The fixed-dose drug combination ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir (trade name Viekirax) has been available since January 2015 for the treatment of adults with chronic hepatitis C infection. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined in a dossier assessment whether this drug combination offers an added benefit over the appropriate comparator therapy.

According to the findings, there are indications of an added benefit in patients who have not yet developed cirrhosis of the liver and who are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1a. In case of genotype 1b, this only applies to treatment-naive, but not to treatment-experienced patients. The extent of added benefit is non-quantifiable, however. No added benefit can be derived from the dossier for 13 other patient groups.

For more details, go to: https://www.iqwig.de/en/press/press-releases/press-releases/ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir-in-hepatitis-c-indication-of-added-benefit-in-certain-patients.6668.html