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ArticleScientific reports2018

Differential Effect of HCV Eradication and Fibrosis Grade on Hepatocellular Carcinoma and All-cause Mortality.

Yun Bin Lee, Joon Yeul Nam, Jeong-Hoon Lee, Young Chang, Hyeki Cho, Young Youn Cho, Eun Ju Cho, Su Jong Yu, Hwi Young Kim, Dong Ho Lee and 4 more

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Article in Scientific reports, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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Yun Bin LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Joon Yeul NamDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong-Hoon LeeDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. pindra@empal.com.ORCID 0000-0002-0315-2080
Young ChangDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hyeki ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Young Youn ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Eun Ju ChoDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Su Jong YuDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Hwi Young KimDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Center, Ewha Womans University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Dong Ho LeeDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jeong Min LeeDepartment of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Seong Gyu HwangDepartment of Internal Medicine, CHA Bundang Medical Center, CHA University, Seongnam, Korea.
Yoon Jun KimDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Jung-Hwan YoonDepartment of Internal Medicine and Liver Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Whether a sustained virological response (SVR) improves long-term outcomes in chronic hepatitis C patients with earlier-stage fibrosis has not been established. We investigated the differential effect of SVR on the risk of outcomes according to hepatic fibrosis grade. Fibrosis grade was categorised using FIB-4: <1.45, low-probability of significant fibrosis; 1.45-3.25, intermediate-probability; and ≥3.25, high-probability. Primary and secondary endpoints were hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occurrence and death, respectively. Among 1,373 included chronic hepatitis C patients, 744 patients were treated with interferon-based or -free regimens and 622 (83.6%) achieved SVR. SVR was independently associated with lower risk of HCC (vs. untreated: adjusted hazard ratio [aHR], 0.165; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.077-0.350; P < 0.001) and overall death (vs. untreated; aHR, 0.146; 95% CI, 0.050-0.424; P < 0.001) during the median observation of 3.5 (interquartile range, 1.9-6.6) years. The SVR group had significantly lower risk of HCC than the untreated group among patients with intermediate-probability (n = 492: aHR, 0.171; 95% CI, 0.051-0.578; P = 0.004) and high-probability (n = 446: aHR, 0.243; 95% CI, 0.107-0.551; P < 0.001) of significant fibrosis. HRs were maintained after balancing with inverse probability weighting. SVR was associated with reduced risk of HCC development and all-cause mortality in patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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Sustained Virologic ResponseAgedAntiviral AgentsCarcinoma, HepatocellularDisease ProgressionFemaleFibrosisHepacivirusHepatitis C, ChronicHumansInterferon-alphaLiver CirrhosisLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedPolyethylene GlycolsAntiviral AgentsInterferon-alphapeginterferon alfa-2aPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirin

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PMCPMC6135856

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