Department of Internal Medicine, St. Martin De Porres Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan.
Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine and Hepatitis Center, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
J Formos Med Assoc. 2024 Jan;123(1):55-61. doi: 10.1016/j.jfma.2023.08.023. Epub 2023 Sep 2.
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b is a novel mono-pegylated proline-interferon. Its biweekly dosing schema has demonstrated tolerability and clinical efficacy for treating chronic hepatitis in previous clinical studies. This trial evaluates the pharmacokinetics of 400 μg ropeginterferon alfa-2b in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) and provides the data to support the clinical utility of ropeginterferon alfa-2b at 400 μg.
Seventeen patients with chronic HCV genotype 2 were enrolled to receive a single injection of 400 μg ropeginterferon alfa-2b plus 14-day treatment of ribavirin. Pharmacokinetics, safety, and HCV RNA reduction/clearance were assessed.
T was 154.003 h and T was 114.273 h. The C was 29.823 ng mL. AUC was 9364.292 h∗ng mL and AUC was 11084.317 h∗ng mL. All adverse events were mild or moderate, and there were no serious adverse events. A 1000-fold reduction in the geometric mean of HCV RNA was observed 14 d after the single injection of ropeginterferon alfa-2b. Two patients achieved clearance of HCV RNA, and the other five patients had HCV RNA levels lower than 200 IU mL.
Ropeginterferon alfa-2b at 400 μg led to PK exposures associated with safety and notable clinical activity in patients with chronic HCV. This study suggests that ropeginterferon alfa-2b at 400 μg is an acceptable dosing regimen for treating chronic HCV and also provides supporting data for the clinical use of ropeginterferon alfa-2b at a higher starting dose for other indications.
罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 是一种新型单聚乙二醇化脯氨酸干扰素。在之前的临床研究中,其双周给药方案已被证明可耐受且对慢性丙型肝炎(HCV)具有临床疗效。本试验评估了 400μg 罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 在慢性 HCV 病毒(HCV)患者中的药代动力学,并提供了支持罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 以 400μg 起始剂量用于其他适应证的临床应用的数据。
17 例慢性 HCV 基因型 2 患者接受单剂量 400μg 罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 加 14 天利巴韦林治疗。评估药代动力学、安全性和 HCV RNA 降低/清除情况。
T1/2 为 154.003 h,T1/2 为 114.273 h。Cmax 为 29.823ng/mL,AUC0-t 为 9364.292 h·ng/mL,AUC0-∞ 为 11084.317 h·ng/mL。所有不良事件均为轻度或中度,无严重不良事件。单次注射罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 14 天后,HCV RNA 的几何均数降低了 1000 倍。2 例患者实现了 HCV RNA 的清除,其余 5 例患者的 HCV RNA 水平低于 200IU/mL。
400μg 罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 导致了与安全性相关的 PK 暴露,并在慢性 HCV 患者中产生了显著的临床疗效。本研究表明,400μg 罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 是治疗慢性 HCV 的一种可接受的给药方案,也为罗匹尼罗干扰素 alfa-2b 用于其他适应证的更高起始剂量的临床应用提供了支持数据。