Theme: Clinical Research Year: 2018
Background: The Canadian Network on Hepatitis C (CanHepC) retrospective registry project has combined demographic and outcome data on patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) who were assessed at 10 academic and community sites across Canada. Understanding sexspecific differences related to HCV acquisition and treatment is essential to inform optimal care models. This study assessed demographic and treatment outcomes by sex for persons treated with direct acting antivirals (DAA) therapy in this cohort. Methods: Individuals with data available on sex, type of HCV treatment and sustained virologic response (SVR) were included in the analysis. Basic means and proportions were calculated to identify crude differences between males and females treated with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). Odds ratios were calculated for the relationship between sex and SVR using foreword stepwise logistic regression. Results: Of 2683 individuals, 1286 had SVR data of which 1000 were known to have been treated with DAAs and included in this analysis (68.3% male, 31.2% female). At baseline, males significantly differed from females only in their current injection drug use (IDU) (11.6% vs. 4.4%, p=0.006). There were no significant differences in age distribution (p=0.605), Metavir score (p=0.517), or proportion with non-genotype 1 infection (p=0.517). Overall, 94.9% (95% CI 93.4-96.2) achieved SVR (93.4% male vs. 98.1% female, p=0.001). The odds ratio of SVR among females was 3.66 (95% CI 1.54-8.66, p=0.003); however once adjusted for IDU status, the OR was 3.53 (95% CI 1.04-11.92, p=0.042); 40.7% of patients were excluded due to missing data in IDU. Conclusion: Males undergoing DAA treatment are more likely to report current IDU. Efforts are needed to better understand if there are unique risk factors for females related to HCV infection and response to therapy. Further research is needed on the role sex may play in acquisition, access and outcomes with DAA treatment for HCV. Disclosure Statement: Dr. Lee, Dr. Tam, Dr. Smyth, Dr. Webster, Dr. Conway, Dr. Ramji, Dr. MacPhail, Dr. Stewart and Dr. Barrett report grants, consulting, speaker and/or research fees from AbbVie, Gilead and Merck. Dr. Bruneau and Dr. Coffin report grants, consulting and/or research fees from Gilead and Merck. Dr. Lee, Dr. Tam, Dr. Ramji and Dr. Coffin report grants, consulting and/or research fees from BMS and Janssen. Dr. Lee and Dr. Ramji report grants and/or consulting fees from Novartis. Dr. Coffin and Dr. Tam report grants and/or consulting fees from Pendopharm. Dr. Coffin and Dr. Lee report grants and/or consulting fees from GSK. Dr. Coffin reports research grants and/or consulting fees from Arbutus Biopharma, Springbank Pharmaceuticals and Transgene. Dr. Ramji reports research and/or consulting fees from Allergen. Dr. MacPhail reports grants from Cloverdale. Dr. Webster, Dr. Smyth and Ms. Materniak report affiliation with a non-profit organization which has received grants and/or sponsorships from Merck, Gilead, and AbbVie. Ms. Morales and Ms. Peterson have no disclosures.
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