Does interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapy for hepatitis C after curative treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma lead to unexpected recurrences of HCC? A multicenter study by the Japanese Red Cross Hospital Liver Study Group.

This study aimed to elucidate whether interferon (IFN)-free direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis C after curative treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) promotes HCC recurrence in a real-world large-scale cohort.This multicenter study was conducted by the Japanese Red Cross Hospi...

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Main Authors: Toshie Mashiba, Kouji Joko, Masayuki Kurosaki, Hironori Ochi, Yukio Osaki, Yuji Kojima, Ryo Nakata, Tohru Goto, Akahane Takehiro, Hiroyuki Kimura, Akeri Mitsuda, Chiharu Kawanami, Yasushi Uchida, Chikara Ogawa, Atsunori Kusakabe, Ryuichi Narita, Yasushi Ide, Takehiko Abe, Keiji Tsuji, Tadashi Kitamura, Kazuhiko Okada, Tetsuro Sohda, Masaya Shigeno, Takashi Satou, Namiki Izumi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5901785?pdf=render