OBV/PTV/r + DSV + RBV
OBV/PTV/r + DSV + placebo
Randomisation*Partial blind
18-70 yearsChronic HCV infection
Genotype 1 Treatment-naïve
HCV RNA > 10,000 IU/mlNo cirrhosis
No HBV or HIV co-infection
* Randomisation 1:2 if genotype 1a (PEARL-IV) ; 1:1 if genotype 1b (PEARL-III), stratified on IL-28B (CC or non-CC)
W12 W24 W60
SVR12
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Design
Treatment regimens– Co-formulated ombitasvir (OBV)/paritaprevir (PTV)/rironavir (r) : 25/150/100 mg qd = 2 tablets– Dasabuvir (DSV) : 250 mg bid– RBV : 1000 or 1200 mg/day (bid dosing) according to body weight (< or ≥ 75 kg)
PEARL-III and IV Studies: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1
Efficacy endpoints– Sustained virologic response (HCV RNA < 25 IU/mL) 12 weeks after end of
treatment, with two-sided 95% CI, modified ITT analysis– Non-inferiority of SVR assessed vs estimated rate of SVR24 with a telaprevir-
based regimen – for genotype 1a : 72%, 95% CI: 68 to 75 – for genotype 1b : 80%, 95% CI: 75 to 84 – Non-inferiority (primary end-point) established if lower bound of the 95%
CI for the SVR greater than the upper bound of the 95% CI for SVR of telaprevir-based therapy minus 10.5%, i.e. 65% in PEARL-IV and 73% in PEARL-III ; power 95%
– Superiority in PEARL-IV (genotype 1a) if lower margin of the 95% CI for the SVR12 > 75% ; in PEARL-III (genotype 1b) if lower margin of the 95% CI for the SVR12 > 84% ; power 90%
– Non inferiority of RBV vs placebo in both studies : SVR12 rate, with lower
margin of the 95% CI for the difference = -10.5% ; power 95% Trial conduct
– Hemoglobin and hematocrit results blinded to investigators, unless criteria for virologic failure or relevant predefined toxicity were met
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PEARL-III and IV Studies: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1
HCV RNA : COBAS TaqMan real-time RT–PCR assay, v 2.0 (Roche)
Virologic failure : – 2 consecutive HCV RNA > 1 log10 IU/ml above the nadir at any time during
treatment,
– HCV RNA ≥ 25 UI/ml at all assessments during treatment among patients who received at least 6 weeks of treatment,
– confirmed HCV RNA ≥ 25 IU/ml after a level < 25 IU/ml during treatment
Virologic relapse : confirmed HCV RNA ≥ 25 IU/ml between the end of treatment and 12 weeks after the last dose of study drug among patients who completed treatment and had an HCV RNA < 25 IU/ml at the final visit during the treatment period
Exploratory analysis : stepwise logistic-regression model to assess the association between the rate of SVR12 and continuous and categorical subgroup variables
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PEARL-III and IV Studies: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1
3D + RBVN = 100
3D + placeboN = 205
Mean age, years 51.6 51.4
Female 30% 37.1%
Race : white/black 86.0% / 10.0% 83.4% / 12.7%
Body mass index, mean (SD) 26.9 ± 4.0 26.7 ± 4.3
Metavir fibrosis score : F0-F1 / F2 / F3 63% / 21% / 16% 64% / 17% / 19%
IL28B CC genotype 31.0% 30.7%
HCV RNA log10 IU/ml, mean (SD) 6.64 ± 0.50 6.53 ± 0.68
Discontinued treatment, N 0 11
For adverse event / for virologic failure - 2 / 6
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Baseline characteristics and patient disposition
PEARL-IV Study: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1a
3D + RBVN = 210
3D + placeboN = 209
Mean age, years 48.4 49.2
Female 49.5% 58.9%
Race : white/black 94.3% / 4.8% 94.2% / 4.8%
Body mass index, mean (SD) 25.8 ± 3.8 26.1 ± 4.2
Metavir fibrosis score : F0-F1 / F2 / F3 71% / 18% / 11% 68% / 23% / 10%
IL28B CC genotype 21.0% 21.1%
HCV RNA log10 IU/ml, mean (SD) 6.29 ± 0.77 6.33 ± 0.67
Discontinued treatment, N 1 1
Withdrew consent 1 1
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Baseline characteristics and patient disposition
PEARL-III Study: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1b
SVR12 (HCV RNA < 25 IU/ml)
3D + RBV3D + placebo
PEARL-IV (GT 1a)
3D + RBV3D + placebo
PEARL-III (GT 1b)
3D + RBV
3D + placebo
PEARL-IV, N 3 20
On-treatment virologic failure
1 6
Relapse 1/98 10/194
Early discontinuation 0 3
Missing data 1 1
3D + RBV
3D + placebo
PEARL-III, N 1 2
On-treatment virologic failure
1 0
Relapse 0 0
Early discontinuation 0 0
Missing data 0 2
Outcomes for patients without SVR12
25
50
100
75
9790.2
% 99.5 99.0
N 100 205 210 209
SV
R12
≠ - 6.8%(95% CI: -12.0 to -1.5)
≠ - 0.5%(95% CI: -2.1 to 1.1)
superiority, and non-inferiority thresholds (vs TVR)
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Multivariate analysis of factors associated with increased SVR– IL28B CC genotype (p = 0.03)
Resistance testing (population sequencing) – 18 virologic failures (on-treatment or relapse)– Resistance, N = 18/18
• Most frequent variants : – D168V (NS3), – M28T and Q30R (NS5A), – S556G (NS5B)
PEARL-IV Study: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1a
3D + RBV 3D + placebo pAny adverse event 92.0% 82.4% 0.03
AE leading to treatment discontinuation 0 2
Serious AE 3 (3.0%) 1 (0.5%
AE occurring in > 10% in either group
Headache 25.0% 28.3%
Fatigue 46.0% 35.1%
Pruritus 10.0% 5.9%
Nausea 21.0% 13.7%
Insomnia 17.0% 7.8% 0.02
Diarrhea 14.0% 16.1%
Laboratory abnormalities
Hemoglobin < LLN 42.0% 3.9% < 0.001
Hemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dl 4.0% 0 0.01
Total biliubin > 3 x ULN 3.0% 0.5%
ALT > 5 x ULN 1.0% 0.5%
AST > 5 x ULN 0 0
Adverse events and laboratory abnormalities, n (%)
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PEARL-IV Study: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1a
3D + RBV 3D + placebo pAny adverse event 80.0% 67.0% 0.003
AE leading to treatment discontinuation 0 0
Serious AE 4 (1.9%) 4 (1.9%)
AE occurring in > 10% in either group
Headache 24.3% 23.4%
Fatigue 21.4% 23.0%
Pruritus 11.9% 5.3% 0.02
Nausea 11.0% 4.3% 0.02
Insomnia 9.0% 3.3% 0.02
Diarrhea 4.3% 6.2%
Laboratory abnormalities 12.8%
Hemoglobin < LLN 51.2% 3.4% < 0.001
Hemoglobin ≤ 10 g/dl 9.0% 0 < 0.001
Total biliubin > 3 x ULN 5.7% 0.5% 0.003
ALT > 5 x ULN 1.0% 0
AST > 5 x ULN 0 0
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Adverse events and laboratory abnormalities, n (%)
PEARL-III Study: ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir + dasabuvir + ribavirin for HCV genotype 1b
Summary– After 12 weeks of treatment with ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir
and dasabuvir with or without RBV, 90.2% to 99.5% of previously untreated patients with HCV genotype 1 infection and no cirrhosis had a SVR12
– Response rates in all treatment groups were superior to the historical response rate with a PEG-IFN-containing telaprevir-based regimen
• In genotype 1b, SVR12 was > 99% with or without RBV• A total of 18 patients with genotype 1a had virologic failure, and only
2/18 received RBV. The use of RBV in genotype 1a confers an additional benefit
– Regardless of whether the antiviral regimen included RBV, the rate of discontinuation of the study drugs owing to adverse events was low (<1%)
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