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Noninvasive Assessment of Fibrosis Regression after Direct-acting Antiviral Treatment in Hepatitis C Virus Patients.
Davidov, Yana; Kleinbaum, Yeruham; Inbar, Yael; Cohen-Ezra, Oranit; Veitsman, Ella; Weiss, Peretz; Likhter, Mariya; Berdichevski, Tania; Katsherginsky, Sima; Hassid, Avishag; Tsaraf, Keren; Silverberg, Dana; Ben Ari, Ziv.
Afiliação
  • Davidov Y; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Inbar Y; Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Cohen-Ezra O; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Veitsman E; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Weiss P; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Likhter M; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Berdichevski T; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Katsherginsky S; Department of Radiology, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Hassid A; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Tsaraf K; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Silverberg D; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
  • Ben Ari Z; Liver Diseases Center, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel.
Isr Med Assoc J ; 23(12): 794-800, 2021 Dec.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34954919
BACKGROUND: New direct acting antiviral agent (DAA) therapies are associated with a high sustained virological response rate (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. The understanding of the impact of SVR on fibrosis stage is limited. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effect of treatment with the DAAs on long-term liver fibrosis stages, as determined by shear-wave elastography (SWE) or FibroTest. METHODS: Fibrosis stage was determined at baseline and at 6-month intervals after end of treatment (EOT), using two-dimensional SWE or FibroTest©; APRI and FIB-4 scores. RESULTS: The study comprised 133 SVR12 patients. After a median follow-up of 15 months (range 6-33), liver fibrosis stage decreased by at least 1 stage in 75/133 patients (56%). Cirrhosis reversal was observed in 24/82 (29%). Repeated median liver stiffness SWE values in cirrhotic patients were 15.1 kPa at baseline (range 10.5-100), 13.4 kPa (range 5.5-51) at 6 months, and 11.4 kPa (range 6.1-35.8) at 12 months after EOT, P = 0.01. During the second year after EOT, no statistically significant differences in liver fibrosis stage in 12, 18, and 24 months were found. Splenomegaly was the only significant negative predictor of liver fibrosis regression during all time points of repetitive noninvasive assessment. CONCLUSIONS: Following successful DAA treatment, the majority of our HCV patients with advanced fibrosis demonstrated significant improvement, as assessed by non-invasive methods. Advanced fibrosis stage was a negative predictor of fibrosis regression. Longer follow-up periods are required to further establish the impact of DAAs treatment in HCV patients with advanced fibrosis.
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Antivirais / Hepatite C Crônica / Cirrose Hepática Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article
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Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Antivirais / Hepatite C Crônica / Cirrose Hepática Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Adult / Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Idioma: En Ano de publicação: 2021 Tipo de documento: Article