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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2022

Direct-acting antivirals for hepatitis C virus-infected patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Kazuto Tajiri, Hiroyuki Ito, Kengo Kawai, Yoshiro Kashii, Yuka Hayashi, Aiko Murayama, Masami Minemura, Terumi Takahara, Yukihiro Shimizu, Ichiro Yasuda

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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4citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 36% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 4 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Hepatitis C Eradication Improves Oncologic and Clinical Outcomes in Patients Treated With Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Kazuto TajiriDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan. tajikazu@med.u-toyama.ac.jp.
Hiroyuki ItoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Takaoka Municipal Hospital, Takaoka 933-8550, Japan.
Kengo KawaiGastroenterology Center, Nanto Municipal Hospital, Nanto 932-0211, Japan.
Yoshiro KashiiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Saiseikai Toyama Hospital, Toyama 931-8533, Japan.
Yuka HayashiDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Aiko MurayamaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Masami MinemuraDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Terumi TakaharaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Yukihiro ShimizuGastroenterology Center, Nanto Municipal Hospital, Nanto 932-0211, Japan.
Ichiro YasudaDepartment of Gastroenterology, Toyama University Hospital, Toyama 930-0194, Japan.
Toyama University Hospital · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients has a high risk of recurrence. Although eradication of HCV is expected to reduce this risk, the risk in patients with a history of HCC may be high after treatment with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).

aimTo determine the risk factors for HCC recurrence in patients with HCV and a history of HCC.

methodsThe risk of HCC recurrence in patients with a history of HCC and/or of HCC occurrence in patients without a history of HCC after DAA therapy was retrospectively analyzed in 311 HCV patients treated at our institution and several neighboring hospitals. The frequency and predictors of HCC recurrence/ occurrence after DAA treatment were included in these analyses. The clinical course of HCC before and after DAA treatment was also evaluated.

resultsHCV patients with a history of HCC were older and had greater progression of liver fibrosis and diabetes than patients without a history of HCC. Median recurrence-free survival (RFS) was 1092 d in patients with a history of HCC, and post-DAA HCC recurrence/occurrence was observed in 29 patients (53.7%) with and 5 (1.9%) without a history of HCC over 6 years (

conclusionDAA therapy in patients infected with HCV is also effective in patients with a history of HCC. Curative treatment for HCC is desirable before DAA therapy. The frequency of HCC recurrence/occurrence before DAA therapy was associated with a significantly increased risk of HCC recurrence after DAA therapy. Careful observation after DAA therapy is required in patients with a history of HCC.

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Curative treatmentDirect-acting antiviralsHepatitis C virusHepatocellular carcinomaLiver fibrosisRecurrence

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PMID35978673
PMCPMC9258255
OpenAlexW4283167373

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