Unexpected high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with sustained virologic response following interferon-free direct-acting antiviral treatment

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria.
⁵ Department of Medicine II, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁷ Internal Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital, Hall, Tirol, Austria.
⁸ Internal Medicine 1, Pracelsus Private University, Salzburg, Austria.
⁹ Internal Medicine, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria.
¹⁰ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.ferenci@meduniwien.ac.at.

Karin Kozbial et al. J Hepatol. 2016 Oct.

. 2016 Oct;65(4):856-858.

doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.06.009. Epub 2016 Jun 16.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
² Department of Gastroenterology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria.
⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria.
⁵ Department of Medicine II, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
⁷ Internal Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital, Hall, Tirol, Austria.
⁸ Internal Medicine 1, Pracelsus Private University, Salzburg, Austria.
⁹ Internal Medicine, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria.
¹⁰ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.ferenci@meduniwien.ac.at.

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Unexpected high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C in the era of DAAs: Too alarming?
Zeng QL, Li ZQ, Liang HX, Xu GH, Li CX, Zhang DW, Li W, Sun CY, Wang FS, Yu ZJ. Zeng QL, et al. J Hepatol. 2016 Nov;65(5):1068-1069. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2016.07.029. Epub 2016 Jul 28. J Hepatol. 2016. PMID: 27476763 No abstract available.