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Oral Famciclovir for the Suppression of Recurrent Genital Herpes<SUBTITLE>A Randomized Controlled Trial</SUBTITLE>

Diaz-Mitoma, Francisco·1998·JAMA
DOI 10.1001/jama.280.10.887
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CONTEXT: Recurrent genital herpes simplex virus (HSV) may be treated episodically, but this may not be sufficient for patients with frequent recurrences. OBJECTIVE: To determine the efficacy and safety of famciclovir in the suppression of recurrent genital HSV infection. DESIGN: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group study. SETTING: Thirty university, hospital, or private outpatient referral centers in Canada and Europe. PATIENTS: A total of 455 patients (223 men, 232 women) aged 18 years or older with a history of 6 or more episodes of genital herpes during 12 of the most recent 24 months, in the absence of suppressive therapy, received study medication. INTERVENTION: Oral famciclovir, 125 mg or 250 mg 3 times daily or 250 mg twice daily, or placebo for 52 weeks. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Time to the first recurrence of genital HSV infection; the proportion of patients remaining free of HSV recurrence at 6 months; frequency of adverse events. RESULTS: In an intent-to-treat analysis, famciclovir significantly delayed the time to the first recurrence of genital herpes at all dose regimens (hazard ratios, 2.9-3.3; P<.001); median time to recurrence for famciclovir recipients was 222 to 336 days compared with 47 days for placebo recipients. The proportion of patients remaining free of HSV recurrence was approximately 3 times higher in famciclovir recipients (79%-86%) than in placebo recipients (27%) at 6 months (relative risks, 2.9-3.1; P<.001); efficacy was maintained at 12 months. Famciclovir was well tolerated with an adverse experience profile comparable to placebo. CONCLUSIONS: Oral famciclovir (125 mg or 250 mg 3 times daily or 250 mg twice daily) is an effective, well-tolerated treatment for the suppression of genital HSV infection in patients with frequent recurrences.

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  • Suppressive therapy reduces frequency of genital herpes recurrences by 70%-80% among patients who have frequent recurrences.

    “Suppressive therapy reduces frequency of genital herpes recurrences by 70%–80% among patients who have frequent recurrences (469–472).”

    From Sexually Transmitted Infections Treatment Guidelines, 2021 (2021) · cites this paper as [469]

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Authors
Diaz-Mitoma, F.
Venue
JAMA
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Published
1998-09-09
Volume
280
Issue
10
Pages
887
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
DOI
10.1001/jama.280.10.887
OpenAlex
W2083993202
Cited by
147
References
24
Citations by year
2026: 3 · 2025: 4 · 2023: 4 · 2022: 2 · 2021: 7 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 4 · 2015: 3 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 7 · 2012: 3
FWCI
9.26
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
Háskóli Íslands
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Infectious Diseases › Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cytomegalovirus and herpesvirus research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
Keywords
famciclovir, recurrent genital herpes, herpes simplex virus, suppressive therapy, antiviral therapy, time to recurrence, adverse events, dose comparison
MeSH terms
Famciclovir, Administration, Oral, Adult, Aged, Antiviral Agents, Double-Blind Method, Female, Herpes Genitalis, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Recurrence, 2-Aminopurine, Proportional Hazards Models, Statistics, Nonparametric

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