The number needed to treat to prevent mortality and cirrhosis-related complications among patients with cirrhosis and HCV genotype 1 infection

van der Meer, A. J.; Veldt, B. J.; Feld, J. J.; Wedemeyer, H.; Dufour, Jean-François; Lammert, F.; Duarte-Rojo, A.; Manns, M. P.; Zeuzem, S.; Hofmann, W. P.; de Knegt, R. J.; Hansen, B. E.; Janssen, H. L. A. (2013). The number needed to treat to prevent mortality and cirrhosis-related complications among patients with cirrhosis and HCV genotype 1 infection. Journal of viral hepatitis, 21(8), pp. 568-577. Blackwell Science 10.1111/jvh.12185

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Cirrhotic patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection remain at risk for complications following sustained virological response (SVR). Therefore, we aimed to evaluate treatment efficacy with the number needed to treat (NNT) to prevent clinical endpoints. Mortality and cirrhosis-related morbidity were assessed in an international multicentre cohort of consecutively treated patients with HCV genotype 1 infection and cirrhosis. The NNT to prevent death or clinical disease progression (any cirrhosis-related event or death) in one patient was determined with the adjusted (event-free) survival among patients without SVR and adjusted hazard ratio of SVR. Overall, 248 patients were followed for a median of 8.3 (IQR 6.2-11.1) years. Fifty-nine (24%) patients attained SVR. Among patients without SVR, the adjusted 5-year survival and event-free survival were 94.4% and 80.0%, respectively. SVR was associated with reduced all-cause mortality (HR 0.15, 95% CI 0.05-0.48, P = 0.002) and clinical disease progression (HR 0.16, 95% CI 0.07-0.36, P < 0.001). The NNT to prevent one death in 5 years declined from 1052 (95% CI 937-1755) at 2% SVR (interferon monotherapy) to 61 (95% CI 54-101) at 35% SVR (peginterferon and ribavirin). At 50% SVR, which might be expected with triple therapy, the estimated NNT was 43 (95% CI 38-71). The NNT to prevent clinical disease progression in one patient in 5 years was 302 (95% CI 271-407), 18 (95% CI 16-24) and 13 (95% CI 11-17) at 2%, 35% and 50% SVR, respectively. In conclusion, the NNT to prevent clinical endpoints among cirrhotic patients with HCV genotype 1 has declined enormously with the improvement of antiviral therapy.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gastro-intestinal, Liver and Lung Disorders (DMLL) > Clinic of Visceral Surgery and Medicine > Hepatology
UniBE Contributor:	Dufour, Jean-François
Subjects:	600 Technology > 610 Medicine & health
ISSN:	1352-0504
Publisher:	Blackwell Science
Language:	English
Submitter:	Lilian Karin Smith-Wirth
Date Deposited:	27 Jun 2014 07:58
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:35
Publisher DOI:	10.1111/jvh.12185
Uncontrolled Keywords:	chronic hepatitis C, cirrhosis, genotype 1, mortality, number needed to treat
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/53727