HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 The HRSA/SPNS Hepatitis C Treatment Expansion Initiative: Project Summary Webinar for Demonstration Clinics
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 ONGOING HCV/HIV RESOURCES
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Resources -
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Tools & Forms See ETAC website: us/etac/index.htm Side bar link: Tools and Forms Consent for Hepatitis C Treatment ISU Decision flow chart ISU HCV tracker for patients st mary WashingtonUniv_H97HA19759_Appendix2-patient monitoring UCSF_Protocol_for_Circle_of_care_5_18_12_final.pdf
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Web Based Resources – Hepatitis C, Guidance and Hepatitis C, management and treatment – Learning site for special populations. aryCareProviders.aspx aryCareProviders.aspx – Modular training with free CME for Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C hepatitis-C.pdf hepatitis-C.pdf – EASL Recommendations on Treatment of Hepatitis 2014
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Web Based Resources – Requires registration. Search on this site for HIV/HCV or/HIV – Both sites have slides and CME education related to the coinfected patient Optimal Management of HIV and Hepatitis: Clinical Conference XXII –
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 ECHO/TELEHEALTH – Univ. of NM TeleECHO clinics offers HCV monoinfection & HIV sessions – USF Florida/Caribbean AETC ECHO offers HIV/HCV and General HIV sessions html html – NW AETC ECHO home offers HIV sessions
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 SUSTAINABILITY
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Program Components Clinic Infrastructure Personnel Delivery Protocols Resources
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Clinic Infrastructure Established clinic with stable personnel Diverse service availability Organization leadership 340-B pharmacy Availability of clinical trials Access to specialists Access to HCV rapid testing Established outreach programs
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Personnel Experienced providers Affiliated specialists Dedicated case managers Dedicated HCV nurses Dedicated pharmacists Mental health/ substance abuse specialists Specific personnel in some sites
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Delivery Protocols Established treatment protocols Quality improvement activities
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Resources Ryan White Care Act Mixed payer source New drug availability Local public health authority Patient assistance programs Tele-Health activities
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 PROJECT FINDINGS
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patient Gender FemaleMaleTransgenderTotal HCV+ Patients at baseline % of patients26.6%71.6%1.8% Patients treated % of patients treated 17.2%82.0%.8%
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patient Race/Ethnicity African America n AsianWhiteOther/ Unknown TotalHispanic HCV+ Patients at baseline % of patients 47.8%1.2%26.5%24.5% 23.7% Patients treated % of patients treated 36.0%1.3%50.6%12.1% 31.8
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Models of care Model 1: Integrated care – no clinic Model 2: Integrated care with clinic Model 3: Primary care – Expert Backup Model 4: Co-located care with specialist
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patients treated by model of care model 1model 2 model 3 model 4 Patients treated clinics10775 patients/clinic HCV+ patients Treated/HCV+3.14%5.92%5.84%3.59% Total treated patients / Total HCV+ patients at baseline = 4.63%
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patients treated by model and year model 1model 2 model 3 model 4 year year year patients clinics10775 patients/clinic
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patients treated by study cohort cohort 1cohort 2total year year year 3250 total
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Size Matters Small (<1,000 HIV+ pts)Large (>1,000 HIV+ pts) Patients treated71168 clinics 1514 patients/clinic HCV+ patients 1,0324,129 Treated/HCV
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Genotype of patients treated GenotypePatients Other/unknown7
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Treatment for Genotype 1 patients Treatmentpatients Standard (Interferon + Ribavirin)74 Telapravir (Incivek)84 Boceprevir (Victrelis)22 Experimental9 Unknown2
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patient Outcomes PatientsNumber Started treatment239 Terminated early94 Completed with viral suppression100 Completed but relapsed5 Unknown outcomes40 Treatment success rate % of patients who started: 41.8% % of patients with known outcomes: 50.2%
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Early Termination: When? Time in treatmentPatients First 12 weeks51 12 – 24 weeks30 24 – 48 weeks13
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Early Termination: WHO? weeks weeks weekstotal % of treated patients male % female % transgender % total % afr amer % white % other % total %
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Early Termination: Why? Reason Patients Physical adverse effects36 Psychological adverse effects7 Patient request4 Patient lost3 Alcohol use2 Insufficient treatment response33 Other9 Total early termination 94
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Patients terminating treatment early by genotype weeks 12 – 24 weeks 24 – 48 weeks total% of treated patients Genotype % Genotype % Genotype % Genotype % Other/unknown %
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Genotype 1 Patient outcomes Treatment# patientsSVREarly termination RelapseUnknown Standard Telaprivir Boceprivir Experimental96102 Unknown21100 Total
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Genotype 1 Patients: Termination Reason by Treatment Physical adverse effects Psychological adverse effects Insufficient treatment response Other Standard92185 Telapravir13385 Boceprevir5251 Experimental0001 Unknown1000
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Early termination by model of care weeks weeks weekstotal % of treated patients Model % Model % Model % Model %
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Barriers to treatment: Administrative/Financial Changing leadership means persuading new people Changing staff means training new people Scheduling challenges Extra paperwork – prior authorizations Inadequate insurance coverage for procedures
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Barriers to treatment: Community Lack of highly skilled nursing and pharmacy staff Lack of mental health treatment resources Lack of substance abuse treatment resources
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Barriers to treatment: Patient resistance Patients have many complex and competing priorities Many patients have heard negative stories about the side effects Patient refusal was more often due to timing than unwillingness
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Barriers to treatment: Poor treatment options Clinician resistance Patient resistance Patients’ acute and chronic mental health issues
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 FUTURE CHALLENGES
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Clinic Infrastructure/Personnel How much of each clinics’ HCV treatment program was designed to address challenges with interferon based therapy? Workforce realignment: Can personnel who were working to address a high toxicity/low efficacy paradigm (high patient needs) shift to address a low toxicity/high efficacy era (high patient volume)?
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Moving forward… Change in reimbursement structure Affordable Care Act New HCV treatment guidelines Newly approved DAAs
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Changes in Reimbursement/Drug Funding New limitations on DAAs based on liver disease severity – Some drugs limited to only fibrosis grades 3 or above Role of consultants in an ACO – Clinic-based treatment decisions at provider level versus higher volume review by a dedicated specialist
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 New HCV/HIV Treatment Guidelines Each newly released direct acting antiviral must be evaluated and proper role in treatment established – Efficacy is now high across multiple classes – New Questions? Timing – how to stratify multiple eligible patients for treatment now or later Cost Drug Interactions
HEPATITIS C TREATMENT EXPANSION INITIATIVE ETAC Project Summary Webinar May 28, 2014 Timing of Therapy Quickly entering an interferon and ribavirin free era of HCV treatment Who truly needs treatment now and who can wait for better, more tolerable therapies? Are current therapies good enough so that clinicians can stop waiting and can proceed with patient treatment?