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ArticleViruses2026

Predictive Value of Sustained Virologic Response at Week 4 in Patients with Hepatitis C Virus Infection Treated with Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir.

Gia Landry, Mark Sulkowski, Jordan J Feld, Nancy Reau, Stacey Scherbakovsky, Farrah Black, Candido Hernández, Renee-Claude Mercier, Liyun Ni, Marc Bourlière and 1 more

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Gia LandryLane Regional Medical Center, Zachary, LA 70791, USA.
Mark SulkowskiDepartment of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA.
Jordan J FeldToronto Centre for Liver Disease, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON M5G 2C4, Canada.ORCID 0000-0003-2640-2211
Nancy ReauRush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL 60612, USA.
Stacey ScherbakovskyGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.
Farrah BlackGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.
Candido HernándezGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.
Renee-Claude MercierGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5983-6732
Liyun NiGilead Sciences, Inc., Foster City, CA 94404, USA.
Marc BourlièreHôpital Saint Joseph, 13008 Marseille, France.ORCID 0000-0001-8976-9200
Alessandra MangiaLiver Unit, IRCCS Fondazione "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", 71013 San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy.

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Abstract

Direct-acting antiviral therapies can cure most people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with little need for testing or monitoring. A major challenge to eliminating HCV is ensuring patients complete all steps of care, including confirmation of cure. We assessed the concordance of sustained virologic response (SVR) at 4 weeks (SVR4) and 12 weeks (SVR12) post-treatment to evaluate the viability of SVR4 as a predictor of cure in patients treated with sofosbuvir (SOF)/velpatasvir (VEL). We conducted a retrospective analysis of patients from the Phase 3 ASTRAL-1, -2, and -3 programs and a historical cohort from the Louisiana Department of Health Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)/HIV/Hepatitis Program claims database. Concordance analyses were performed for patients with both SVR4 and SVR12 data. The concordance analysis in the ASTRAL studies included 1015 patients; 1005 and 1002 achieved SVR4 and SVR12, respectively. Among SVR4 achievers, 3 failed to maintain SVR12, while all (10/10) patients who did not achieve SVR4 also failed SVR12. In the real-world cohort, 479/509 (94%) patients achieved SVR4 and 485/509 (95%) achieved SVR12. Of those with SVR4, 7 failed SVR12; 17 of 30 patients who did not achieve SVR4 also failed SVR12. High concordance between SVR4 and SVR12 was observed in both ASTRAL and the real-world dataset, supporting the use of SVR4 as a predictor of long-term SVR in patients with HCV infection treated with SOF/VEL. Streamlining cure confirmation by shifting SVR determination from week 12 to week 4 post-treatment may reduce patient loss to follow-up.

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Antiviral AgentsCarbamatesHepacivirusHepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsSofosbuvirSustained Virologic ResponseAdultBenzimidazolesBenzopyransFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesAntiviral AgentsBenzimidazolesBenzopyransCarbamatesHeterocyclic Compounds, 4 or More RingsSofosbuvirvelpatasvirchronic hepatitis Cconcordancedirect-acting antiviral agentshepatitis Closs to follow-upmarginalized populationssustained virologic responsesustained virologic response at 4 weeks post-treatment

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PMID41754612
PMCPMC12945060

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