Drop-out rate from the liver transplant waiting list due to HCC progression in HCV-infected patients treated with direct acting antivirals. [PDF]
, 2017 BACKGROUND & AIM: concerns about an increased hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence rate following directly acting antiviral (DAA) therapy in cirrhotic patients with a prior complete oncological response have been raised. Data regarding the impact of
Angeli, Paolo +16 more
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Hemodialysis Patients Treated for Hepatitis C Using a Sofosbuvir-based Regimen
Kidney International Reports, 2017 There is paucity of data on sofosubvir (SOF)−based therapy in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). The objective of this report is to describe our experience using SOF-based direct antiviral agent (DAA) therapy in MHD patients in India.
Sanjay Kumar Agarwal +2 more
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The evaluation of liver fibrosis regression in chronic hepatitis C patients after the treatment with direct-acting antiviral agents – A review of the literature [PDF]
, 2019 The second-generation of direct-acting antiviral agents are the current treatment for chronic viral hepatitis C infection. To evaluate the regression of liver fibrosis in patients receiving this therapy, liver biopsy remains the most accurate method, but
Alexescu, Teodora G +12 more
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The efficacy of direct-acting antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C
One Health & Risk Management, 2020 Introduction. Viral hepatitis C (HCV) is a significant global health problem. The risk of developing chronic HCV is up to 80% of patients, of whom 10-20% can develop liver cirrhosis or hepatocellular carcinoma which can lead to death.
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Timing for treatment of HCV recurrence after liver transplantation: the earlier the better. [PDF]
, 2016 HCV is the leading cause of death from liver disease and is the most common indication for a liver transplantation. Although HCV is a widespread health problem, disease management is particularly challenging in several key subpopulations, including liver
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Visualization of positive and negative sense viral RNA for probing the mechanism of direct-acting antivirals against hepatitis C virus [PDF]
, 2019 RNA viruses are highly successful pathogens and are the causative agents for many important diseases. To fully understand the replication of these viruses it is necessary to address the roles of both positive-strand RNA ((+)RNA) and negative-strand RNA ((
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Update on hepatitis C virus resistance to direct-acting antiviral agents [PDF]
, 2014 Review[Abstract] Resistance to direct-acting antiviral (DAA) agents against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is driven by the selection of mutations at different positions in the NS3 protease, NS5B polymerase and NS5A proteins.
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Frontiers in Microbiology, 2022 We report a quantification of the decrease of effectiveness of antiviral agents directed to hepatitis C virus, when the agents are added during an ongoing infection in cell culture vs. when they are added at the beginning of the infection.
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Minimum target prices for production of direct acting antivirals and associated diagnostics to combat Hepatitis C Virus [PDF]
, 2014 Combinations of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) can cure hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the majority of treatment-naïve patients. Mass treatment programs to cure HCV in developing countries are only feasible if the costs of treatment and laboratory ...
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Hepatitis C virus infection: Epidemiology in Egypt, Pathophysiology and DAAs-based therapy
Archives of Pharmaceutical Sciences Ain Shams University, 2021 Hepatitis C virus (HCV) was first identified in 1989. The situation in Egypt is really dire. The prevalence of HCV genotype 4 (GT-4) is 14.7%. About 10% of the middle-aged population (ages 15 to 59) is infected with HCV.
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