Clinical Efficacy and Post-Treatment Seromarkers Associated with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Clinical Efficacy and Post-Treatment Seromarkers Associated with the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma among Chronic Hepatitis C Patients

Abstract This follow-up study enrolled chronic hepatitis C patients to evaluate the treatment efficacy and to identify post-treatment seromarkers associated with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients with a sustained virological response (SVR) or nonsustained virological response (NS...

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Autores principales: Mei-Hsuan Lee, Chung-Feng Huang, Hsueh-Chou Lai, Chun-Yen Lin, Chia-Yen Dai, Chun-Jen Liu, Jing-Houng Wang, Jee-Fu Huang, Wen-Pang Su, Hung-Chih Yang, Kwong-Ming Kee, Ming-Lun Yeh, Po-Heng Chuang, Shih-Jer Hsu, Ching-I Huang, Jung-Ta Kao, Chieh-Chang Chen, Sheng-Hung Chen, Wen-Juei Jeng, Hwai-I Yang, Yong Yuan, Sheng-Nan Lu, I-Shyan Sheen, Chen-Hua Liu, Cheng-Yuan Peng, Jia-Horng Kao, Ming-Lung Yu, Wan-Long Chuang, Chien-Jen Chen
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Publicado: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://doaj.org/article/e8525597104945a9b652438e850135a1
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Sumario:Abstract This follow-up study enrolled chronic hepatitis C patients to evaluate the treatment efficacy and to identify post-treatment seromarkers associated with risk of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) among patients with a sustained virological response (SVR) or nonsustained virological response (NSVR). A total of 4639 patients who received pegylated interferon and ribavirin during 2004–2013 were followed until December 2014. HCC was confirmed through health examinations and data linkage with a national database. A total of 233 HCC cases were reported after 26,163 person-years of follow-up, indicating an incidence of 8.9 per 1000 person-years: 6.9 for SVR and 21.6 for NSVR per 1000 person-years. The associated risk of HCC in patients with SVR was 0.37 (0.22–0.63) for those without cirrhosis and 0.54 (0.31–0.92) for those with cirrhosis compared with their respective counterparts with NSVR. Among patients with SVR, advanced age, male gender, cirrhosis, decreased platelet count, and increased aspartate aminotransferase and α-fetoprotein levels were associated with HCC (p < 0.001). The treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients before they developed cirrhosis showed a higher efficacy than did the treatment of those who had already developed cirrhosis. Patients with SVR may still have a risk of HCC and need to be regularly monitored.

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