Improvement of liver stiffness in patients with hepatitis C virus infection who received direct‐acting antiviral therapy and achieved sustained virological response

Toshifumi Tada, Takashi Kumada, Hidenori Toyoda, Kazuyuki Mizuno, Yasuhiro Sone, Saki Kataoka, Shinichi Hashinokuchi

Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology · 2017 · 108 citations · 26 references

Abstract

These results suggest that early improvement of liver stiffness starts during the administration of DAAs in patients who achieve SVR, and this effect is particularly pronounced in patients with progressive liver fibrosis.

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