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Randomised controlled trial
Telaprevir triple combination therapy, and dual peginterferon α-2a/ribavirin therapy for 24 weeks for those with rapid-early response is not inferior to 48 weeks of therapy for treatment-naïve patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C virus infection
  1. Mark Danta
  1. Department of Medicine, UNSW, Sydney, Australia
  1. Correspondence to Mark Danta
    Department of Medicine, UNSW, Level 5 deLacy Building, Darlinghurst, Sydney, NSW 2016, Australia; m.danta{at}unsw.edu.au

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Context

Until recently, the standard of care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 48 weeks for genotype 1 and 24 weeks for genotype 3 infection, with overall sustained virological response (SVR), which equates to cure, of 50% and 80%, respectively. With the recent licensing of the protease inhibitors telaprevir and boceprevir, first generation direct acting antivirals (DAAs), we are at the dawn of a new era of HCV therapy. The ILLUMINATE study explores response-guided therapy in HCV treatment naïve individuals using telaprevir in combination with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

Methods

ILLUMINATE is a phase 3 non-inferiority study exploring shorter course therapy for HCV infection …

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