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ArticleClinical journal of gastroenterology2017

Three patients treated with sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation.

Tomokazu Kawaoka, Michio Imamura, Kei Morio, Yuki Nakamura, Masataka Tsuge, Clair Nelson Hayes, Yoshiiku Kawakami, Hiroshi Aikata, Hidenori Ochi, Kouhei Ishiyama and 2 more

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Article in Clinical journal of gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Tomokazu KawaokaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Michio ImamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan. mimamura@hiroshima-u.ac.jp.
Kei MorioDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Yuki NakamuraDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Masataka TsugeDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Clair Nelson HayesDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Yoshiiku KawakamiDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Hiroshi AikataDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Hidenori OchiLaboratory for Digestive Diseases, Center for Genomic Medicine, RIKEN, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kouhei IshiyamaPrograms for Biomedical Research, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Hideki OhdanPrograms for Biomedical Research, Division of Frontier Medical Science, Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
Kazuaki ChayamaDepartment of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Applied Life Sciences, Institute of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
Hiroshima University · JPRIKEN Center for Integrative Medical Sciences · JP

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

We previously reported results of interferon (IFN)-free daclatasvir and asunaprevir for the treatment of recurrent hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infection after liver transplantation (LT). Here we report three patients who achieved viral response with no effect on the blood concentrations of immunosuppressive agents following sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir treatment. The first patient was a 68-year-old female with HCV-related liver cirrhosis who failed to respond to pegylated-IFN and ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) after living donor LT. She had been treated with 50 mg/day of cyclosporine. The second was a 63-year-old male with HCV-related liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma who failed to respond to PEG-IFN/RBV after living donor LT. He had been treated with 50 mg/day of cyclosporine. The third was a 63-year-old female with HCV-related liver cirrhosis. She had been treated with tacrolimus. High alanine aminotransferase levels persisted after LT. Liver biopsy examination revealed active hepatitis or chronic rejection. Therefore, sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir therapy was started. However, the combination treatment was stopped at 4 weeks due to development of interstitial pneumonia. Serum HCV RNA became negative at the time treatment was discontinued and remained negative 12 weeks after cessation of therapy in all three cases. Sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir treatment showed a remarkable viral response with little effect on blood levels of immunosuppressive agents for recurrent HCV genotype 1 infection after LT.

Indexed as

Liver TransplantationAgedAntiviral AgentsBenzimidazolesCyclosporineDrug InteractionsDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleFluorenesHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansImmunosuppressive AgentsMaleMiddle AgedRecurrenceAntiviral AgentsBenzimidazolesCyclosporineFluorenesImmunosuppressive AgentsledipasvirRNA, ViralSofosbuvirChronic hepatitis CImmunosuppressive agentsLiver transplantationResistance-associated variantSofosbuvir plus ledipasvir

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PMID28224470
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