The care cascade for hepatitis C virus and prognosis of chronic hepatitis C patients treated with antiviral agents in a tertiary hospital

Autor: Sung Hwan Yoo, Myung Kim, Sora Kim, Jung Il Lee, Kwan Sik Lee, Hyun Woong Lee, Jin Hong Lim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: BMC Gastroenterology, Vol 23, Iss 1, Pp 1-8 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1471-230X
DOI: 10.1186/s12876-023-02750-2
Popis: Abstract Background Some studies have analyzed the frequency of HCV RNA testing and actual treatment among anti-HCV positive patients in Korea, which has a low prevalence of HCV infection. This study aimed to analyze the diagnosis process, treatment results, and prognosis according to care cascade in patients who are anti-HCV positive. Methods Three thousand two hundred fifty-three anti-HCV positive patients presented to a tertiary hospital between January 2005 and December 2020. The number of patients who underwent HCV RNA testing, treatment, and proportion of sustained virologic response (SVR) according to the type of antivirals was investigated. We investigated the cumulative incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and liver cirrhosis. Results Of a total of 3,253 people, 1,177 (36.2%) underwent HCV RNA testing and 858 (72.9%) were positive for HCV RNA. 494 (57.6%) of HCV RNA positive patients received antiviral treatment, and 443 (89.7%) of initiated hepatitis C treatment experienced SVR. Of the 421 treated patients, 16 (14.2%) developed HCC. The cumulative incidence of HCC at 15 years was significantly different according to the presence of liver cirrhosis (10/83, 29.5% vs. 6/338, 10.8%, p
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