ArticleGlobal health & medicine2022
No increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma after eradication of hepatitis C virus by direct-acting antivirals, compared with interferon-based therapy.
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A Phase 3b, Randomized, Multicenter, Open-Label Study to Investigate the Efficacy and Safety of Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir Fixed-Dose Combination ± Ribavirin in Treatment-Naïve and Treatment-Experienced Japanese Subjects With Chronic Genotype 1 HCV Infection
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- Antiviral therapy and the risk of extrahepatic malignancies in chronic hepatitis C: insights from recent evidence.Translational cancer research · 2026Article
- Hepatitis A and E Viruses Are Important Agents of Acute Severe Hepatitis in Asia: A Narrative Review.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidences and Risk Factors in Hepatitis C Patients: Interferon versus Direct-Acting Agents.Viruses · 2024Article
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Abstract
It is well-known that sustained virological response (SVR) by interferon (IFN)-based therapy against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection reduced the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). However, whether IFN-free direct-acting antivirals reduce the risk of HCC is controversial. Therefore, this study aims to compare the incidence of HCC after the achievement of SVR between sofosbuvir combined with ledipasvir (SOF/LDV) and simeprevir with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin (Sim+IFN). Japanese patients with HCV infection (genotype 1) who achieved SVR between January 2013 and December 2014 by SOF/LDV (NCT01975675,
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