hepatitis B and C summit conference. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2011; 18 (Suppl. 1): 1-16.5 Lavanchy D. Evolving epidemiology of hepatitis C virus. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2011; 17(2):107-15.6 Messina, J. et al. Global distribution and prevalence of hepatitis C virus genotypes. Hepatology 2015; 61: 77-87.SOURCE: AbbViePublished on Friday, 23 September 2016
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