[Boceprevir and telaprevir safety in routine clinical practice].
OBJECTIVE
To compare the safety profile of telaprevir (TLV) and boceprevir (BOC) with each other and with those described in clinical trials (CT).


METHODS
Retrospective multicenter observational study. Variables collected: age, sex, type of patient (naive, nonresponder or recurrent), fibroscan, Hb nadir, neutrophil and platelet count, presence of rash, anorectal discomfort, number of patients treated with erythropoiesis stimulating factors (EPO) and colony stimulating factors granulocyte (G-CSF).


RESULTS
BOC vs CT: anemia (56.5% vs. 49%.), Thrombocytopenia (56.5% vs 32%, p = 0.023). neutropenia (17.4% vs. 29.5%). Use of EPO (13% vs 43%;. p = 0.008), pruritus (13% vs. 21.1%), rash (16.1% vs. 8.7%), anorectal discomfort (4.3% vs. 0%, p = 0.0001), dysgeusia (47.8% vs. 37%). TLV vs. CT: anemia (51.2% vs. 32%, p = 0.014), neutropenia (2.3 vs 3.6%), thrombocytopenia (41.9% vs. 27.4%, p = 0.05), pruritus (39.5% vs 47), rash (16.3% vs 55%, P <0.001), anorectal discomfort (39.5% vs 26%), dysgeusia (14% vs. 9.5%). BOC vs TLV: anemia (56.5% vs 51.2%), neutropenia (17.4% vs 2.3%), thrombocytopenia (56.5% vs 41.9%), rash (8.7% vs 16.3%), pruritus (39.5% vs 13%) and anorectal discomfort (4.3% vs 39.5%, P = 0.006), dysgeusia (14% vs 47.8%, P = 0.007), EPO (13% vs. 25.6%). GCSF was used for a patient treated with TLV.


CONCLUSIONS
1. BOC and TLV have shown a worse safety profile for anemia, thrombocytopenia and anorectal discomfort than those described in CT. 2. As in CT, anemia, neutropenia and thrombocytopenia were more common with BOC. Patients treated with TLV experienced more pruritus, rash and anorectal discomfort.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000740:Anemia / Q000139:chemically induced; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000009:adverse effects*; D011392:Proline / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D012002:Rectal Diseases / Q000139:chemically induced; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013921:Thrombocytopenia / Q000139:chemically induced
D000998:Antiviral Agents; D009842:Oligopeptides; C486464:telaprevir; C512204:N-(3-amino-1-(cyclobutylmethyl)-2,3-dioxopropyl)-3-(2-((((1,1-dimethylethyl)amino)carbonyl)amino)-3,3-dimethyl-1-oxobutyl)-6,6-dimethyl-3-azabicyclo(3.1.0)hexan-2-carboxamide; D011392:Proline