The introduction of direct-acting antiviral therapy in 2013 led to a significant increase in the number of veterans treated for hepatitis C and in the sustained virologic responses achieved, according ...
Background The goal of chronic hepatitis C treatment is to remove the virus to avoid progression of HCV-related disease. Sustained virologic response (SVR) is the most widely used efficacy endpoint in ...
Hepatitis is an inflamed liver.One of the more common causes is a virus called hepatitis C, or "hep C". It is now curable. SVR stands for sustained virologic response. It means that 12 weeks or more ...
HCV, hepatitis C virus; HIV; human immunodeficiency virus; pegIFN, pegylated interferon; IFN, interferon. Annual incidence of HCC in SVR was 0.05–0.40% for F0–F1 and 0.15–3.20% for F4. For non-SVR ...