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Hepatocellular carcinoma occurs frequently and early after treatment in HCV genotype 3 infected persons treated with DAA regimens.
BMC gastroenterology - 6 Apr 2020
Tayyab Ghias Un Nabi, Rasool Shafqat, Nasir Bilal, Rubi Ghazala, Abou-Samra Abdul-Badi, Butt Adeel A
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BACKGROUND: There are conflicting data regarding the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA) treatment. Risk of HCC in HCV genotype-3 infected persons after DAA therapy is not well known. METHODS: We prospectively studied HCV infected persons initiated on a DAA regimen between October 2014 and March 2017 at two centers in Pakistan. All persons were free of HCC at study...
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