Hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence after interferon-free direct acting antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus infection: fact or fiction?

2016 ◽  
Vol 5 (S2) ◽  
pp. S192-S195
Author(s):  
Chen-Hua Liu ◽  
Jia-Horng Kao
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Antiviral Treatment ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus Infection ◽  
Direct Acting Antiviral ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Recurrence ◽  
Direct Acting

scholarly journals Predictive Factors for Hepatocellular Carcinoma Development after Direct-Acting Antiviral Treatment of HCV

Livers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (4) ◽  
pp. 313-321
Author(s):  
Zuzana Macek Jilkova ◽  
Komal Saleem ◽  
Samia Afzal ◽  
Thomas Decaens
Keyword(s):  
Hepatocellular Carcinoma ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis ◽  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C ◽  
Predictive Factors ◽  
Antiviral Treatment ◽  
Direct Acting Antiviral ◽  
Chronic Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Direct Acting

Chronic hepatitis C virus infection is still one of the major risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most frequent type of primary liver cancer. Direct-acting antivirals have substantially improved the cure rate of the virus, but the risk of hepatitis C virus-related HCC remains high, mainly in patients with advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis. HCC is often asymptomatic and, therefore, remains undetected until the late tumor stage, which is associated with poor survival rates. Therefore, to improve the surveillance programs following HCV eradication, there is a need to summarize predictive factors or potential biomarkers, to specifically identify patients likely to develop HCC after direct-acting antiviral treatment. This review outlines the most recent data about different predictive factors for HCC development after direct-acting antiviral treatment of hepatitis C virus-infected patients, to improve the clinical management of patients with chronic hepatitis C virus.

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