RT Journal Article T1 Deep-sequencing reveals broad subtype-specific HCV resistance mutations associated with treatment failure. A1 Chen, Qian A1 Perales, Celia A1 Soria, María Eugenia A1 García-Cehic, Damir A1 Gregori, Josep A1 Rodríguez-Frías, Francisco A1 Buti, María A1 Crespo, Javier A1 Calleja, José Luis A1 Tabernero, David A1 Vila, Marta A1 Lázaro, Fernando A1 Rando-Segura, Ariadna A1 Nieto-Aponte, Leonardo A1 Llorens-Revull, Meritxell A1 Cortese, Maria Francesca A1 Fernandez-Alonso, Irati A1 Castellote, José A1 Niubó, Jordi A1 Imaz, Arkaitz A1 Xiol, Xavier A1 Castells, Lluís A1 Riveiro-Barciela, Mar A1 Llaneras, Jordi A1 Navarro, Jordi A1 Vargas-Blasco, Víctor A1 Augustin, Salvador A1 Conde, Isabel A1 Rubín, Ángel A1 Prieto, Martín A1 Torras, Xavier A1 Margall, Nuria A1 Forns, Xavier A1 Mariño, Zoe A1 Lens, Sabela A1 Bonacci, Martin A1 Pérez-Del-Pulgar, Sofía A1 Londoño, Maria Carlota A1 García-Buey, María Luisa A1 Sanz-Cameno, Paloma A1 Morillas, Rosa A1 Martró, Elisa A1 Saludes, Verónica A1 Masnou-Ridaura, Helena A1 Salmerón, Javier A1 Quíles, Rosa A1 Carrión, José Antonio A1 Forné, Montserrat A1 Rosinach, Mercè A1 Fernández, Inmaculada A1 García-Samaniego, Javier A1 Madejón, Antonio A1 Castillo-Grau, Pilar A1 López-Núñez, Carme A1 Ferri, María José A1 Durández, Rosa A1 Sáez-Royuela, Federico A1 Diago, Moisés A1 Gimeno, Concepción A1 Medina, Rafael A1 Buenestado, Juan A1 Bernet, Albert A1 Turnes, Juan A1 Trigo-Daporta, Matilde A1 Hernández-Guerra, Manuel A1 Delgado-Blanco, Manuel A1 Cañizares, Angelina A1 Arenas, Juan Ignacio A1 Gomez-Alonso, Maria Juana A1 Rodríguez, Manuel A1 Deig, Elisabet A1 Olivé, Gemma A1 Río, Oscar Del A1 Cabezas, Joaquín A1 Quiñones, Ildefonso A1 Roget, Mercè A1 Montoliu, Silvia A1 García-Costa, Juan A1 Force, Lluís A1 Blanch, Silvia A1 Miralbés, Miguel A1 López-de-Goicoechea, María José A1 García-Flores, Angels A1 Saumoy, María A1 Casanovas, Teresa A1 Baliellas, Carme A1 Gilabert, Pau A1 Martin-Cardona, Albert A1 Roca, Rosa A1 Barenys, Mercè A1 Villaverde, Joana A1 Salord, Silvia A1 Camps, Blau A1 Silvan di Yacovo, María A1 Ocaña, Imma A1 Sauleda, Silvia A1 Bes, Marta A1 Carbonell, Judit A1 Vargas-Accarino, Elena A1 Ruzo, Sofía P A1 Guerrero-Murillo, Mercedes A1 Von Massow, Georg A1 Costafreda, María Isabel A1 López, Rosa Maria A1 González-Moreno, Leticia A1 Real, Yolanda A1 Acero-Fernández, Doroteo A1 Viroles, Silvia A1 Pamplona, Xavier A1 Cairó, Mireia A1 Ocete, María Dolores A1 Macías-Sánchez, José Francisco A1 Estébanez, Angel A1 Quer, Joan Carles A1 Mena-de-Cea, Álvaro A1 Otero, Alejandra A1 Castro-Iglesias, Ángeles A1 Suárez, Francisco A1 Vázquez, Ángeles A1 Vieito, David A1 López-Calvo, Soledad A1 Vázquez-Rodríguez, Pilar A1 Martínez-Cerezo, Francisco José A1 Rodríguez, Raúl A1 Macenlle, Ramiro A1 Cachero, Alba A1 Mereish, Gasshan A1 Mora-Moruny, Carme A1 Fábregas, Silvia A1 Sacristán, Begoña A1 Albillos, Agustín A1 Sánchez-Ruano, Juan José A1 Baluja-Pino, Raquel A1 Fernández-Fernández, Javier A1 González-Portela, Carlos A1 García-Martin, Carmen A1 Sánchez-Antolín, Gloria A1 Andrade, Raúl Jesús A1 Simón, Miguel Angel A1 Pascasio, Juan Manuel A1 Romero-Gómez, Manolo A1 Antonio Del-Campo, José A1 Domingo, Esteban A1 Esteban, Rafael A1 Esteban, Juan Ignacio A1 Quer, Josep K1 Antiviral treatment K1 Direct-acting antivirals K1 Failure K1 HCV K1 NGS K1 RAS AB A percentage of hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients fail direct acting antiviral (DAA)-based treatment regimens, often because of drug resistance-associated substitutions (RAS). The aim of this study was to characterize the resistance profile of a large cohort of patients failing DAA-based treatments, and investigate the relationship between HCV subtype and failure, as an aid to optimizing management of these patients. A new, standardized HCV-RAS testing protocol based on deep sequencing was designed and applied to 220 previously subtyped samples from patients failing DAA treatment, collected in 39 Spanish hospitals. The majority had received DAA-based interferon (IFN) α-free regimens; 79% had failed sofosbuvir-containing therapy. Genomic regions encoding the nonstructural protein (NS) 3, NS5A, and NS5B (DAA target regions) were analyzed using subtype-specific primers. Viral subtype distribution was as follows: genotype (G) 1, 62.7%; G3a, 21.4%; G4d, 12.3%; G2, 1.8%; and mixed infections 1.8%. Overall, 88.6% of patients carried at least 1 RAS, and 19% carried RAS at frequencies below 20% in the mutant spectrum. There were no differences in RAS selection between treatments with and without ribavirin. Regardless of the treatment received, each HCV subtype showed specific types of RAS. Of note, no RAS were detected in the target proteins of 18.6% of patients failing treatment, and 30.4% of patients had RAS in proteins that were not targets of the inhibitors they received. HCV patients failing DAA therapy showed a high diversity of RAS. Ribavirin use did not influence the type or number of RAS at failure. The subtype-specific pattern of RAS emergence underscores the importance of accurate HCV subtyping. The frequency of "extra-target" RAS suggests the need for RAS screening in all three DAA target regions. YR 2019 FD 2019-12-16 LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14850 UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/14850 LA en DS RISalud RD Apr 7, 2025