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ArticleVirology journal2021

Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection with direct-acting antiviral agent-based regimens in Iranian patients with hereditary bleeding disorders.

Heidar Sharafi, Bita Behnava, Alireza Azizi-Saraji, Ali Namvar, Ali Anvar, Shima Salimi, Seyed Moayed Alavian

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Article in Virology journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Heidar SharafiMiddle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran.
Bita BehnavaMiddle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran.
Alireza Azizi-SarajiIranian Comprehensive Haemophilia Care Centre, Tehran, Iran.
Ali NamvarIranian Comprehensive Haemophilia Care Centre, Tehran, Iran.
Ali AnvarIranian Comprehensive Haemophilia Care Centre, Tehran, Iran.
Shima SalimiMiddle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran.
Seyed Moayed AlavianMiddle East Liver Diseases (MELD) Center, Tehran, Iran. alavian@thc.ir.
Hemophilia Center of Iran · IRMiddle East Liver Disease Center · IRBaqiyatallah University of Medical Sciences · IR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic hepatitis C (CHC) is one of the most important comorbidities in patients with hereditary bleeding disorders (HBD). The present study aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of direct-acting antiviral agent (DAA)-based interferon-free HCV antiviral regimens in patients with HBD. PATIENTS AND

methodsThe present study was performed on the patients with HBD and CHC between 2015 and 2019. Sofosbuvir-based interferon-free regimens with or without ribavirin were prescribed to treat HCV infection. The main endpoint of the study was to determine the sustained virologic response (SVR), assessed 12 weeks after the completion of treatment.

resultsA total of 147 patients with a mean age of 41.1 years were enrolled in the study; 4.1% of them were co-infected with HIV, 25.2% had cirrhosis, and 76.9% of them were diagnosed with hemophilia A. HCV genotype-1 includes the largest number (68.1%) of patients. 46.3% of patients were treatment-naïve and others had a treatment history with interferon-based regimens. Out of 147 patients, 15 patients were lost to follow-up during treatment or for SVR evaluation or discontinued treatment. 132 subjects completed treatment and were evaluated for SVR, 12 weeks after the completion of treatment. All of the patients achieved SVR 12 (SVR rate: 100%, 95% CI 97.2-100%).

conclusionHepatitis C DAA-based regimens are the effective treatments for CHC in patients with HBD, regardless of the treatment modifiers such as previous treatment experience, cirrhosis, HIV co-infection, and HCV genotype.

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Hepatitis CHepatitis C, ChronicAdultAntiviral AgentsDrug Therapy, CombinationGenotypeHepacivirusHumansIranSofosbuvirSustained Virologic ResponseTreatment OutcomeAntiviral AgentsSofosbuvirChronic hepatitis CDaclatasvirDirect-acting antiviral agentsHereditary bleeding disordersLedipasvirSofosbuvir

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PMID34620204
PMCPMC8496886
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