Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals worldwide. Treatment of chronic hepatitis C has considerably improved in the last few years thanks to the introduction of direct-acting antivirals able to achieve sustained virological response in more than 95% of patients. Successful anti-HCV treatment can halt liver disease progression and solve the HCV-related extra-hepatic manifestations, eventually reducing liver-related and overall mortality. Areas covered: With the aim to respond to unmet needs in patient’s identification, universal access to antiviral therapy and treatment optimization in specific setting of HCV-infected patients, a group of Italian experts met in Stresa in May 2018. The summary of the considerations arising from this meeting and the final statements are reported in this paper. Expert commentary: All the advances on HCV cure may have a real clinical impact not only in individual patients but also at the social health level if they are applied to all infected patients, independently from the stage of liver disease. Further improvements are needed in order to attain HCV elimination, such as the development of an enhanced screening program working in parallel to the present treatment options.

Real life experiences in HCV management in 2018 / M. Viganò, M. Andreoni, C.F. Perno, A. Craxì, A. Aghemo, A. Alberti, P. Andreone, S. Babudieri, S. Bonora, M.R. Brunetto, R. Bruno, S. Bruno, V. Calvaruso, N. Caporaso, F. Cartabellotta, F. Ceccherini-Silberstein, V. Cento, A. Ciancio, P. Colombatto, N. Coppola, V. Di Marco, G. Di Perri, S. Fagiuoli, G.B. Gaeta, A. Gasbarrini, P. Lampertico, A. Pellicelli, T. Prestileo, M. Puoti, G. Raimondo, G. Rizzardini, G. Taliani, A.L. Zignego. - In: EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY. - ISSN 1478-7210. - 17:2(2019 Feb), pp. 117-128. [10.1080/14787210.2019.1563755]

Real life experiences in HCV management in 2018

M. Viganò
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C.F. Perno;A. Aghemo;V. Cento;P. Lampertico;
2019

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Introduction: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a major cause of chronic liver disease, with approximately 71 million chronically infected individuals worldwide. Treatment of chronic hepatitis C has considerably improved in the last few years thanks to the introduction of direct-acting antivirals able to achieve sustained virological response in more than 95% of patients. Successful anti-HCV treatment can halt liver disease progression and solve the HCV-related extra-hepatic manifestations, eventually reducing liver-related and overall mortality. Areas covered: With the aim to respond to unmet needs in patient’s identification, universal access to antiviral therapy and treatment optimization in specific setting of HCV-infected patients, a group of Italian experts met in Stresa in May 2018. The summary of the considerations arising from this meeting and the final statements are reported in this paper. Expert commentary: All the advances on HCV cure may have a real clinical impact not only in individual patients but also at the social health level if they are applied to all infected patients, independently from the stage of liver disease. Further improvements are needed in order to attain HCV elimination, such as the development of an enhanced screening program working in parallel to the present treatment options.
Antiviral therapy; chronic liver disease; DAAs; HCV; hepatitis C virus; Microbiology; Microbiology (medical); Infectious Diseases; Virology
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feb-2019
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