Table 3 Patients with adverse events (AEs).

From: Nationwide registry of glecaprevir plus pibrentasvir in the treatment of HCV in Taiwan

Event, n (%)

All patients

(n = 3144)

8-week

(n = 2601)

12-week

(n = 522)

16-week

(n = 21)

Any adverse event

864 (27.5)

636 (24.5)

225 (43.1)

3 (14.3)

Serious adverse event

8 (0.3)

6 (0.2)a

2 (0.4)b

0 (0.0)

Adverse event occurring in ≥ 1% of total patients

Fatigue

237 (7.5)

181 (7.0)

56 (10.7)

0 (0.0)

Pruritus

210 (6.7)

156 (6.0)

53 (10.2)

1 (4.6)

Dizziness

48 (1.5)

38 (1.5)

10 (1.9)

0 (0.0)

Total blood bilirubin increased1

Grade 1

15 (0.5)

9 (0.4)

6 (1.2)

0 (0.0)

Grade 2

74 (2.4)

58 (2.2)

16 (3.1)

0 (0.0)

Grade3

9 (0.3)

5 (0.2)

4 (0.8)

0 (0.0)

Alanine aminotransferase increased2

Grade 1

23 (0.7)

16 (0.6)

7 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

Grade 2

26 (0.8)

19 (0.7)

7 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

Grade 3–4

20 (0.6)

15 (0.6)

5 (0.9)

0 (0.0)

Aspartate aminotransferase increased2

Grade 1

31 (1.0)

26 (1.0)

4 (0.8)

1 (4.8)

Grade 2

9 (0.3)

6 (0.2)

3 (0.6)

0 (0.0)

Grade 3–4

21 (0.7)

16 (0.6)

5 (1.0)

0 (0.0)

  1. a1 patient Rt eye ptosis; 1 patient Arrhythmia; 1 patient Upper gastrointesinal tract bleeding, acute on Chronic kidney disease;1 patient Liver nodule;1 patient Hepatocellular carcinoma;1patient dizziness.
  2. b1 patient Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrent; 1 patient Colon cancer.
  3. Adverse Events graded based on CTCAE 5.0.
  4. 1Total Blood bilirubin increased: Grade1: 1.0 ULN -1.5 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 1.0 to 1.5 × baseline if baseline was abnormal; Grade2: > 1.5 to 3.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 1.5 to 3.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormal; Grade3: > 3.0 − 10.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 3.0 − 10.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormal.
  5. 2Alanine aminotransferase/ Aspartate aminotransferase increased: Grade1: > 1.0 to 3.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 1.5 to 3.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormal; Grade2: > 3.0 − 5.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 3.0–5.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormalGrade3: > 5.0 − 20.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 5.0 − 20.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormal; Grade4: > 20.0 × ULN if baseline was normal; > 20.0 × baseline if baseline was abnormal.