Research Article

Systematic Review with Meta-Analysis: Efficacy and Safety of Direct-Acting Antivirals for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotypes 5 and 6

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the included studies.

StudyRegimenDuration (weeks)GenotypenAge (mean)Male (%)Prior HCV treatment (%)Cirrhosis (%)Viral load
NaïveExperiencedHCV RNA log10 IU/mL (mean)HCV RNA ≥ 800,000 IU/mL (%)

Lawitz et al. [29]SOF + PR12511000
SOF + PR12661000
Kowdley et al. [27]SOF + PR246510000-
Gane et al. [24]SOF/LDV12625516492886.7
Curry et al. [21]SOF/VEL24616710010001006.5100
Everson et al. [22]SOF/VEL12655480100006.780
SOF/VEL1264571002575100
25 mg6.175
Feld et al. [23]SOF/VEL12535
SOF/VEL12641
Gane et al. [25]SOF/VEL/VOX8611000100
SOF/VEL/VOX1262010050
Abergel et al. [20]SOF/LDV1254151514922
Lai et al. [28]SOF + RBV12631000
SOF + RBV16641000
SOF + RBV24641000
Jacobson et al. [26]SOF/VEL/VOX8518
SOF/VEL/VOX8630
SOF/VEL1269
Nguyen et al. [30]SOF/LDV86205755100006.2
SOF/LDV1264059606238686.6
Wei et al. [32]SOF + PR126323847693166.584
SOF + RBV24643675505006.450
Thuy et al. [31]SOF/LDV12686524792826.763
SOF/LDV + RBV1263959393367566.785
SOF/LDV2462063306535906.570
SOF/LDV + RBV2463064407030976.782

SOF, sofosbuvir; VEL, velpatasvir; LDV, ledipasvir; VOX, voxilaprevir; PR, PegIFN + ribavirin; RBV, ribavirin. Standard dose of each drug is as follows: SOF, 400 mg per day; VEL, 100 mg per day; LDV, 90 mg per day; VOX, 100 mg per day; PegIFN 180 μg per week; RBV 1000–1200 mg per day. Standard dose of VEL is 100 mg per day. In this study (Everson 2005), a VEL dose of 25 mg per day was experimented.