Keiji Tsuji, Masayuki Kurosaki, Jun Itakura, Nami Mori, Shintaro Takaki, Chitomi Hasebe, Takehiro Akahane, Kouji Joko, Hitoshi Yagisawa, Jirou Takezawa, Ryou Nakata, Atsunori Kusakabe, Yuji Kojima, Hiroyuki Kimura, Takashi Tamada, Haruhiko Kobashi, Akeri Mitsuda, Masahiko Kondou, Chikara Ogawa, Yasushi Uchida, Tetsuro Sohda, Ryouichi Narita, Namiki Izumi
BACKGROUND: We aimed to describe the real-world efficacy and safety of combination therapy with ledipasvir and sofosbuvir (LDV/SOF) for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1) infection. METHODS: This retrospective analysis of a prospective, nationwide, multicenter registry included GT1-infected patients treated with LDV/SOF for 12 weeks. We assessed the rate of sustained virological response at 12 weeks post-treatment (SVR12), incidence of adverse events, and serum markers of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)...
April 6, 2018: Journal of Gastroenterology