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SUBMITTER: Hamada K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5909618 | biostudies-literature | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hamada Koichi K Saitoh Satoshi S Nishino Noriyuki N Fukushima Daizo D Horikawa Yoshinori Y Nishida Shinya S Honda Michitaka M
PloS one 20180419 4
<h4>Aim</h4>To evaluate the relationship between fibrosis and HCC after sustained virological response (SVR) to treatment for chronic hepatitis C (HCV).<h4>Methods</h4>This single-center study retrospectively evaluated 196 patients who achieved SVR after HCV infection. The associations of risk factors with HCC development after HCV eradication were evaluated using univariate and multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models.<h4>Results</h4>Among the 196 patients, 8 patients (4.1%) deve ...[more]