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Elbasvir/Grazoprevir Experience- A New Glance at HCV Treatment: Case Report
Author(s) -
Mustafa Kemal Çelen,
I. Akdemir,
Recep Tekin,
Kadım Bayan,
Celal Ayaz
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
viral hepatitis journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2147-2939
pISSN - 1307-9441
DOI - 10.4274/vhd.10337
Subject(s) - medicine
Hepatitis C is a viral disease having a worldwide importance and posing a risk for liver complications. With the new treatment options, it is easy to manage with higher rates of success. Among them, one of the most recent one is elbasvir/grazoprevir option. This study presents the results of two treatment-naive patients treated with elbasvir/grazoprevir. The first case was a male non-cirrhotic patient and the second one was a female who suffered from compensated hepatic cirrhosis. Both patients received elbasvir/grazoprevir 50/100 mg in a single tablet for 12 weeks. Persistent viral response was achieved in both patients and no side effect was observed during the treatment. Elbasvir/grazoprevir combination, one of the recent treatments, was considered effective and tolerable

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