Quantification of second generation direct-acting antivirals daclatasvir, elbasvir, grazoprevir, ledipasvir, simeprevir, sofosbuvir and velpatasvir in human plasma by UPLC-MS/MS.

Direct-acting antivirals (DAA) have markedly improved the treatment of hepatitis C, with a series of DAA combinations available for treatment. A sensitive method by ultra-high performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS/MS) was developed for the simultaneous quantification of seven commonly used DAAs, daclatasvir (DAC), elbasvir (ELB), grazoprevir (GZR), ledipasvir (LDV), simeprevir (SIM), sofosbuvir (SOF), velpatasvir (VEL) and the primary analyte of interest of SOF (GS-331007) in EDTA plasma.