Article
Association between alanine aminotransferase elevation and UGT1A1*6 polymorphisms in daclatasvir and asunaprevir combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jun 2018
Maekawa Shinya, Sato Mitsuaki, Kuratomi Natsuhiko, Inoue Taisuke, Suzuki Yuichiro, Tatsumi Akihisa, Miura Mika, Matsuda Shuya, Muraoka Masaru, Nakakuki Natsuko, Amemiya Fumitake, Takano Shinichi, Fukasawa Mitsuharu, Nakayama Yasuhiro, Yamaguchi Tatsuya, Sato Tadashi, Sakamoto Minoru, Murakawa Miyako, Nakagawa Mina, Asahina Yasuhiro, Enomoto Nobuyuki
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Liver damage presented as alanine aminotransferase (ALT) elevation and high ALT-caused treatment discontinuation occurs with high frequency in Japanese patients receiving daclatasvir plus asunaprevir (DCV/ASV) therapy for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and its mechanism is unknown. METHODS: A total of 247 Japanese patients consisting of two independent cohorts with genotype-1b HCV infection...
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