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ArticleIndian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology2017

Experience with direct acting anti-viral agents for treating hepatitis C virus infection in renal transplant recipients.

Amit Goel, Dharmendra Singh Bhadauria, Anupma Kaul, Narayan Prasad, Amit Gupta, Raj Kumar Sharma, Praveer Rai, Rakesh Aggarwal

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Article in Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 10 papers.

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  6. Hepatitis C virus infection and chronic renal disease: A review.Indian journal of gastroenterology : official journal of the Indian Society of Gastroenterology · 2018
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  7. Hepatitis C virus infection in kidney transplantation-changing paradigms with novel agents.Hemodialysis international. International Symposium on Home Hemodialysis · 2018
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  8. Chronic Hepatitis C: Do Generics Work as Well as Branded Drugs?Journal of clinical and experimental hepatology · 2017
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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Amit GoelDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Dharmendra Singh BhadauriaDepartment of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Anupma KaulDepartment of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Narayan PrasadDepartment of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Amit GuptaDepartment of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Raj Kumar SharmaDepartment of Nephrology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Praveer RaiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India.
Rakesh AggarwalDepartment of Gastroenterology, Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Rae Bareli Road, Lucknow, 226 014, India. aggarwal.ra@gmail.com.
Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In recent past, direct-acting anti-viral drugs (DAAs) have become the standard of care for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. However, the experience with the use of these drugs in Indian renal transplant recipients is limited. We retrospectively reviewed our experience with DAA-based treatment for HCV infection in such patients. Between April 2015 and December 2016, six adults (median age 41 [range 34-52] years, male 5; GT1 2, GT3 3, and GT4 1; including three with prior failed interferon-based treatment) had received genotype-guided, DAA-based anti-HCV treatment 1 to 158 (median 15) months after renal transplantation. Of them, four completed the planned 24-week treatment without any significant adverse event. One of them had increase in serum creatinine after 16 weeks of treatment with sofosbuvir and daclatasvir, with acute interstitial nephritis on kidney biopsy; his renal function improved on stopping the drugs. The other patient had preexisting mild renal dysfunction, which worsened after 8 weeks of sofosbuvir-ledipasvir treatment; this did not reverse on stopping treatment. All the six patients achieved undetectable HCV RNA after 4 weeks of treatment and also achieved sustained virologic response, i.e. lack of detectable HCV RNA in serum 12 weeks after stopping treatment. Overall, DAA-based treatment was effective in treating HCV infection in our renal transplant recipients; however, caution and monitoring of renal function during such treatment is advisable in patients who have additional factors that predispose to renal injury.

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Kidney TransplantationAcute DiseaseAdultAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersCarbamatesCreatinineDrug Therapy, CombinationFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CHumansImidazolesIndiaKidney Function TestsMaleAntiviral AgentsBiomarkersCarbamatesCreatininedaclatasvirImidazolesPyrrolidinesRNA, ViralSofosbuvirValineChronic kidney diseaseHepatitis C virusMaintenance dialysisRenal transplantation

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