Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals
Introduction. The past years have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, with high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR). Furthermore, liver fibrosis has recently been redefined as a dynamic, reversible process. Methods. We performed a prospective cohort study to as...
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doaj-876ea7a1646e437b8f65aea59297b44d2021-09-05T14:00:22ZengSciendoRomanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine2284-56232017-10-0125435536310.1515/rrlm-2017-0030rrlm-2017-0030Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antiviralsNițescu Maria0Vâjâitu Cristina1Săndulescu Oana2Streinu-Cercel Adrian3Pițigoi Daniela4Preoțescu Liliana Lucia5Streinu-Cercel Anca6Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaCarol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Bucharest, RomaniaIntroduction. The past years have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, with high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR). Furthermore, liver fibrosis has recently been redefined as a dynamic, reversible process. Methods. We performed a prospective cohort study to assess the role of laboratory evaluations and non-invasive measurement of liver stiffness in establishing the right time for starting treatment and in assessing the regression of liver fibrosis in Romanian patients treated with direct acting antivirals (DAA) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C. Results. We present the results for 102 patients, with a mean age of 58.5 years, and a rate of SVR of 100%. Our study has ruled out older age (p=0.628), IL28B non-CC genotype (p=0.693), baseline viral load above the cutoff of 600,000 IU/mL (p=0.353), and the presence of diabetes mellitus (p=0.272) or baseline steatosis (p=0.706) as factors potentially influencing the regression of liver fibrosis following DAA treatment of HCV infection with the 3D regimen. The quantitative regression of liver stiffness was inversely correlated with the duration of HCV infection (p=0.017), suggesting that timely treatment might associate better outcomes in terms of liver fibrosis. Conclusion. Our study’s results point towards the need to start DAA treatment earlier in patients with HCV infection.https://doi.org/10.1515/rrlm-2017-0030liver fibrosishcvdaasvrprognostic laboratory markers |
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Nițescu Maria Vâjâitu Cristina Săndulescu Oana Streinu-Cercel Adrian Pițigoi Daniela Preoțescu Liliana Lucia Streinu-Cercel Anca Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine liver fibrosis hcv daa svr prognostic laboratory markers |
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Nițescu Maria Vâjâitu Cristina Săndulescu Oana Streinu-Cercel Adrian Pițigoi Daniela Preoțescu Liliana Lucia Streinu-Cercel Anca |
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Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals |
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Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals |
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Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals |
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Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals |
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Non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis C with direct acting antivirals |
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non-invasive quantification of liver fibrosis regression following successful treatment of chronic hepatitis c with direct acting antivirals |
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Romanian Journal of Laboratory Medicine |
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2284-5623 |
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Introduction. The past years have revolutionized the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, with high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR). Furthermore, liver fibrosis has recently been redefined as a dynamic, reversible process. Methods. We performed a prospective cohort study to assess the role of laboratory evaluations and non-invasive measurement of liver stiffness in establishing the right time for starting treatment and in assessing the regression of liver fibrosis in Romanian patients treated with direct acting antivirals (DAA) for genotype 1b chronic hepatitis C. Results. We present the results for 102 patients, with a mean age of 58.5 years, and a rate of SVR of 100%. Our study has ruled out older age (p=0.628), IL28B non-CC genotype (p=0.693), baseline viral load above the cutoff of 600,000 IU/mL (p=0.353), and the presence of diabetes mellitus (p=0.272) or baseline steatosis (p=0.706) as factors potentially influencing the regression of liver fibrosis following DAA treatment of HCV infection with the 3D regimen. The quantitative regression of liver stiffness was inversely correlated with the duration of HCV infection (p=0.017), suggesting that timely treatment might associate better outcomes in terms of liver fibrosis. Conclusion. Our study’s results point towards the need to start DAA treatment earlier in patients with HCV infection. |
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liver fibrosis hcv daa svr prognostic laboratory markers |
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