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Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT) 1 is the most common HCV GT in Western and Central Europe. The main focus of this present work is to analyze the change of baseline characteristics of 17 093 HCV-patients with genotype 1a/1b with antiviral therapy in Germany between 2004 and 2018. We analyzed five periods: (i) 2004-2007, (ii) 2008-2010, (iii) 2010-2013, (iv) 2014-2016, (v) 2017-2018.
Methods: The present analysis is based on five German non-interventional registry studies and comprises data on 17 093 HCV-GT1 patients documented between 2004 and 2018 [ML17071, ML19464, ML21645, ML25724 (Peginterferon alfa-2a non-interventional study [PAN]) and the German Hepatitis C-Registry (DHC-R).
Findings: Overall, 7662 patients were infected with HCV GT1a and 9431 patients with HCV GT1b. GT1a patients were younger (46.5 years vs. 51.2 years) and more often male (70 % vs. 52 %). Previous or ongoing drug abuse was documented more frequently for GT1a patients throughout the study periods with highest frequencies in the most recent period (2017-2018; 44 % for GT1a and 10.3 % for GT1b). Metabolic comorbidities, such as those who are overweight and those with diabetes mellitus, were associated with HCV GT1b-infected women. The GT1a ratio increased from 33.6 % (2004-2007) to 50 % (2017-2018). A relevant change in the GT1a/1b ratio was observed over time in men (2004-2007: 38 %/63 %; 2017-2018: 59 %/41 %). In contrast, only 30 % of women had GT1a infection throughout all study periods without relevant changes. There were no regional differences within Germany in HCV GT1a/1b distribution despite a higher proportion of GT1b-infected women in East Germany in 2004-2007 (86 %).
Conclusion: A marked increase of GT1a infection associated with drug use was observed in men, but not women, in Germany between 2004 and 2018. The present data show a fundamental change in HCV epidemiology, which has an impact on therapy management and general care of hepatitis C patients in Germany.
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