Safety and efficacy of off-label bulevirtide monotherapy in patients with HDV with decompensated Child-B cirrhosis-A real-world case series.
Christopher DietzElisabetta DegasperiMathias JachsBenjamin MaasoumyFlorian P ReiterAndreas GeierJulia M GrottenthalerChristoph P BergKathrin SprinzlStefan ZeuzemJuliana GödikerBernhard SchlevogtToni HertaJohannes WiegandRoberta SoffrediniHeiner WedemeyerKatja DeterdingThomas ReibergerPietro LamperticoPublished in: Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) (2024)
This report on off-label bulevirtide treatment in patients with decompensated HDV cirrhosis shows similar virologic and biochemical response rates as observed in compensated liver disease. Significant improvements were observed in surrogates of hepatic function and portal hypertension. However, this improvement was not seen in all patients. Controlled trials are needed to confirm the safety and efficacy of bulevirtide in decompensated HDV cirrhosis.