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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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Direct-acting antiviral regimens and HCV treatment failure and re-treatment in sub-Saharan Africa.

TL;DR: The findings do not support the use of sofosbuvir–ledipasvir as the initial therapy for HCV infection without genotype subtyping in this region and the suitability of alternative direct-acting antiviral regimens in treatment-naive patients and in patients with a history of direct- acting antiviral treatment failure is investigated.
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Management of Hepatitis C Viral Infection in People Who Inject Drugs

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors discuss HCV infection in persons who inject drugs (PWID) or who have ever injected drugs are the largest group at risk, with special attention on the barriers to care and how to overcome them.
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Direct-acting antiviral regimens and HCV treatment failure and re-treatment in sub-Saharan Africa

TL;DR: In this paper , a 12-week course of direct-acting antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection was shown to be effective when administered as combination therapies.
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Effectiveness and Safety of Sofosbuvir-Velpatasvir in Patients with Cirrhosis Associated with Genotype 3 Hepatitis C Infection in Xinjiang, China

TL;DR: In this paper , the effectiveness and safety of SOF/VEL with and without ribavirin (RBV) in patients with GT3-infection-related cirrhosis from Xinjiang, China was investigated.
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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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