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Efficacy of 8 Weeks of Sofosbuvir, Velpatasvir, and Voxilaprevir in Patients With Chronic HCV Infection: 2 Phase 3 Randomized Trials

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In phase 3 trials of patients with HCV infection, it was not established that sofosbuvir-velpatasvir-voxilaprevir for 8 weeks was noninferior to sofOSbuvir -velpat asvir for 12 weeks, but the 2 regimens had similar rates of SVR in patients withHCV genotype 3 and cirrhosis.
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This article is published in Gastroenterology.The article was published on 2017-07-01 and is currently open access. It has received 193 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Glecaprevir & Voxilaprevir.

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Pharmacokinetics and drug interactions of medications used to treat hepatitis C virus infection in the setting of chronic kidney disease and kidney transplantation

TL;DR: This review provides an overview of the essential pharmacokinetics and drug interactions of relevant antiviral therapies in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with advanced kidney disease and after kidney transplantation.
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Effectiveness and Safety of Sofosbuvir/Velpatasvir/Voxilaprevir as a Hepatitis C Virus Infection Salvage Therapy in the Real World: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

TL;DR: In this paper , the authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to assess the real world effectiveness and safety of SOF/VEL/VOX, which is the first direct-acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for patients who have previously failed a DAA-containing regimen including NS5A inhibitors.
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Are there any challenges left in hepatitis C virus therapy of HIV-infected patients?

TL;DR: The present review gives a concise summary of the remaining challenges in HCV treatment of HIV-positive individuals as well as an equalisation of treatment recommendations for HCV monoinfected and HIV/HCV coinfected patients.
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Direct-acting antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection: optimizing current IFN-free treatment and future perspectives.

TL;DR: Results obtained with oral DAA combinations that have been approved and/or have completed phase 3 clinical trials for HCV infection are summarized and future perspectives are discussed.
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