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Table 4 Unadjusted and adjusted logistic regression analysis of the associations between IL28B rs12979860-CC and rs8099917-TT and SVR12 to triple therapy according to previous HCV treatment group

From: IL28B genotype predicts response to chronic hepatitis C triple therapy with telaprevir or boceprevir in treatment naïve and treatment-experienced patients other than prior partial- and null-responders

 

All patients (105 patients)

Naïve, interruption due to SEs, viral breakthrough and relapsers (74 patients)

Partial and null reponders (31 patients)

SVR12 (95% CI)

65.7% (56.6–74.8)

75.7% (65.9–85.5)

41.9% (24.5–59.3)

IL28B rs12979860-CC

 Frequency (95% CI)

21.9% (14.0–29.8)

27% (16.9–37.1)

9.7% (0.0–20.1)

 Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

4.4 (1.23–16.33)

8.7 (1.08–70.67)

0.67 (0.05–8.24)

 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

3.97 (1.07–14.72)

7.3 (0.88–61.18)

0.59 (0.47–7.43)

 Sensitivity (95% CI)

29.0% (19.0–41.3)

33.9% (22.2–47.9)

7.7% (0.4–37.9)

 Specificity (95% CI)

91.7% (76.4–97.8)

94.4% (70.6–99.7)

88.9% (63.9–98.1)

 PPV (95% CI)

87.0% (65.3–96.6)

95.0% (73.1–99.7)

33.3% (1.8–87.5)

 NPV (95% CI)

40.2% (29.7–51.7)

31.5% (19.9–45.7)

57.1% (37.4–75.0)

IL28B rs8099917-TT

 Frequency (95% CI)

42.8% (33.4–52.4)

47.3% (35.9–58.7)

32.3% (15.8–48.8)

 Unadjusted OR (95% CI)

2.20 (0.94–5.17)

4.3 (1.27–14.84)

0.47 (0.10–2.34)

 Adjusted OR (95% CI)

0.52 (0.17–14.72)

0.46 (0.12–1.82)

0.39 (0.04–4.35)

 Sensitivity (95% CI)

49.3% (37.1–61.5)

55.4% (41.6–68.4)

23.1% (6.2–54.0)

 Specificity (95% CI)

69.4% (51.7–83.1)

77.8% (51.9–92.6)

61.1% (36.1–81.7)

 PPV (95% CI)

75.6% (60.1–86.6)

88.6% (72.3–96.3)

30.0% (8.1–64.6)

 NPV (95% CI)

41.7% (29.3–55.1)

35.9% (21.7–52.8)

52.4% (30.3–73.6)

  1. Sensitivity, specificity, PPV, NPV of the two favourable IL28B variants in relation to SVR12.
  2. OR odds ratio, CI confidence intervals, PPV positive predictive value, NPV negative predictive value.