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The Prenylation Inhibitor Lonafarnib Can Induce
Post-Treatment Alt Flares With Viral Clearance In
Patients With Chronic Delta Hepatitis
Cihan Yurdaydin1, Ramazan Idilman1, Cagdas Kalkan1, Fatih
Karakaya1, Aysun Caliskan Kartal1, Onur Keskin1, Ersin Karatayli1,
Senem C. Karatayli1, A Mithat Bozdayi1, Christopher
Koh2, Theo Heller2, Jeffrey Glenn3; 1Gastroenterology Section,
Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey; 2Liver Diseases
Branch, NIDDK, Bethesda, MD; 3Division of Gastroenterology and
Hepatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, Stanford, CA
Background/Aims: Chronic delta hepatitis (CDH) is the most
severe form of viral hepatitis. There is currently no approved
therapy for CDH. The only established treatment is with interferons,
effective in only 25 to 30% of patients. New treatment
options are needed in CDH. The prenylation inhibitor
lonafarnib (LNF) is the first pharmacological investigational
treatment specific for hepatitis D virus (Koh et al, Lancet Infect
Dis 2015). Here we report for the first time post-treatment ALT
flares and their outcomes in patients treated with 12 or 24 wks
of LNF in various treatment regimens. Methods: 27 patients
were analyzed who had detectable HDV RNA after receiving
LNF for 12 or 24 wks in the LOWR HDV-1 and LOWR
HDV-2 trials. A post-treatment ALT flare was defined as elevation
of ALT to >2x baseline ALT level. Results: To date, 5 of 27
(18.5%) patients have experienced post-treatment ALT flares.
These post-treatment flares (median ALT 190 U/mL, range 110-
1355 U/mL) led to ALT normalization and HDV RNA became
negative within 12-24 wks. These patients came from a variety
of LNF treatment cohorts: LNF 200mg bid, 12 wks; LNF 300
mg bid, 12 wks, LNF 100mg bid/RTV 50mg bid, 12 wks; LNF
75 mg bid/RTV 100mg bid, 12 wks, followed by addition of
pegylated interferon alfa (PEG IFN α) for 12 wks; LNF 50mg
bid/RTV 100mg bid, 24 wks. One patient cleared HBV DNA
and subsequently cleared HBsAg; the others did not, although
2 other patients exhibited declines in HBV DNA of 2 logs or
greater. All five patients exhibited rapid initial declines of HDV
RNA with initiation of LNF that were eventually followed by
more gradual rises on therapy associated with decreased LNF
exposure (due to dose reductions or excessive GI side effects).
Conclusion: The data suggest that a short course of LNF may
contribute to an effective reset and activation of the immune
reactivity in CDH, which in some cases my spread to HBV.
Thus, there appear to be at least two pathways for achieving
HDV negativity with LNF therapy: On treatment LNF-induced
progressive suppression to HDV negativity with ALT normalization
(more classical antiviral approach, e.g. exemplified in
the ongoing LOWR 2 study), and LNF-induced post-treatment
anti-HDV ALT flares (described here). The mechanisms of this
latter immune restoration are being explored and may lead
to the prospective identification of patients who are likely to
experience this remarkable outcome.
Disclosures:
Cihan Yurdaydin - Advisory Committees or Review Panels: Janssen, Roche,
Merck, Gilead, AbbVie; Speaking and Teaching: BMS
Jeffrey Glenn - Board Membership: Eiger Biopharmaceuticals; Consulting: Gilead,
Romark Laboratories; Grant/Research Support: Roche, Sundise; Stock
Shareholder: Riboscience LLC, Eiger Biopharmaceuticals, Eiger Group International
The following people have nothing to disclose: Ramazan Idilman, Cagdas
Kalkan, Fatih Karakaya, Aysun Caliskan Kartal, Onur Keskin, Ersin Karatayli,
Senem C. Karatayli, A Mithat Bozdayi, Christopher Koh, Theo Heller
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