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ReviewDer Internist2018

[Chronic hepatitis C : Standard treatment and remaining challenges].

S Zeuzem

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Review in Der Internist, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.7field-weighted citation impact, top 30% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Viral hepatitis A-E].Der Internist · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

S ZeuzemMedizinische Klinik 1, Universitätsklinikum Frankfurt, Theodor-Stern-Kai 7, 60590, Frankfurt am Main, Deutschland. zeuzem@em.uni-frankfurt.de.
University Hospital Frankfurt · DE

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundAmong patients with chronic hepatitis C, 20-30% develop cirrhosis and its complications within 30 years. The antiviral treatment of hepatitis C has become interferon-free, with resulting improvements in sustained virological response rates, safety and tolerability and a shorter duration of treatment.

objectiveThe mechanism of action of available drugs and current treatment recommendations. MATERIAL AND

methodsThis review is based on relevant publications retrieved by a selective literature search and particularly on studies and reviews concerning the course and treatment of hepatitis C.

resultsThe available drugs for interferon-free antiviral treatment of hepatitis C include inhibitors of the RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, NS3/4A protease, and NS5A protein of the hepatitis C virus (HCV), and ribavirin. Typically, two specific inhibitors are given in combination and the usual duration of treatment is 8-12 weeks. The antiviral drugs differ in their genotypic effectiveness and resistance barriers. The appropriate drug(s) should be chosen in consideration of the patient's hepatic and renal function and potential drug-drug interactions. All approved anti-HCV drugs are safe and well-tolerated and result in sustained virological response rates above 95%.

conclusionAll patients with hepatitis C, whatever their disease stage, can achieve a sustained eradication of HCV using a combination of drugs with direct antiviral activity. Viral eradication is associated with a better quality of life and with lower morbidity and mortality.

Indexed as

Antiviral AgentsHepatitis C, ChronicDrug Therapy, CombinationHepacivirusHumansQuality of LifeRibavirinTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsRibavirinDrug therapy, combinationNS5A inhibitorsNucleic acid synthesis inhibitorsProtease inhibitorsRibavirin

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PMID29696303
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