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Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: We completed a retrospective analysis of patients with genotype 3 hepatitis C virus (HCV) undergoing therapy in four UK centres with large populations of patients from the Indian subcontinent.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: Notes on all patients treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin were reviewed and factors that influenced the response were examined.
RESULTS: Six hundred and four patients with genotype 3 HCV were studied, of whom 299 were Asians. Median age was 43 years, 65% were men and 24% had cirrhosis. Overall, 457 (76%) patients achieved sustained virological response (SVR). By multivariable analysis it was found that ethnicity was not associated with an impaired response but age, cirrhosis and diabetes were significantly associated with a reduced SVR, the likelihood of a response was reduced by 25% per 10-year increment in age, by 59% among individuals with cirrhosis and by 62% among individuals with diabetes mellitus. Most patients who did not achieve an SVR relapsed (15%) rather than failing to achieve an end of treatment response.
CONCLUSION: The response to antiviral therapy in genotype 3 HCV is not affected by South Asian (vs. Caucasian) ethnicity, but age, cirrhosis and diabetes reduce the response. Treatment failure most often is due to relapse.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 747-53 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | European Journal of Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
Volume | 23 |
Issue number | 9 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Sept 2011 |
Keywords
- Adolescent
- Adult
- Aged
- Antiviral Agents
- Asian Continental Ancestry Group
- Child
- Drug Therapy, Combination
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C, Chronic
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Polyethylene Glycols
- Recombinant Proteins
- Recurrence
- Retrospective Studies
- Ribavirin
- Treatment Outcome
- Young Adult
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A Role for Hepatic Sinusoidal Endothelial Cell Antigen Presentation in the Generation of Immune Tolerance in Hepatitis C
Rowe, I. (Principal Investigator)
1/01/09 → 4/01/12
Project: Research Councils