Open AccessTumor characteristics of hepatocellular carcinoma after direct-acting antiviral treatment for hepatitis C: Comparative analysis with antiviral therapy-naive patients
Author(s) -
Magdy Fouad,
Mohamed El Kassas,
Elham Ahmed,
Reem El Sheemy
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
world journal of hepatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.913
H-Index - 55
ISSN - 1948-5182
DOI - 10.4254/wjh.v13.i11.1743
Subject(s) - medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , hepatitis c virus , portal vein thrombosis , incidence (geometry) , liver disease , liver cancer , antiviral therapy , stage (stratigraphy) , hepatitis c , cirrhosis , chronic hepatitis , virus , immunology , paleontology , physics , optics , biology
Insufficient and contradictory data are available about the relation between direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV).