Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir

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Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir
Ledipasvir and sofosbuvir.svg
Combination of
Ledipasvir NS5A inhibitor
Sofosbuvir NS5B (RNA polymerase) inhibitor
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Trade names Harvoni, Hepcinat-LP, others
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MedlinePlus a614051
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Formula C71H83F3N11O15P
Molar mass 1418.476 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)
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Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir, sold under the trade name Harvoni among others, is a medication used to treat hepatitis C. [8] It is a fixed-dose combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir. [8] Cure rates are 94% to 99% in people infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1. [9] Some evidence also supports use in HCV genotype 3 and 4. [9] It is taken daily by mouth for 8–24 weeks. [8]

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It is generally well tolerated. [10] Common side effects include muscle pains, headache, nausea, rash, and cough. [8] It is unclear if use in pregnancy is safe for the baby. [8] Ledipasvir works by decreasing the activity of NS5A and sofosbuvir works by decreasing the activity of NS5B polymerase. [8]

Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir was approved for medical use in the United States, in the European Union, and in Canada in 2014. [8] [11] [7] [12] [13] It is on the World Health Organization's List of Essential Medicines. [14]

Medical uses

Cure rates are 94% to 99% in people infected with genotype 1 (46% of HCV cases). [15] It has also been evaluated for the treatment of infection with other hepatitis C genotypes, and has shown promising results in genotypes 3 and 4 (making up 30% and less than 22% of HCV cases respectively). [9] [6] [16] [15]

Resistance

NS5A mutations

Multiple mutations of HCV replicons are necessary to cause a significant effect in resistance due to multiple mechanisms of action. [17] In general, HCV genotype 1a is less resistant to mutation than genotype 1b. [18]

For genotype 1b a single amino acid substitution (e.g. L31V) in the replicon had less than a 100 fold increase in resistance to the ledipasvir in Harvoni, while a two amino acid substitution had over a 1000 fold increase in resistance. [18] [19] Genotype 1a had a similar but more substantial increase in resistance with each respective increase in amino acid substitution with resistance associated substitutions at K24R, M28T/V, Q30R/H/K/L, L31M, and or Y93H/N. [6]

NS5A polymorphisms also have an effect on viral resistance with the most common resistance-associated amino acid substitutions detected at Q30R, Y93H or N, and L31M in patients with a rapid virological response (RVR). [6] The specific baseline NS5A resistance-associated polymorphisms observed in clinical trials were M28T/V, Q30H, Q30R, L31M, H58P, Y93H, and Y93N in genotype 1a and L28M, A92T, and Y93H in genotype 1b. [6] Patients with multiple baseline NS5A polymorphisms tend to have higher relapse rates when using ledipasvir/sofosbuvir. [6] The difference in relapse rates between treatment naive and treatment experience groups with baseline NS5A polymorphisms ranges from 1% after a 12-week regimen and 0% after a 24-week regimen respectively. [18] [6]

NS5B mutations

A single amino acid substitution S282T contributes to viral resistance and decreases the activity of sofosbuvir in ledipasvir/sofosbuvir by approximately 2 to 18 fold. [18] [20]

Cross resistance

No cross resistance was seen in the combination of ledipasvir and sofosbuvir in ION phase 1,2 and, 3 clinical trials as ledipasvir was fully active against sofosbuvir-resistance-associated substitutions and vice versa. [6] [21]

Side effects

More than 10% of people taking ledipasvir/sofosbuvir have headaches or fatigue; rashes, nausea, diarrhea, and insomnia occur in between 1% and 10% of people taking it. [6] [5]

More severe reactions are connected with allergic reactions to the medications and cardiovascular problems. Harvoni side effects are considered relatively mild compared to older interferon-based treatment.[ citation needed ]

Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir could cause hepatitis B re-activation in people co-infected with hepatitis B and C viruses. The European Medicines Agency recommended screening all people for hepatitis B before starting ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for hepatitis C in order to minimize the risk of hepatitis B reactivation. [22]

Drug interactions

Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir is a substrate for the drug transporters P-Glycoprotein (P-gp) and breast cancer resistance protein (BCRP). [18] Intestinal absorption of these drug transporter substrates may be decreased by inducers such as rifampin and St. John's wort . [23]

Patients are also advised to stay away from H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA) and proton-pump inhibitors (PPI) because they decrease the concentration of ledipasvir (its solubility is pH-dependent and is higher under acidic conditions). Therefore, it is advised to take a PPI at least two hours after ledipasvir/sofosbuvir with a dose less than or equal to 20 mg daily and H2RAs with a dose of less than or equal to 40 mg twice daily. [18] [24]

Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir should additionally be avoided when taking amiodarone or other drugs that lower heart rate; there is a serious risk of the heart slowing or stopping when ledipasvir/sofosbuvir is used with such drugs. [6] [5]

Mechanisms of action

The most commonly associated mechanism associated with ledipasvir/sofosbuvir is the hyperphosphorylation of NS5A, a viral polymerase important in proper viral assembly and interferes with proper liver metabolism. [25] Ledipasvir/sofosbuvir inhibits the proper viral assembly by re-positioning NS5A's sub-cellular localization. [18]

NS5B, a viral polymerase that can initiate RNA synthesis de novo, is also allosterically inhibited by ledipasvir/sofosbuvir. [26]

NS5A and NS5B inhibitors in combination have a synergistic effect. [27]

Pharmacokinetics

Sofosbuvir is absorbed fast in the plasma with a peak concentration (Cmax) at 0.8 to 1 hour after the administered dosage and undergoes extra hepatic metabolism with 61 to 65% bound to human plasma proteins. [28] [18] It is then predominantly converted to the inactive phosphate free circulating metabolite GS-331007 (eliminated 76% through renal passive filtration) which has a median peak plasma concentration at 3.5 to 4 hours after the medication is ingested. [6] Sofosbuvir does not appear to be affected by different levels of macronutrients when compared with fasting states. [29]

Ledipasvir has a maximum concentration at 4 to 4.5 hours after ingestion and is not affected by macronutrients. [18] [6] It is more than 98% protein bound and is predominantly eliminated fecally, with minimal metabolism in the liver. [6]

Elimination

The median terminal half life after a dosage of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir for 90 mg of [14C]-Ledipasvir is 47 hours; for 400 mg of [14C]-Sofosbuvir it is 0.5 hours (after the initial distribution of medication in body tissue) and 27 hours (the eventual excretion of the medication). [6] [30]

Steady State (Cmax)
Substanceng/mL
Ledipasvir323
Sofosbuvir618
GS-331007707

Note: The maximum concentration is 32% higher in healthy individuals than those infected with Hepatitis C. [6]

Mean Steady State AUC0-24 (Area Under the Curve During 24 hours)
Substanceng*hr/mL
Ledipasvir7290
Sofosbuvir1320
GS-3310712,000

Note: The maximum concentration is 24% higher in healthy individuals than those infected with Hepatitis C. [6]

Blood detection

An analytical method based on LC tandem MS has been developed for the simultaneous extraction and determination of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir in human plasma using antiviral daclatasvir as an internal standard. Average extraction recoveries for sofosbuvir and ledipasvir were 91.61% and 88.93% respectively. [31]

Society and culture

One manufacturer is Gilead Sciences. [8]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Hepatitis C virus nonstructural protein 5A</span>

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Sofosbuvir</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Daclatasvir</span> Chemical compound

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ledipasvir</span> Hepatitis C drug

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