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Potent viral suppression and improvements in alpha-fetoprotein and measures of fibrosis in Japanese patients receiving a daclatasvir/asunaprevir/beclabuvir fixed-dose combination for the treatment of HCV genotype-1 infection.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2018
Akuta Norio, Toyota Joji, Karino Yoshiyasu, Ikeda Fusao, Ido Akio, Tanaka Katsuaki, Takaguchi Koichi, Naganuma Atsushi, Tomita Eiichi, Chayama Kazuaki, Fujiyama Shigetoshi, Inada Yukiko, Yoshiji Hitoshi, Watanabe Hideaki, Ishikawa Hiroki, McPhee Fiona, Noviello Stephanie, Kumada Hiromitsu
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BACKGROUND: In the UNITY-3 study, 96% sustained virologic response (SVR12) rate was observed in Japanese patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype (GT)-1 infection treated for 12 weeks with fixed-dose daclatasvir, asunaprevir, and beclabuvir (DCV-TRIO). As HCV clearance may improve liver outcomes, we assessed hepatic fibrosis and alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), a hepatocellular carcinoma risk marker, pre- and...
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