1. Pharmacokinetics and Safety of Velpatasvir and Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir in Subjects with Hepatic Impairment.
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Mogalian, Erik, Brainard, Diana M., Osinusi, Anu, Moorehead, Lisa, Murray, Bernard, Ling, Kah Hiing John, Perry, Robert, Curtis, Craig, Lawitz, Eric, Lasseter, Kenneth, Marbury, Thomas, and Mathias, Anita
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PHARMACOKINETICS , *ANTIVIRAL agents , *HEPATITIS C treatment , *MEDICATION safety ,SOFOSBUVIR - Abstract
Background: The pharmacokinetics and safety of velpatasvir, a potent pangenotypic hepatitis C virus NS5A inhibitor, were evaluated in two hepatic impairment studies: a phase I study in hepatitis C virus-uninfected subjects and a phase III study (ASTRAL-4) in hepatitis C virus-infected patients.Methods: In the phase I study, subjects with moderate or severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class B or C), and demographically matched subjects with normal hepatic function received a single dose of velpatasvir 100 mg. Pharmacokinetics and safety assessments were performed, and pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using non-compartmental methods and summarized using descriptive statistics and compared statistically by geometric least-squares mean ratios and 90% confidence intervals. In ASTRAL-4, subjects with decompensated cirrhosis (Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class B) were randomized to receive treatment with either sofosbuvir/velpatasvir ± ribavirin for 12 weeks or sofosbuvir/velpatasvir for 24 weeks. Pharmacokinetic and safety assessments were performed and pharmacokinetic parameters were calculated using a non-compartmental analysis and summarized using descriptive statistics and were compared to pharmacokinetics from ASTRAL-1 [subjects without cirrhosis or with compensated (Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class A) cirrhosis].Results: In the phase I study, plasma exposures (area under the concentration-time curve) were similar in subjects with Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class B (n = 10) or Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class C hepatic impairment (n = 10) compared with normal hepatic function (n = 13). Percent free velpatasvir was similar in subjects without or with any degree of hepatic impairment. In the phase III study, velpatasvir overall exposure (area under the concentration-time curve over the 24-h dosing interval; AUCtau) was similar and sofosbuvir exposures were higher (~ 100%) for patients with Child-Pugh-Turcotte Class B hepatic impairment compared with the ASTRAL-1 population, which was not considered clinically relevant.Conclusions: No sofosbuvir/velpatasvir dose modification is warranted for patients with any degree of hepatic impairment. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2018
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