Research Article
Comparative Antiviral Efficacy of Generic Sofosbuvir versus Brand Name Sofosbuvir with Ribavirin for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
Table 2
Virologic response by patient subgroups.
| Patient group | N (%) | P (generic versus SOVALDI) | Generic sofosbuvir | SOVALDI | All patients | Patients with SVR data | All patients
| Patients with SVR data | All patients | Patients with SVR data |
| Overall SVR | N=29 | N=25 | N=37 | N=31 | | | 21 (72.4) | 21 (84) | 28 (75.7) | 28 (90.3) | 0.78 | 0.69 |
| Excluding decompensated cirrhotics | N=24 | N=21 | N=22 | N=20 | | | 18 (75) | 18 (85.7) | 20 (90.9) | 20 (100) | 0.25 | 0.23 |
| Genotype 3 | N=26 | N=23 | N=23 | N=17 | | | 19 (73.1) | 19 (82.6) | 14 (60.9) | 14 (82.4) | 0.54 | 1.0 |
| Compensated cirrhotics | N=15 | N=13 | N=10 | N=9 | | | 10 (66.7) | 10 (76.9) | 9 (90) | 9 (100) | 0.34 | 0.24 |
| Treatment experienced | N=5 | N=5 | N=8 | N=5 | 1.0 | 0.44 | 3 (60) | 3 (60) | 5 (62.5) | 5 (100) |
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SVR: sustained virologic response.
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