Unusually High Rates of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Treatment With Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy for Hepatitis C Related Cirrhosis

Gastroenterology. 2017 Mar;152(4):911-912. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.021. Epub 2017 Feb 2.

Authors

Sujan Ravi¹, Page Axley¹, DeAnn Jones², Sudha Kodali², Heather Simpson², Brendan M McGuire², Ashwani K Singal²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.
² Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama.

PMID: 28161225
DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2016.12.021

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Antiviral Agents / adverse effects
Antiviral Agents / therapeutic use*
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / diagnosis
Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / virology*
Female
Hepatitis C / complications
Hepatitis C / diagnosis
Hepatitis C / drug therapy*
Humans
Liver Cirrhosis / diagnosis
Liver Cirrhosis / drug therapy*
Liver Cirrhosis / virology
Liver Neoplasms / diagnosis
Liver Neoplasms / virology*
Male
Middle Aged
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Time Factors
Treatment Outcome
Viral Load

Substances

Antiviral Agents