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Practice guidelines for the treatment of hepatitis C: recommendations from an AISF/SIMIT/SIMAST Expert Opinion Meeting.

2010

It is increasingly clear that a tailored therapeutic approach to patients with hepatitis C virus infection is needed. Success rates in difficult to treat and low-responsive hepatitis C virus patients are not completely satisfactory, and there is the need to optimise treatment duration and intensity in patients with the highest likelihood of response. In addition, the management of special patient categories originally excluded from phase III registration trials needs to be critically re-evaluated. This article reports the recommendations for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection on an individual basis, drafted by experts of three scientific societies.

Liver CirrhosisANTIVIRAL TREATMENTHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV)HIV InfectionsHepacivirusANTIVIRAL THERAPY; PEGYLATED INTERFERON-ALPHA-2B; LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA-2A; HIV-INFECTED PATIENTS; VIRUS-COINFECTED PATIENTS; RAPID VIROLOGICAL RESPONSEAntiviral therapymedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologyPolyethylene GlycolsHBVguidelinesAcute hepatitisChronic hepatitisSettore MED/12 - Gastroenterologialiver transplantationGastroenterologyAntiviral therapyHepatitis CVIRUS-COINFECTED PATIENTSLIVER-TRANSPLANTATIONHepatitis CRecombinant Proteinsacute hepatitis; antiviral therapy; chronic hepatitis; cirrhosis; elderly patients; hbv; hcv; hdv; hiv; liver transplantationCLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINESCirrhosisHCVDrug Therapy CombinationAntiviral therapy Acute hepatitis Chronic hepatitisCirrhosis Elderly patients HBV HCV HDV HIV Liver transplantationElderly patientAcute hepatitiAcute hepatitismedicine.medical_specialtyGenotypePEGINTERFERON ALPHA-2AAlpha interferonHIV-INFECTED PATIENTSInterferon alpha-2CHRONIC HEPATITIS CAntiviral AgentsHepatitis B ChronicChronic hepatitisInternal medicineHDVDrug Resistance ViralRibavirinmedicineHumansPEGYLATED INTERFERON-ALPHA-2BCirrhosiHepatologybusiness.industrySettore MED/09 - MEDICINA INTERNAInterferon-alphaHIVHepatitis C Chronicmedicine.diseaseElderly patientsFamily medicineExpert opinionAntiviral therapy; Acute hepatitis; Chronic hepatitis; Cirrhosis; Elderly patients; HBV; HCV; HDV; HIV; liver transplantationChronic hepatitiRAPID VIROLOGICAL RESPONSEbusinessCHRONIC HEPATITIS C; ANTIVIRAL TREATMENT; CLINICAL PRACTICE GUIDELINES
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Prophylaxis and treatment of hepatitis B in immunocompromised patients

2007

HBVTransplantshepatitis BAntivirals HBV Immunosuppression TransplantsAntiviralsImmunosuppression
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ISTIOCITOSI A CELLULE DI LANGERHANS DEI MASCELARI, ASPETI CON OPT, TC E RM.

2008

Settore MED/36 - Diagnostica Per Immagini E Radioterapiaistiocitosi cellule langherans OPT TC RM.
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Prophylaxis and treatment of hepatitis B in immunocompromised patients.

2007

The literature on hepatitis B virus (HBV) in immunocompromised patients is heterogeneous and referred mainly to the pre-antivirals era. Today a rational approach to the problem of hepatitis B in these patients provides for: (a) the evaluation of HBV markers and of liver condition in all subjects starting immunosuppressive therapies (baseline), (b) the treatment with antivirals (therapy) of active carriers, (c) the pre-emptive use of antivirals (prophylaxis) in inactive carriers, especially if they are undergoing immunosuppressive therapies judged to be at high risk, (d) the biochemical and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) monitoring (or universal prophylaxis, in case of high risk immunos…

HBsAgmedicine.medical_specialtyHepatitis C virusmedicine.medical_treatmentLiver transplantationTransplantmedicine.disease_causeGastroenterologyAntiviral AgentsImmunocompromised HostAnimals; Antiviral Agents; Carrier State; Hepatitis B; Hepatitis B Core Antigens; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Liver Transplantation; Tissue Donors; TransplantationAntivirals; HBV; Immunosuppression; Transplants;Internal medicineHBVMedicineAnimalsHumansAntiviralHepatitis B virusTransplantationHepatitis B Surface AntigensHepatologybusiness.industryGastroenterologyvirus diseasesHepatitis Bmedicine.diseaseHepatitis BHepatitis B Core Antigensdigestive system diseasesTissue DonorsLiver TransplantationTransplantationHBeAgImmunologyCarrier StateHepatitis D virusbusinessImmunosuppression
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Liver stiffness, a non-invasive marker of liver disease: a core study group report

2010

The ability to evaluate liver stiffness non-invasively in clinical practice by measuring transient elastography using FibroScan® has resulted in considerable interest and enthusiasm. A core study group, organized by the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver, has assessed the usefulness of FibroScan® in the diagnosis and management of liver disease in clinical practice. The group concluded that FibroScan® is a valuable, non-invasive technique and have developed a consensus report form for registering transient elastography results. In this article, we report the findings of the study group.

PharmacologyLiver Cirrhosismedicine.medical_specialtyCore (anatomy)business.industryNon invasiveHepatitis Bmedicine.diseaseHepatitis BGastroenterologyClinical Practiceliver stiffnessLiver diseaseInfectious DiseasesLiverLiver stiffnessInternal medicinemedicineElasticity Imaging TechniquesPharmacology (medical)Transient elastographybusinessLiver pathologyBiomarkers
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Who is more likely to respond to dual treatment with pegylated-interferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C? A gender-oriented analysis.

2013

Summary We assessed, in real-life practice, viral, demographic, genetic and metabolic factors influencing the sustained virologic response (SVR), with a gender-oriented analysis, in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Six hundred and seventy naive patients were treated with dual therapy and evaluated by gender and HCV genotype. Associations between baseline variables and SVR were assessed by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Among 362 genotype 1 patients, SVR was achieved in 158 patients (44%), and SVR was independently associated with age less than 50 years (OR 2.12; 95% CI 1.09–4.30; P = 0.039) and C/C genotype rs12979860…

MaleHCV-RNA levelsHepacivirusHepacivirusLogistic regressionGastroenterologyCohort Studieschemistry.chemical_compoundPegylated interferonGenotypeantiviral therapygenderProspective Studiespeg-interferon and ribavirinProspective cohort studybiologysustained virologic responsevirus diseaseschronic hepatitis C; gender; HCV-RNA levels; IL28B polymorphisms; peg-interferon and ribavirin; sustained virologic responseMiddle AgedViral LoadTreatment OutcomeInfectious DiseasesDrug Therapy CombinationFemaleViral loadHCV-RNA levels; IL28B polymorphisms; chronic hepatitis C; gender; peg-interferon and ribavirin; sustained virologic response; Adult; Aged; Cohort Studies; Drug Therapy Combination; Female; Hepacivirus; Hepatitis C Chronic; Humans; Interferons; Male; Middle Aged; Prospective Studies; Ribavirin; Sex Factors; Treatment Outcome; Viral Loadmedicine.drugAdultmedicine.medical_specialtySex FactorsVirologyInternal medicineRibavirinmedicineHumanschronic hepatitis CRapid Virologic ResponseAgedHepatologybusiness.industryRibavirinHepatitis C Chronicbiology.organism_classificationdigestive system diseaseschemistryImmunologyInterferonsIL28B polymorphismsbusiness
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