©The Author(s) 2017.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2017; 23(26): 4759-4766
Published online Jul 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4759
Published online Jul 14, 2017. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4759
Table 4 Adverse events, hospital admissions and discontinuation rates of patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection who received 8-wk ledipasvir/sofosbuvir therapy
| Adverse events | n (%) |
| No. adverse event, mean ± SD (Range) | 0.5 ± 0.7 (0-6) |
| Serious adverse events | 4 (0.5) |
| Hospital admissions | |
| Non-cardiac chest pain | 2 |
| Drug-induced liver injury | 1 |
| Pneumonia | 1 |
| Minor adverse events | |
| Fatigue | 104 (14) |
| Headache | 98 (13) |
| Insomnia | 35 (5) |
| Arthralgia/myalgia | 29 (4) |
| Nausea | 29 (4) |
| Cough | 15 (2) |
| Rash | 19 (3) |
| Dizziness | 12 (2) |
| Diarrhea | 14 (2) |
| Pruritus | 11 (1) |
| Irritability/anxiety | 10 (1) |
| Edema | 2 (< 0.5) |
| Discontinuation | 4 (0.5) |
| Drug-induced liver injury | 1 |
| Severe rheumatoid arthritis exacerbation | 1 |
| Intractable nausea | 1 |
| Decreased renal function during treatment (GFR < 30) | 1 |
| Death | 0 |
- Citation: Latt NL, Yanny BT, Gharibian D, Gevorkyan R, Sahota AK. Eight-week ledipasvir/sofosbuvir in non-cirrhotic, treatment-naïve hepatitis C genotype-1 patients with hepatitis C virus-RNA < 6 million: Single center, real world effectiveness and safety. World J Gastroenterol 2017; 23(26): 4759-4766
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v23/i26/4759.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v23.i26.4759