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SUBMITTER: Kanda T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5882333 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Kanda Tatsuo T Yasui Shin S Nakamura Masato M Nakamoto Shingo S Takahashi Koji K Wu Shuang S Sasaki Reina R Haga Yuki Y Ogasawara Sadahisa S Saito Tomoko T Kobayashi Kazufumi K Kiyono Soichiro S Ooka Yoshihiko Y Suzuki Eiichiro E Chiba Tetsuhiro T Maruyama Hitoshi H Moriyama Mitsuhiko M Kato Naoya N
Oncotarget 20180323 22
<h4>Background</h4>Sustained virologic response (SVR) by interferon and interferon-free treatment can results in the reduction of advanced liver fibrosis and the occurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). Recent interferon-free treatment for HCV shortens the duration of treatment and leads to higher SVR rates, without any serious adverse events. However, it is important to retreat patients who have had treatment-failure with HCV non-structural prote ...[more]