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1. Elbasvir/grazoprevir in women with hepatitis C virus infection taking oral contraceptives or hormone replacement therapy

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Hézode C, Kwo P, Sperl J, Hwang P, Long J, Talwani R, Robertson MN, and Haber BA

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clinical trial, ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel, ns5a inhibitor, ns3/4a protease inhibitor, Gynecology and obstetrics, RG1-991
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Christophe Hézode,1 Paul Kwo,2 Jan Sperl,3 Peggy Hwang,4 Jianmin Long,4 Rohit Talwani,4 Michael N Robertson,4 Barbara A Haber4 1Service d’Hépatologie, Hôpital Henri-Mondor, AP-HP, Université Paris-Est, INSERM U955, Créteil, France; 2Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, CA, USA; 3Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institut Klinické a Experimentální Medicíny (IKEM), Prague, Czech Republic; 4Department of Infectious Disease, Merck & Co., Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USACorrespondence: Christophe HézodeService d’Hepatologie, Hôpital Henri Mondor, 51, avenue du Maréchal de Lattre de Tassigny, Créteil 94010, FranceTel +33 14 981 2111Email christophe.hezode@aphp.frIntroduction: Some direct-acting antiviral regimens for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection pose safety or efficacy concerns if coadministered with drugs containing ethinyl estradiol. The present analysis was conducted to examine the impact of concomitant oral contraceptive pills (OCP) or hormone replacement therapy (HRT) during treatment with elbasvir (EBR)/grazoprevir (GZR) in women with HCV genotype (GT)1 or GT4 infection.Methods: This is a post hoc, integrated retrospective analysis of female participants with HCV GT1 or GT4 infection who received EBR 50 mg/GZR 100 mg once daily for 12 weeks in phase 2/3 clinical trials. The primary end point was sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after therapy completion (SVR12). For this analysis, participants were stratified according to whether they received OCP or HRT during the original treatment study.Results: A total of 1,022 women with HCV GT1 or GT4 infection were included (receiving OCP/HRT, n=81; not receiving OCP/HRT, n=941). Most participants receiving OCP/HRT were treatment-naive (79%), noncirrhotic (91.4%), and aged >35 years (71.6%). SVR12 rates were similar in women receiving OCP/HRT and those not receiving OCP/HRT (95.1% vs 96.3%). SVR12 rates remained high across all subgroups within the population receiving OCP/HRT: SVR12 rates were 94.6%, 100%, and 100% in participants with GT1a, GT1b, and GT4 infection, and all women aged 18–35 years achieved SVR (21/21). Treatment-related adverse events occurred in 40.7% (33/81) and 30.1% (283/941) of women receiving and those not receiving OCP/HRT, respectively.Conclusion: The efficacy and safety of EBR/GZR administered for 12 weeks was similar in women receiving OCP/HRT and those not on OCP/HRT. These data indicate that EBR/GZR can be safely used for the treatment of HCV GT1 or GT4 infection in women receiving concomitant OCP/HRT.Keywords: clinical trial, ethinyl estradiol, levonorgestrel, NS5A inhibitor, NS3/4A protease inhibitor

Published
2019

2. Patient-reported outcomes in individuals with hepatitis C virus infection treated with elbasvir/grazoprevir

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Ng X, Nwankwo C, Arduino JM, Corman S, Lasch KE, Lustrino JM, Patel S, Platt HL, Qiu J, and Sperl J

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Hepatitis, direct-acting antivirals, health-related quality of life, fatigue, patient reported outcomes, Medicine (General), R5-920
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Xinyi Ng,1 Chizoba Nwankwo,2 Jean Marie Arduino,2 Shelby Corman,1 Kathryn Eilene Lasch,1 Jacqueline Mary Lustrino,1 Sushma Patel,2 Heather Loryn Platt,2 Jingjun Qiu,2 Jan Sperl3 1Pharmerit International, LP, Bethesda, MD, USA; 2Merck & Co. Inc., Kenilworth, NJ, USA; 3Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Prague, Czech Republic Purpose: People chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) have diminished patient-reported outcomes (PROs). This study aimed to compare the impact of elbasvir/grazoprevir (EBR/GZR) treatment versus sofosbuvir with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (SOF/PR) on changes in PROs: 1) during the treatment period and 2) at posttreatment follow-up. Patients and methods: PRO data collected during the Phase III C-EDGE Head-2-Head (H2H) open-label study was analyzed. In this trial, patients infected with HCV were randomized 1:1 to receive either EBR/GZR or SOF/PR for 12 weeks. Patients self-administered the Short Form-36 version 2 (SF-36v2®) Health Survey Acute (1-week recall) Form and the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-Fatigue) Scale at baseline, during treatment, and posttreatment. Between-group differences in mean change of PRO scores from baseline were estimated during the treatment period and also at the posttreatment follow-up. Effect sizes were calculated to evaluate if the detected change in mean PRO scores is clinically meaningful between groups. Results: There were 255 patients (99.2% White, 54.1% female, 74.9% treatment naïve) included in the analysis. During the treatment period, significant declines in SF-36v2 scores were observed across all domains for the SOF/PR group. Compared to the SOF/PR group, the EBR/GZR group reported more improvement in scores across all SF-36v2 domain scores at the end of the treatment period. At treatment week 12, the between-group differences for 6 out of the 8 domain scores for these patients reflected at least moderate effects (effect sizes >0.5). No significant between-group differences in change in SF-36v2 scores from baseline were detected posttreatment. The decline in SF-36v2 scores observed during the treatment period for the SOF/PR group returned to near baseline scores or above posttreatment. Treatment with EBR/GZR did not impact fatigue scores, but treatment with SOF/PR led to increased fatigue scores during treatment which resolved by posttreatment follow-up week 12. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that HCV treatment with EBR/GZR resulted in a significantly better PRO profile as compared to SOF/PR. PROs are an important consideration as worsening PROs experienced during treatment may negatively influence adherence and ultimately contribute to an unfavorable clinical outcome. Clinical trials.gov Identifier: NCT02358044 Keywords: hepatitis, direct-acting antivirals, health-related quality of life, fatigue, patient-reported outcomes

Published
2018

3. Combination of sofosbuvir and daclatasvir in the treatment of genotype 3 chronic hepatitis C virus infection in patients on maintenance hemodialysis

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Sperl J, Frankova S, Kreidlova M, Merta D, Tothova M, and Spicak J

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HCV infection, genotype 3, sofosbuvir, daclatasvir, end-stage renal disease, maintenance hemodialysis, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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Jan Sperl,1 Sona Frankova,1 Miluse Kreidlova,2 Dusan Merta,3 Monika Tothova,4 Julius Spicak1 1Department of Hepatogastroenterology, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 2Institute of Medical Biochemistry and Laboratory Medicine, General University Hospital, Charles University, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 4Dialysis Center Motol, Fresenius Medical Care, Prague, Czech Republic Abstract: Chronic hepatitis C virus infection (HCV) has a negative impact on the long-term survival of recipients of kidney transplants. HCV should be treated in hemodialyzed patients before their enlistment for kidney transplantation in order to avoid the reactivation of virus after transplantation. Direct-acting antivirals represent the current standard of care in hemodialyzed patients with HCV genotypes 1 and 4; in patients with genotypes 2 or 3, the optimal regimen is yet to be established. Sofosbuvir (SOF) and daclatasvir (DCV) represent an antiviral pangenotypic regimen with favorable pharmacokinetics in hemodialyzed patients. We retrospectively evaluated safety and efficacy of the combination of SOF and DCV in the treatment of genotype 3a chronic HCV in six male patients (mean age of 39 years, range 25–53 years) with end-stage renal disease on maintenance hemodialysis; these patients were treated with a reduced dose of SOF (one half of a 400 mg tablet) and 60 mg of DCV once daily. The anticipated treatment duration was 12 weeks. Initial HCV RNA ranged from 120,000 to 11,000,000 IU/mL. Two of the six patients had compensated liver cirrhosis based on shear-wave elastography result. All of the patients completed a 12-week treatment. Viremia became negative on treatment and remained negative 12 weeks after the end of therapy in all the patients. All of them (6/6, 100%) achieved sustained virological response, including two with cirrhosis and two with HCV RNA >6,000,000 IU/mL. The treatment was well tolerated: none of the patients presented with a serious adverse event requiring hospital admission and none had anemia or any significant changes in blood count. One patient had a short period of diarrhea, which was resolved with antibiotic treatment. The combination of reduced-dose SOF and full-dose DCV, daily, was a safe and effective treatment in our group of hemodialyzed patients infected with HCV genotype 3. Keywords: HCV infection, genotype 3, sofosbuvir, daclatasvir, end-stage renal disease, maintenance hemodialysis

Published
2017

4. USP18 downregulation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells predicts nonresponse to interferon-based triple therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1: a pilot study

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Frankova S, Jirsa M, Merta D, Neroldova M, Urbanek P, Senkerikova R, Spicak J, and Sperl J

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chronic hepatitis C, interferon sensitive gene, USP18, protease inhibitor, virological response, Therapeutics. Pharmacology, RM1-950
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Sona Frankova,1 Milan Jirsa,2 Dusan Merta,3 Magdalena Neroldova,2 Petr Urbanek,4 Renata Senkerikova,1 Julius Spicak,1 Jan Sperl1 1Department of Hepatogastroenterology, 2Laboratory of Experimental Hepatology, 3Department of Anesthesiology, Resuscitation and Intensive Care, Institute for Clinical and Experimental Medicine, 4Department of Internal Medicine, Central Military Hospital, First Medical School, Prague, Czech Republic Background and aims: Patients with advanced liver fibrosis owing to chronic hepatitis C virus genotype 1 represent a difficult-to-treat group even if a protease inhibitor is added to pegylated interferon alpha and ribavirin. Therefore, only patients with a high chance of cure should be treated with interferon-based treatment. Patients and methods: Expression of IFNG, IFNLR1, and interferon-sensitive genes CXCL9, IFI16, IFI27, ISG15, and USP18 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells was assessed before and during the initial 12 weeks of treatment. The studied group consisted of 26 treatment-experienced patients of average age of 50 years with advanced liver fibrosis compared to seven healthy volunteers. Fourteen patients were treated with pegylated interferon alpha 2b, ribavirin, and boceprevir and 12 patients with telaprevir. The overall sustained virological response (SVR) rate was 69% (18/26). Results: A significant difference in the initial expression (median, interquartile range [IQR]) of CXCL9 2.9×, IQR: 1.7–12.4 vs 1.2×, IQR: 0.5–1.8; (P=0.01) IFNG 7.3×, IQR: 1.7–32.6 vs 0.7×, IQR: 0.4–1.3; P=0.002 and USP18 3.7×, IQR: 2.1–7.7 vs 1.4×, IQR: 0.9–1.6; (P=0.03) was found between the SVR and non-SVR groups. Expression of all analyzed genes was progressively increasing during the first 12 weeks of therapy, but a significant difference between SVR and non-SVR group was found only in USP18 expression at week 12 (P=0.001). Initial expression of four genes predicted SVR in univariate analysis (CXCL9 [OR: 12.00, 95% CI: 1.21–118.89], IFI27 [OR: 12.00, 95% CI: 1.21–118.89], IFNG [OR: 10.50, 95% CI: 1.50–73.67], USP18 [OR: 21.00, 95% CI: 2.05–215.18]). In multivariate analysis, only the initial expression of USP18 was identified as a predictor of SVR (P=0.047). Conclusion: Initial expression of USP18 and the course of its activation could be a reliable predictor of SVR achievement. Keywords: chronic hepatitis C, interferon-sensitive gene, USP18, protease inhibitor, virological response

Published
2015

5. Metabolische Veränderungen bei Erwachsenen mit homozygotem Alpha1-Antitrypsin-Mangel (Genotyp Pi*ZZ) und deren Einfluss auf den Leberphänotyp

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Schrader, C., additional, Fromme, M., additional, Pons, M., additional, Genesca, J., additional, Miravitlles, M., additional, Thorhauge, K., additional, Schneider, C. V., additional, Guldiken, N., additional, Luo, Y., additional, Waern, J., additional, Sperl, J., additional, Frankova, S., additional, Krag, A., additional, Turner, A., additional, Trautwein, C., additional, and Strnad, P., additional

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2023
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7. Clinical Course of acute-on-chronic liver failure syndrome and effects on prognosis

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Gustot, Thierry, Fernandez, Javier, Garcia, Elisabet, Morando, Filippo, Caraceni, Paolo, Alessandria, Carlo, Laleman, Wim, Trebicka, Jonel, Elkrief, Laure, Hopf, Corinna, Solís-Munoz, Pablo, Saliba, Faouzi, Zeuzem, Stefan, Albillos, Augustin, Benten, Daniel, Montero-Alvarez, José Luis, Chivas, Maria Teresa, Concepción, Mar, Córdoba, Juan, McCormick, Aiden, Stauber, Rudolf, Vogel, Wolfgang, de Gottardi, Andrea, Welzel, Tania M., Domenicali, Marco, Risso, Alessandro, Wendon, Julia, Deulofeu, Carme, Angeli, Paolo, Durand, François, Pavesi, Marco, Gerbes, Alexander, Jalan, Rajiv, Moreau, Richard, Ginés, Pere, Bernardi, Mauro, Arroyo, Vicente, Aguilar-Melero, P, Bañares, R, Bocci, M, Catalina, M V, Chin, J L, Coenraad, M J, Coilly, A, Dorn, L, Gatta, A, Gerber, L, Grenbæk, H, Graupera, I, Guevara, M, Hausen, A, Karlsen, S, Lohse, A W, Maggioli, C, Markwardt, D, Martinez, J, Marzano, A, de la Mata García, M, Mesonero, F, Mookerjee, R P, Moreno, C, Morrell, B, Mortensen, C, Nevens, F, Peck-Radosavljevic, M, Rizzetto, M, Romano, A, Samuel, D, Sauerbruch, T, Simon-Talero, M, Solà, E, Soriano, G, Sperl, J, Spindelboeck, W, Steib, C, Valla, D, Verbeke, L, Van Vlierberghe, H, Wege, H, Willars, C, Baenas, M Y, and Zaccherini, G.

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2015
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9. Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden

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Wedemeyer, H., Duberg, A. S., Buti, M., Rosenberg, W. M., Frankova, S., Esmat, G., Örmeci, N., Van Vlierberghe, H., Gschwantler, M., Akarca, U., Aleman, S., Balk, İ., Berg, T., Bihl, F., Bilodeau, M., Blasco, A. J., Brandão Mello, C. E., Bruggmann, P., Calinas, F., Calleja, J. L., Cheinquer, H., Christensen, P. B., Clausen, M., Coelho, H. S. M., Cornberg, M., Cramp, M. E., Dore, G. J., Doss, W., El-Sayed, M. H., Ergör, G., Estes, C., Falconer, K., Félix, J., Ferraz, M. L. G., Ferreira, P. R., García-Samaniego, J., Gerstoft, J., Giria, J. A., Gonçales, F. L., Jr, Guimarães Pessôa, M., Hézode, C., Hindman, S. J., Hofer, H., Husa, P., Idilman, R., Kåberg, M., Kaita, K. D. E., Kautz, A., Kaymakoglu, S., Krajden, M., Krarup, H., Laleman, W., Lavanchy, D., Lázaro, P., Marinho, R. T., Marotta, P., Mauss, S., Mendes Correa, M. C., Moreno, C., Müllhaupt, B., Myers, R. P., Nemecek, V., vrehus, A. L. H., Parkes, J., Peltekian, K. M., Ramji, A., Razavi, H., Reis, N., Roberts, S. K., Roudot-Thoraval, F., Ryder, S. D., Sarmento-Castro, R., Sarrazin, C., Semela, D., Sherman, M., Shiha, G. E., Sperl, J., Stärkel, P., Stauber, R. E., Thompson, A. J., Urbanek, P., Van Damme, P., van Thiel, I., Vandijck, D., Vogel, W., Waked, I., Weis, N., Wiegand, J., Yosry, A., Zekry, A., Negro, F., Sievert, W., and Gower, E.

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2014
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10. The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with todayʼs treatment paradigm

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Razavi, H., Waked, I., Sarrazin, C., Myers, R. P., Idilman, R., Calinas, F., Vogel, W., Mendes Correa, M. C., Hézode, C., Lázaro, P., Akarca, U., Aleman, S., Balk, İ., Berg, T., Bihl, F., Bilodeau, M., Blasco, A. J., Brandão Mello, C. E., Bruggmann, P., Buti, M., Calleja, J. L., Cheinquer, H., Christensen, P. B., Clausen, M., Coelho, H. S. M., Cramp, M. E., Dore, G. J., Doss, W., Duberg, A. S., El-Sayed, M. H., Ergör, G., Esmat, G., Falconer, K., Félix, J., Ferraz, M. L. G., Ferreira, P. R., Frankova, S., García-Samaniego, J., Gerstoft, J., Giria, J. A., Gonçales, F. L., Jr, Gower, E., Gschwantler, M., Guimarães Pessôa, M., Hindman, S. J., Hofer, H., Husa, P., Kåberg, M., Kaita, K. D. E., Kautz, A., Kaymakoglu, S., Krajden, M., Krarup, H., Laleman, W., Lavanchy, D., Marinho, R. T., Marotta, P., Mauss, S., Moreno, C., Murphy, K., Negro, F., Nemecek, V., Örmeci, N., vrehus, A. L. H., Parkes, J., Pasini, K., Peltekian, K. M., Ramji, A., Reis, N., Roberts, S. K., Rosenberg, W. M., Roudot-Thoraval, F., Ryder, S. D., Sarmento-Castro, R., Semela, D., Sherman, M., Shiha, G. E., Sievert, W., Sperl, J., Stärkel, P., Stauber, R. E., Thompson, A. J., Urbanek, P., Van Damme, P., van Thiel, I., Van Vlierberghe, H., Vandijck, D., Wedemeyer, H., Weis, N., Wiegand, J., Yosry, A., Zekry, A., Cornberg, M., Müllhaupt, B., and Estes, C.

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2014
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11. Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

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Bruggmann, P., Berg, T., vrehus, A. L. H., Moreno, C., Brandão Mello, C. E., Roudot-Thoraval, F., Marinho, R. T., Sherman, M., Ryder, S. D., Sperl, J., Akarca, U., Balk, İ., Bihl, F., Bilodeau, M., Blasco, A. J., Buti, M., Calinas, F., Calleja, J. L., Cheinquer, H., Christensen, P. B., Clausen, M., Coelho, H. S. M., Cornberg, M., Cramp, M. E., Dore, G. J., Doss, W., Duberg, A. S., El-Sayed, M. H., Ergör, G., Esmat, G., Estes, C., Falconer, K., Félix, J., Ferraz, M. L. G., Ferreira, P. R., Frankova, S., García-Samaniego, J., Gerstoft, J., Giria, J. A., Gonçales, F. L., Jr, Gower, E., Gschwantler, M., Guimarães Pessôa, M., Hézode, C., Hofer, H., Husa, P., Idilman, R., Kåberg, M., Kaita, K. D. E., Kautz, A., Kaymakoglu, S., Krajden, M., Krarup, H., Laleman, W., Lavanchy, D., Lázaro, P., Marotta, P., Mauss, S., Mendes Correa, M. C., Müllhaupt, B., Myers, R. P., Negro, F., Nemecek, V., Örmeci, N., Parkes, J., Peltekian, K. M., Ramji, A., Razavi, H., Reis, N., Roberts, S. K., Rosenberg, W. M., Sarmento-Castro, R., Sarrazin, C., Semela, D., Shiha, G. E., Sievert, W., Stärkel, P., Stauber, R. E., Thompson, A. J., Urbanek, P., van Thiel, I., Van Vlierberghe, H., Vandijck, D., Vogel, W., Waked, I., Wedemeyer, H., Weis, N., Wiegand, J., Yosry, A., Zekry, A., Van Damme, P., Aleman, S., and Hindman, S. J.

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2014
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14. Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study

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Razavi-Shearer, D. Gamkrelidze, I. Nguyen, M.H. Chen, D.-S. Van Damme, P. Abbas, Z. Abdulla, M. Abou Rached, A. Adda, D. Aho, I. Akarca, U. Al Ali, F.H. Lawati, F.A.L. Naamani, K.A.L. Alashgar, H.I. Alavian, S.M. Alawadhi, S. Albillos, A. Al-Busafi, S.A. Aleman, S. Alfaleh, F.Z. Aljumah, A.A. Anand, A.C. Anh, N.T. Arends, J.E. Arkkila, P. Athanasakis, K. Bane, A. Ben-Ari, Z. Berg, T. Bizri, A.R. Blach, S. Brandão Mello, C.E. Brandon, S.M. Bright, B. Bruggmann, P. Brunetto, M. Buti, M. Chan, H.L.Y. Chaudhry, A. Chien, R.-N. Choi, M.S. Christensen, P.B. Chuang, W.-L. Chulanov, V. Clausen, M.R. Colombo, M. Cornberg, M. Cowie, B. Craxi, A. Croes, E.A. Cuellar, D.A. Cunningham, C. Desalegn, H. Drazilova, S. Duberg, A.-S. Egeonu, S.S. El-Sayed, M.H. Estes, C. Falconer, K. Ferraz, M.L.G. Ferreira, P.R. Flisiak, R. Frankova, S. Gaeta, G.B. García-Samaniego, J. Genov, J. Gerstoft, J. Goldis, A. Gountas, I. Gray, R. Guimarães Pessôa, M. Hajarizadeh, B. Hatzakis, A. Hézode, C. Himatt, S.M. Hoepelman, A. Hrstic, I. Hui, Y.-T.T. Husa, P. Jahis, R. Janjua, N.Z. Jarcuška, P. Jaroszewicz, J. Kaymakoglu, S. Kershenobich, D. Kondili, L.A. Konysbekova, A. Krajden, M. Kristian, P. Laleman, W. Lao, W.-C.C. Layden, J. Lazarus, J.V. Lee, M.-H. Liakina, V. Lim, Y.-S.S. Loo, C.-K.K. Lukšic, B. Malekzadeh, R. Malu, A.O. Mamatkulov, A. Manns, M. Marinho, R.T. Maticic, M. Mauss, S. Memon, M.S. Mendes Correa, M.C. Mendez-Sanchez, N. Merat, S. Metwally, A.M. Mohamed, R. Mokhbat, J.E. Moreno, C. Mossong, J. Mourad, F.H. Müllhaupt, B. Murphy, K. Musabaev, E. Nawaz, A. Nde, H.M. Negro, F. Nersesov, A. Nguyen, V.T.T. Njouom, R. Ntagirabiri, R. Nurmatov, Z. Obekpa, S. Ocama, P. Oguche, S. Omede, O. Omuemu, C. Opare-Sem, O. Opio, C.K. Örmeci, N. Papatheodoridis, G. Pasini, K. Pimenov, N. Poustchi, H. Quang, T.D. Qureshi, H. Ramji, A. Razavi-Shearer, K. Redae, B. Reesink, H.W. Rios, C.Y. Rjaskova, G. Robbins, S. Roberts, L.R. Roberts, S.K. Ryder, S.D. Safadi, R. Sagalova, O. Salupere, R. Sanai, F.M. Sanchez-Avila, J.F. Saraswat, V. Sarrazin, C. Schmelzer, J.D. Schréter, I. Scott, J. Seguin-Devaux, C. Shah, S.R. Sharara, A.I. Sharma, M. Shiha, G.E. Shin, T. Sievert, W. Sperl, J. Stärkel, P. Stedman, C. Sypsa, V. Tacke, F. Tan, S.S. Tanaka, J. Tomasiewicz, K. Urbanek, P. van der Meer, A.J. Van Vlierberghe, H. Vella, S. Vince, A. Waheed, Y. Waked, I. Walsh, N. Weis, N. Wong, V.W. Woodring, J. Yaghi, C. Yang, H.-I. Yang, C.-L. Yesmembetov, K. Yosry, A. Yuen, M.-F. Yusuf, M.A.M. Zeuzem, S. Razavi, H. The Polaris Observatory Collaborators

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Background: The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Although no virological cure exists for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, existing therapies to control viral replication and prophylaxis to minimise mother-to-child transmission make elimination of HBV feasible. We aimed to estimate the national, regional, and global prevalence of HBsAg in the general population and in the population aged 5 years in 2016, as well as coverage of prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment. Methods: In this modelling study, we used a Delphi process that included a literature review in PubMed and Embase, followed by interviews with experts, to quantify the historical epidemiology of HBV infection. We then used a dynamic HBV transmission and progression model to estimate the country-level and regional-level prevalence of HBsAg in 2016 and the effect of prophylaxis and treatment on disease burden. Findings: We developed models for 120 countries, 78 of which were populated with data approved by experts. Using these models, we estimated that the global prevalence of HBsAg in 2016 was 3·9% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 3·4–4·6), corresponding to 291 992 000 (251 513 000–341 114 000) infections. Of these infections, around 29 million (10%) were diagnosed, and only 4·8 million (5%) of 94 million individuals eligible for treatment actually received antiviral therapy. Around 1·8 (1·6–2·2) million infections were in children aged 5 years, with a prevalence of 1·4% (1·2–1·6). We estimated that 87% of infants had received the three-dose HBV vaccination in the first year of life, 46% had received timely birth-dose vaccination, and 13% had received hepatitis B immunoglobulin along with the full vaccination regimen. Less than 1% of mothers with a high viral load had received antiviral therapy to reduce mother-to-child transmission. Interpretation: Our estimate of HBV prevalence in 2016 differs from previous studies, potentially because we took into account the effect of infant prophylaxis and early childhood vaccination, as well as changing prevalence over time. Although some regions are well on their way to meeting prophylaxis and prevalence targets, all regions must substantially scale-up access to diagnosis and treatment to meet the global targets. Funding: John C Martin Foundation. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

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2018

15. Global prevalence, treatment, and prevention of hepatitis B virus infection in 2016: a modelling study.

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Falconer K., Ormeci N., Papatheodoridis G., Pasini K., Pimenov N., Poustchi H., Quang T.D., Qureshi H., Ramji A., Razavi-Shearer K., Redae B., Reesink H.W., Rios C.Y., Rjaskova G., Robbins S., Roberts L.R., Roberts S.K., Ryder S.D., Safadi R., Sagalova O., Salupere R., Sanai F.M., Sanchez-Avila J.F., Saraswat V., Sarrazin C., Schmelzer J.D., Schreter I., Scott J., Seguin-Devaux C., Shah S.R., Sharara A.I., Sharma M., Shiha G.E., Shin T., Sperl J., Starkel P., Stedman C., Sypsa V., Tacke F., Tan S.S., Tanaka J., Tomasiewicz K., Urbanek P., van der Meer A.J., Van Vlierberghe H., Vella S., Vince A., Waheed Y., Waked I., Walsh N., Weis N., Wong V.W., Woodring J., Yaghi C., Yang H.-I., Yang C.-L., Yesmembetov K., Yosry A., Yuen M.-F., Yusuf M.A.M., Zeuzem S., Razavi H., Sievert W., Razavi-Shearer D., Gamkrelidze I., Nguyen M.H., Chen D.-S., Van Damme P., Abbas Z., Abdulla M., Abou Rached A., Adda D., Aho I., Akarca U., Al Ali F.H., Lawati F.A.L., Naamani K.A.L., Alashgar H.I., Alavian S.M., Alawadhi S., Albillos A., Al-Busafi S.A., Aleman S., Alfaleh F.Z., Aljumah A.A., Anand A.C., Anh N.T., Arends J.E., Arkkila P., Athanasakis K., Bane A., Ben-Ari Z., Berg T., Bizri A.R., Blach S., Brandao Mello C.E., Brandon S.M., Bright B., Bruggmann P., Brunetto M., Buti M., Chan H.L.Y., Chaudhry A., Chien R.-N., Choi M.S., Christensen P.B., Chuang W.-L., Chulanov V., Clausen M.R., Colombo M., Cornberg M., Cowie B., Craxi A., Croes E.A., Cuellar D.A., Cunningham C., Desalegn H., Drazilova S., Duberg A.-S., Egeonu S.S., El-Sayed M.H., Estes C., Ferraz M.L.G., Ferreira P.R., Flisiak R., Frankova S., Gaeta G.B., Garcia-Samaniego J., Genov J., Gerstoft J., Goldis A., Gountas I., Gray R., Guimaraes Pessoa M., Hajarizadeh B., Hatzakis A., Hezode C., Himatt S.M., Hoepelman A., Hrstic I., Hui Y.-T.T., Husa P., Jahis R., Janjua N.Z., Jarcuka P., Jaroszewicz J., Kaymakoglu S., Kershenobich D., Kondili L.A., Konysbekova A., Krajden M., Kristian P., Laleman W., Lao W.-C.C., Layden J., Lazarus J.V., Lee M.-H., Liakina V., Lim Y.-S.S., Loo C.-K.K., Lukic B., Malekzadeh R., Malu A.O., Mamatkulov A., Manns M., Marinho R.T., Maticic M., Mauss S., Memon M.S., Mendes Correa M.C., Mendez-Sanchez N., Merat S., Metwally A.M., Mohamed R., Mokhbat J.E., Moreno C., Mossong J., Mourad F.H., Mullhaupt B., Murphy K., Musabaev E., Nawaz A., Nde H.M., Negro F., Nersesov A., Nguyen V.T.T., Njouom R., Ntagirabiri R., Nurmatov Z., Obekpa S., Ocama P., Oguche S., Omede O., Omuemu C., Opare-Sem O., Opio C.K., Falconer K., Ormeci N., Papatheodoridis G., Pasini K., Pimenov N., Poustchi H., Quang T.D., Qureshi H., Ramji A., Razavi-Shearer K., Redae B., Reesink H.W., Rios C.Y., Rjaskova G., Robbins S., Roberts L.R., Roberts S.K., Ryder S.D., Safadi R., Sagalova O., Salupere R., Sanai F.M., Sanchez-Avila J.F., Saraswat V., Sarrazin C., Schmelzer J.D., Schreter I., Scott J., Seguin-Devaux C., Shah S.R., Sharara A.I., Sharma M., Shiha G.E., Shin T., Sperl J., Starkel P., Stedman C., Sypsa V., Tacke F., Tan S.S., Tanaka J., Tomasiewicz K., Urbanek P., van der Meer A.J., Van Vlierberghe H., Vella S., Vince A., Waheed Y., Waked I., Walsh N., Weis N., Wong V.W., Woodring J., Yaghi C., Yang H.-I., Yang C.-L., Yesmembetov K., Yosry A., Yuen M.-F., Yusuf M.A.M., Zeuzem S., Razavi H., Sievert W., Razavi-Shearer D., Gamkrelidze I., Nguyen M.H., Chen D.-S., Van Damme P., Abbas Z., Abdulla M., Abou Rached A., Adda D., Aho I., Akarca U., Al Ali F.H., Lawati F.A.L., Naamani K.A.L., Alashgar H.I., Alavian S.M., Alawadhi S., Albillos A., Al-Busafi S.A., Aleman S., Alfaleh F.Z., Aljumah A.A., Anand A.C., Anh N.T., Arends J.E., Arkkila P., Athanasakis K., Bane A., Ben-Ari Z., Berg T., Bizri A.R., Blach S., Brandao Mello C.E., Brandon S.M., Bright B., Bruggmann P., Brunetto M., Buti M., Chan H.L.Y., Chaudhry A., Chien R.-N., Choi M.S., Christensen P.B., Chuang W.-L., Chulanov V., Clausen M.R., Colombo M., Cornberg M., Cowie B., Craxi A., Croes E.A., Cuellar D.A., Cunningham C., Desalegn H., Drazilova S., Duberg A.-S., Egeonu S.S., El-Sayed M.H., Estes C., Ferraz M.L.G., Ferreira P.R., Flisiak R., Frankova S., Gaeta G.B., Garcia-Samaniego J., Genov J., Gerstoft J., Goldis A., Gountas I., Gray R., Guimaraes Pessoa M., Hajarizadeh B., Hatzakis A., Hezode C., Himatt S.M., Hoepelman A., Hrstic I., Hui Y.-T.T., Husa P., Jahis R., Janjua N.Z., Jarcuka P., Jaroszewicz J., Kaymakoglu S., Kershenobich D., Kondili L.A., Konysbekova A., Krajden M., Kristian P., Laleman W., Lao W.-C.C., Layden J., Lazarus J.V., Lee M.-H., Liakina V., Lim Y.-S.S., Loo C.-K.K., Lukic B., Malekzadeh R., Malu A.O., Mamatkulov A., Manns M., Marinho R.T., Maticic M., Mauss S., Memon M.S., Mendes Correa M.C., Mendez-Sanchez N., Merat S., Metwally A.M., Mohamed R., Mokhbat J.E., Moreno C., Mossong J., Mourad F.H., Mullhaupt B., Murphy K., Musabaev E., Nawaz A., Nde H.M., Negro F., Nersesov A., Nguyen V.T.T., Njouom R., Ntagirabiri R., Nurmatov Z., Obekpa S., Ocama P., Oguche S., Omede O., Omuemu C., Opare-Sem O., and Opio C.K.

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Background: The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate viral hepatitis by 2030. Although no virological cure exists for hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection, existing therapies to control viral replication and prophylaxis to minimise mother-to-child transmission make elimination of HBV feasible. We aimed to estimate the national, regional, and global prevalence of HBsAg in the general population and in the population aged 5 years in 2016, as well as coverage of prophylaxis, diagnosis, and treatment. Method(s): In this modelling study, we used a Delphi process that included a literature review in PubMed and Embase, followed by interviews with experts, to quantify the historical epidemiology of HBV infection. We then used a dynamic HBV transmission and progression model to estimate the country-level and regional-level prevalence of HBsAg in 2016 and the effect of prophylaxis and treatment on disease burden. Finding(s): We developed models for 120 countries, 78 of which were populated with data approved by experts. Using these models, we estimated that the global prevalence of HBsAg in 2016 was 3.9% (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 3.4-4.6), corresponding to 291 992 000 (251 513 000-341 114 000) infections. Of these infections, around 29 million (10%) were diagnosed, and only 4.8 million (5%) of 94 million individuals eligible for treatment actually received antiviral therapy. Around 1.8 (1.6-2.2) million infections were in children aged 5 years, with a prevalence of 1.4% (1.2-1.6). We estimated that 87% of infants had received the three-dose HBV vaccination in the first year of life, 46% had received timely birth-dose vaccination, and 13% had received hepatitis B immunoglobulin along with the full vaccination regimen. Less than 1% of mothers with a high viral load had received antiviral therapy to reduce mother-to-child transmission. Interpretation(s): Our estimate of HBV prevalence in 2016 differs from previous studies, potentia

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2018

16. Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: A modelling study

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Blach, S. Zeuzem, S. Manns, M. Altraif, I. Duberg, A.-S. Muljono, D.H. Waked, I. Alavian, S.M. Lee, M.-H. Negro, F. Abaalkhail, F. Abdou, A. Abdulla, M. Abou Rached, A. Aho, I. Akarca, U. Al Ghazzawi, I. Al Kaabi, S. Al Lawati, F. Al Namaani, K. Al Serkal, Y. Al-Busafi, S.A. Al-Dabal, L. Aleman, S. Alghamdi, A.S. Aljumah, A.A. Al-Romaihi, H.E. Andersson, M.I. Arendt, V. Arkkila, P. Assiri, A.M. Baatarkhuu, O. Bane, A. Ben-Ari, Z. Bergin, C. Bessone, F. Bihl, F. Bizri, A.R. Blachier, M. Blasco, A.J. Brandao Mello, C.E. Bruggmann, P. Brunton, C.R. Calinas, F. Chan, H.L.Y. Chaudhry, A. Cheinquer, H. Chen, C.-J. Chien, R.-N. Choi, M.S. Christensen, P.B. Chuang, W.-L. Chulanov, V. Cisneros, L. Clausen, M.R. Cramp, M.E. Craxi, A. Croes, E.A. Dalgard, O. Daruich, J.R. De Ledinghen, V. Dore, G.J. El-Sayed, M.H. Ergor, G. Esmat, G. Estes, C. Falconer, K. Farag, E. Ferraz, M.L.G. Ferreira, P.R. Flisiak, R. Frankova, S. Gamkrelidze, I. Gane, E. Garcia-Samaniego, J. Khan, A.G. Gountas, I. Goldis, A. Gottfredsson, M. Grebely, J. Gschwantler, M. Guimaraes Pessoa, M. Gunter, J. Hajarizadeh, B. Hajelssedig, O. Hamid, S. Hamoudi, W. Hatzakis, A. Himatt, S.M. Hofer, H. Hrstic, I. Hui, Y.-T. Hunyady, B. Idilman, R. Jafri, W. Jahis, R. Janjua, N.Z. Jarčuška, P. Jeruma, A. Jonasson, J.G. Kamel, Y. Kao, J.-H. Kaymakoglu, S. Kershenobich, D. Khamis, J. Kim, Y.S. Kondili, L. Koutoubi, Z. Krajden, M. Krarup, H. Lai, M.-S. Laleman, W. Lao, W.-C. Lavanchy, D. Lazaro, P. Leleu, H. Lesi, O. Lesmana, L.A. Li, M. Liakina, V. Lim, Y.-S. Luksic, B. Mahomed, A. Maimets, M. Makara, M. Malu, A.O. Marinho, R.T. Marotta, P. Mauss, S. Memon, M.S. Mendes Correa, M.C. Mendez-Sanchez, N. Merat, S. Metwally, A.M. Mohamed, R. Moreno, C. Mourad, F.H. Mullhaupt, B. Murphy, K. Nde, H. Njouom, R. Nonkovic, D. Norris, S. Obekpa, S. Oguche, S. Olafsson, S. Oltman, M. Omede, O. Omuemu, C. Opare-Sem, O. Ovrehus, A.L.H. Owusu-Ofori, S. Oyunsuren, T.S. Papatheodoridis, G. Pasini, K. Peltekian, K.M. Phillips, R.O. Pimenov, N. Poustchi, H. Prabdial-Sing, N. Qureshi, H. Ramji, A. Razavi-Shearer, D. Razavi-Shearer, K. Redae, B. Reesink, H.W. Ridruejo, E. Robbins, S. Roberts, L.R. Roberts, S.K. Rosenberg, W.M. Roudot-Thoraval, F. Ryder, S.D. Safadi, R. Sagalova, O. Salupere, R. Sanai, F.M. Sanchez Avila, J.F. Saraswat, V. Sarmento-Castro, R. Sarrazin, C. Schmelzer, J.D. Schreter, I. Seguin-Devaux, C. Shah, S.R. Sharara, A.I. Sharma, M. Shevaldin, A. Shiha, G.E. Sievert, W. Sonderup, M. Souliotis, K. Speiciene, D. Sperl, J. Starkel, P. Stauber, R.E. Stedman, C. Struck, D. Su, T.-H. Sypsa, V. Tan, S.-S. Tanaka, J. Thompson, A.J. Tolmane, I. Tomasiewicz, K. Valantinas, J. Van Damme, P. Van Der Meer, A.J. Van Thiel, I. Van Vlierberghe, H. Vince, A. Vogel, W. Wedemeyer, H. Weis, N. Wong, V.W.S. Yaghi, C. Yosry, A. Yuen, M.-F. Yunihastuti, E. Yusuf, A. Zuckerman, E. Razavi, H. The Polaris Observatory HCV Collaborators

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Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by 2030, which can become a reality with the recent launch of direct acting antiviral therapies. Reliable disease burden estimates are required for national strategies. This analysis estimates the global prevalence of viraemic HCV at the end of 2015, an update of—and expansion on—the 2014 analysis, which reported 80 million (95% CI 64–103) viraemic infections in 2013. Methods We developed country-level disease burden models following a systematic review of HCV prevalence (number of studies, n=6754) and genotype (n=11 342) studies published after 2013. A Delphi process was used to gain country expert consensus and validate inputs. Published estimates alone were used for countries where expert panel meetings could not be scheduled. Global prevalence was estimated using regional averages for countries without data. Findings Models were built for 100 countries, 59 of which were approved by country experts, with the remaining 41 estimated using published data alone. The remaining countries had insufficient data to create a model. The global prevalence of viraemic HCV is estimated to be 1·0% (95% uncertainty interval 0·8–1·1) in 2015, corresponding to 71·1 million (62·5–79·4) viraemic infections. Genotypes 1 and 3 were the most common cause of infections (44% and 25%, respectively). Interpretation The global estimate of viraemic infections is lower than previous estimates, largely due to more recent (lower) prevalence estimates in Africa. Additionally, increased mortality due to liver-related causes and an ageing population may have contributed to a reduction in infections. Funding John C Martin Foundation. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

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2017

17. Hepatitis C virus prevalence and level of intervention required to achieve the WHO targets for elimination in the European Union by 2030: a modelling study

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Razavi, H. Robbins, S. Zeuzem, S. Negro, F. Buti, M. Duberg, A. Roudot-Thoraval, F. Craxi, A. Manns, M. Marinho, R.T. Hunyady, B. Colombo, M. Aleman, S. Antonov, K. Arkkila, P. Athanasakis, K. Blach, S. Blachier, M. Blasco, A.J. Calinas, F. Calleja, J.L. Christensen, P.B. Cramp, M.E. Croes, E. de Knegt, R.J. de Ledinghen, V. Delile, J.-M. Estes, C. Falconer, K. Färkkilä, M. Flisiak, R. Frankova, S. Gamkrelidze, I. García-Samaniego, J. Genov, J. Gerstoft, J. Gheorghe, L. Goldis, A. Gountas, I. Gregorčič, S. Gschwantler, M. Gunter, J. Halota, W. Harcouet, L. Hézode, C. Hoffmann, P. Horvath, G. Hrstic, I. Jarčuška, P. Jelev, D. Jeruma, A. Kåberg, M. Kieran, J. Kondili, L.A. Kotzev, I. Krarup, H. Kristian, P. Lagging, M. Laleman, W. Lázaro, P. Liakina, V. Lukšić, B. Maimets, M. Makara, M. Mateva, L. Maticic, M. Mennini, F.S. Mitova, R. Moreno, C. Mossong, J. Murphy, K. Nde, H. Nemecek, V. Nonkovic, D. Norris, S. Oltman, M. Øvrehus, A.L.H. Papatheodoridis, G. Pasini, K. Razavi-Shearer, D. Razavi-Shearer, K. Reesink, H.W. Reic, T. Rozentale, B. Ryder, S.D. Salupere, R. Sarmento-Castro, R. Sarrazin, C. Schmelzer, J.D. Schréter, I. Seguin-Devaux, C. Simojoki, K. Simonova, M. Smit, P.J. Souliotis, K. Speiciene, D. Sperl, J. Stärkel, P. Struck, D. Sypsa, V. Thornton, L. Tolmane, I. Tomasiewicz, K. Valantinas, J. Van Damme, P. van de Vijver, D. van der Meer, A.J. van Santen, D. Van Vlierberghe, H. Vandijck, D. Vella, S. Videčnik-Zorman, J. Vogel, W. Weis, N. Hatzakis, A. The European Union HCV Collaborators

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Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading cause of liver-related morbidity and mortality worldwide. In the European Union (EU), treatment and cure of HCV with direct-acting antiviral therapies began in 2014. WHO targets are to achieve a 65% reduction in liver-related deaths, a 90% reduction of new viral hepatitis infections, and 90% of patients with viral hepatitis infections being diagnosed by 2030. This study assessed the prevalence of HCV in the EU and the level of intervention required to achieve WHO targets for HCV elimination. Methods We populated country Markov models for the 28 EU countries through a literature search of PubMed and Embase between Jan 1, 2000, and March 31, 2016, and a Delphi process to gain expert consensus and validate inputs. We aggregated country models to create a regional EU model. We used the EU model to forecast HCV disease progression (considering the effect of immigration) and developed a strategy to acehive WHO targets. We used weighted average sustained viral response rates and fibrosis restrictions to model the effect of current therapeutic guidelines. We used the EU model to forecast HCV disease progression (considering the effect of immigration) under current screening and therapeutic guidelines. Additionally, we back-calculated the total number of patients needing to be screened and treated to achieve WHO targets. Findings We estimated the number of viraemic HCV infections in 2015 to be 3 238 000 (95% uncertainty interval [UI] 2 106 000–3 795 000) of a total population of 509 868 000 in the EU, equating to a prevalence of viraemic HCV of 0·64% (95% UI 0·41–0·74). We estimated that 1 180 000 (95% UI 1 003 000–1 357 000) people were diagnosed with viraemia (36·4%), 150 000 (12 000–180 000) were treated (4·6% of the total infected population or 12·7% of the diagnosed population), 133 000 (106 000–160 000) were cured (4·1%), and 57 900 (43 900–67 300) were newly infected (1·8%) in 2015. Additionally, 30 400 (26 600–42 500) HCV-positive immigrants entered the EU. To achieve WHO targets, unrestricted treatment needs to increase from 150 000 patients in 2015 to 187 000 patients in 2025 and diagnosis needs to increase from 88 800 new cases annually in 2015 to 180 000 in 2025. Interpretation Given its advanced health-care infrastructure, the EU is uniquely poised to eliminate HCV; however, expansion of screening programmes is essential to increase treatment to achieve the WHO targets. A united effort, grounded in sound epidemiological evidence, will also be necessary. Funding Gilead Sciences. © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

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2017

20. Global prevalence and genotype distribution of hepatitis C virus infection in 2015: A modelling study.

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Farag E., De Ledinghen V., Dore G.J., Papatheodoridis G., Pasini K., Peltekian K.M., Phillips R.O., Pimenov N., Poustchi H., Prabdial-Sing N., Qureshi H., Ramji A., Razavi-Shearer D., Razavi-Shearer K., Redae B., Reesink H.W., Ridruejo E., Robbins S., Roberts L.R., Roberts S.K., Rosenberg W.M., Roudot-Thoraval F., Ryder S.D., Safadi R., Sagalova O., Salupere R., Sanai F.M., Sanchez Avila J.F., Saraswat V., Sarmento-Castro R., Sarrazin C., Schmelzer J.D., Schreter I., Seguin-Devaux C., Shah S.R., Sharara A.I., Sharma M., Shevaldin A., Shiha G.E., Sonderup M., Souliotis K., Speiciene D., Sperl J., Starkel P., Stauber R.E., Stedman C., Struck D., Su T.-H., Sypsa V., Tan S.-S., Tanaka J., Thompson A.J., Tolmane I., Tomasiewicz K., Valantinas J., Van Damme P., Van Der Meer A.J., Van Thiel I., Van Vlierberghe H., Vince A., Vogel W., Wedemeyer H., Weis N., Wong V.W.S., Yaghi C., Yosry A., Yuen M.-F., Yunihastuti E., Yusuf A., Zuckerman E., Razavi H., Sievert W., Blach S., Zeuzem S., Manns M., Altraif I., Duberg A.-S., Muljono D.H., Waked I., Alavian S.M., Lee M.-H., Negro F., Abaalkhail F., Abdou A., Abdulla M., Abou Rached A., Aho I., Akarca U., Al Ghazzawi I., Al Kaabi S., Al Lawati F., Al Namaani K., Al Serkal Y., Al-Busafi S.A., Al-Dabal L., Aleman S., Alghamdi A.S., Aljumah A.A., Al-Romaihi H.E., Andersson M.I., Arendt V., Arkkila P., Assiri A.M., Baatarkhuu O., Bane A., Ben-Ari Z., Bergin C., Bessone F., Bihl F., Bizri A.R., Blachier M., Blasco A.J., Brandao Mello C.E., Bruggmann P., Brunton C.R., Calinas F., Chan H.L.Y., Chaudhry A., Cheinquer H., Chen C.-J., Chien R.-N., Choi M.S., Christensen P.B., Chuang W.-L., Chulanov V., Cisneros L., Clausen M.R., Cramp M.E., Craxi A., Croes E.A., Dalgard O., Daruich J.R., El-Sayed M.H., Ergor G., Esmat G., Estes C., Falconer K., Ferraz M.L.G., Ferreira P.R., Flisiak R., Frankova S., Gamkrelidze I., Gane E., Garcia-Samaniego J., Khan A.G., Gountas I., Goldis A., Gottfredsson M., Grebely J., Gschwantler M., Guimaraes Pessoa M., Gunter J., Hajarizadeh B., Hajelssedig O., Hamid S., Hamoudi W., Hatzakis A., Himatt S.M., Hofer H., Hrstic I., Hui Y.-T., Hunyady B., Idilman R., Jafri W., Jahis R., Janjua N.Z., Jarcuska P., Jeruma A., Jonasson J.G., Kamel Y., Kao J.-H., Kaymakoglu S., Kershenobich D., Khamis J., Kim Y.S., Kondili L., Koutoubi Z., Krajden M., Krarup H., Lai M.-S., Laleman W., Lao W.-C., Lavanchy D., Lazaro P., Leleu H., Lesi O., Lesmana L.A., Li M., Liakina V., Lim Y.-S., Luksic B., Mahomed A., Maimets M., Makara M., Malu A.O., Marinho R.T., Marotta P., Mauss S., Memon M.S., Mendes Correa M.C., Mendez-Sanchez N., Merat S., Metwally A.M., Mohamed R., Moreno C., Mourad F.H., Mullhaupt B., Murphy K., Nde H., Njouom R., Nonkovic D., Norris S., Obekpa S., Oguche S., Olafsson S., Oltman M., Omede O., Omuemu C., Opare-Sem O., Ovrehus A.L.H., Owusu-Ofori S., Oyunsuren T.S., Farag E., De Ledinghen V., Dore G.J., Papatheodoridis G., Pasini K., Peltekian K.M., Phillips R.O., Pimenov N., Poustchi H., Prabdial-Sing N., Qureshi H., Ramji A., Razavi-Shearer D., Razavi-Shearer K., Redae B., Reesink H.W., Ridruejo E., Robbins S., Roberts L.R., Roberts S.K., Rosenberg W.M., Roudot-Thoraval F., Ryder S.D., Safadi R., Sagalova O., Salupere R., Sanai F.M., Sanchez Avila J.F., Saraswat V., Sarmento-Castro R., Sarrazin C., Schmelzer J.D., Schreter I., Seguin-Devaux C., Shah S.R., Sharara A.I., Sharma M., Shevaldin A., Shiha G.E., Sonderup M., Souliotis K., Speiciene D., Sperl J., Starkel P., Stauber R.E., Stedman C., Struck D., Su T.-H., Sypsa V., Tan S.-S., Tanaka J., Thompson A.J., Tolmane I., Tomasiewicz K., Valantinas J., Van Damme P., Van Der Meer A.J., Van Thiel I., Van Vlierberghe H., Vince A., Vogel W., Wedemeyer H., Weis N., Wong V.W.S., Yaghi C., Yosry A., Yuen M.-F., Yunihastuti E., Yusuf A., Zuckerman E., Razavi H., Sievert W., Blach S., Zeuzem S., Manns M., Altraif I., Duberg A.-S., Muljono D.H., Waked I., Alavian S.M., Lee M.-H., Negro F., Abaalkhail F., Abdou A., Abdulla M., Abou Rached A., Aho I., Akarca U., Al Ghazzawi I., Al Kaabi S., Al Lawati F., Al Namaani K., Al Serkal Y., Al-Busafi S.A., Al-Dabal L., Aleman S., Alghamdi A.S., Aljumah A.A., Al-Romaihi H.E., Andersson M.I., Arendt V., Arkkila P., Assiri A.M., Baatarkhuu O., Bane A., Ben-Ari Z., Bergin C., Bessone F., Bihl F., Bizri A.R., Blachier M., Blasco A.J., Brandao Mello C.E., Bruggmann P., Brunton C.R., Calinas F., Chan H.L.Y., Chaudhry A., Cheinquer H., Chen C.-J., Chien R.-N., Choi M.S., Christensen P.B., Chuang W.-L., Chulanov V., Cisneros L., Clausen M.R., Cramp M.E., Craxi A., Croes E.A., Dalgard O., Daruich J.R., El-Sayed M.H., Ergor G., Esmat G., Estes C., Falconer K., Ferraz M.L.G., Ferreira P.R., Flisiak R., Frankova S., Gamkrelidze I., Gane E., Garcia-Samaniego J., Khan A.G., Gountas I., Goldis A., Gottfredsson M., Grebely J., Gschwantler M., Guimaraes Pessoa M., Gunter J., Hajarizadeh B., Hajelssedig O., Hamid S., Hamoudi W., Hatzakis A., Himatt S.M., Hofer H., Hrstic I., Hui Y.-T., Hunyady B., Idilman R., Jafri W., Jahis R., Janjua N.Z., Jarcuska P., Jeruma A., Jonasson J.G., Kamel Y., Kao J.-H., Kaymakoglu S., Kershenobich D., Khamis J., Kim Y.S., Kondili L., Koutoubi Z., Krajden M., Krarup H., Lai M.-S., Laleman W., Lao W.-C., Lavanchy D., Lazaro P., Leleu H., Lesi O., Lesmana L.A., Li M., Liakina V., Lim Y.-S., Luksic B., Mahomed A., Maimets M., Makara M., Malu A.O., Marinho R.T., Marotta P., Mauss S., Memon M.S., Mendes Correa M.C., Mendez-Sanchez N., Merat S., Metwally A.M., Mohamed R., Moreno C., Mourad F.H., Mullhaupt B., Murphy K., Nde H., Njouom R., Nonkovic D., Norris S., Obekpa S., Oguche S., Olafsson S., Oltman M., Omede O., Omuemu C., Opare-Sem O., Ovrehus A.L.H., Owusu-Ofori S., and Oyunsuren T.S.

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Background The 69th World Health Assembly approved the Global Health Sector Strategy to eliminate hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection by 2030, which can become a reality with the recent launch of direct acting antiviral therapies. Reliable disease burden estimates are required for national strategies. This analysis estimates the global prevalence of viraemic HCV at the end of 2015, an update of-and expansion on-the 2014 analysis, which reported 80 million (95% CI 64-103) viraemic infections in 2013. Methods We developed country-level disease burden models following a systematic review of HCV prevalence (number of studies, n=6754) and genotype (n=11 342) studies published after 2013. A Delphi process was used to gain country expert consensus and validate inputs. Published estimates alone were used for countries where expert panel meetings could not be scheduled. Global prevalence was estimated using regional averages for countries without data. Findings Models were built for 100 countries, 59 of which were approved by country experts, with the remaining 41 estimated using published data alone. The remaining countries had insufficient data to create a model. The global prevalence of viraemic HCV is estimated to be 1.0% (95% uncertainty interval 0.8-1.1) in 2015, corresponding to 71.1 million (62.5-79.4) viraemic infections. Genotypes 1 and 3 were the most common cause of infections (44% and 25%, respectively). Interpretation The global estimate of viraemic infections is lower than previous estimates, largely due to more recent (lower) prevalence estimates in Africa. Additionally, increased mortality due to liver-related causes and an ageing population may have contributed to a reduction in infections. Funding John C Martin Foundation.Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd

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2017

21. Development and validation of a prognostic score to predict mortality in patients with acute-on-chronic liver failure

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Jalan R, Saliba F, Pavesi M, Amoros A, Moreau R, Ginès P, Levesque E, Durand F, Angeli P, Hopf C, Alessandria C, Rodriguez E, Solis Muñoz P, Laleman W, Trebicka J, Zeuzem S. Albillos A, Gustot T, Mookerjee R, Elkrief L, Benten D, Montero JL, Catalina MV, Concepción M, Cordoba J, McCormick A, Stauber R, Vogel W, De Gottardi A, Peck Radosavljevic M, Van Vlierberghe H, Sperl J, Groenbaek H, Mortensen C, Coenraad MJ, Morando F, Gerbes AL, Risso A, Garcia E, Deulofeu C, Samuel D, Arroyo V., ZACCHERINI, GIACOMO, CARACENI, PAOLO, BERNARDI, MAURO, Jalan R, Saliba F, Pavesi M, Amoros A, Moreau R, Ginès P, Levesque E, Durand F, Angeli P, Caraceni P, Hopf C, Alessandria C, Rodriguez E, Solis-Muñoz P, Laleman W, Trebicka J, Zeuzem S. Albillos A, Gustot T, Mookerjee R, Elkrief L, Benten D, Montero JL, Catalina MV, Concepción M, Cordoba J, McCormick A, Stauber R, Vogel W, De Gottardi A, Peck-Radosavljevic M, Van Vlierberghe H, Sperl J, Groenbaek H, Mortensen C, Coenraad MJ, Morando F, Gerbes AL, Risso A, Garcia E, Deulofeu C, Samuel D, Bernardi M, and Arroyo V.

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Adult, Liver Cirrhosis, Male, medicine.medical_specialty, Cirrhosis, Time Factors, Databases, Factual, Multi-organ failure, Severity of Illness Index, Cohort Studies, Databases, Internal medicine, Intensive care, Sepsis, Severity of illness, medicine, Risk of mortality, Humans, Decompensation, Intensive care medicine, Hepatic encephalopathy, Factual, Aged, Hepatology, business.industry, Acute-on chronic liver failure, Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, Middle Aged, medicine.disease, Prognosis, body regions, Europe, Acute-on-chronic liver failure, Cohort, Female, business, Cohort study
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Background & Aims: Acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) is a frequent syndrome (30% prevalence), characterized by acute decompensation of cirrhosis, organ failure(s) and high short-term mortality. This study develops and validates a specific prognostic score for ACLF patients. Methods: Data from 1349 patients included in the CANONIC study were used. First, a simplified organ function scoring system (CLIF Consortium Organ Failure score, CLIF-C OFs) was developed to diagnose ACLF using data from all patients. Subsequently, in 275 patients with ACLF, CLIP-C OFs and two other independent predictors of mortality (age and white blood cell count) were combined to develop a specific prognostic score for ACLF (CLIF Consortium ACLF score [CLIF-C ACLFs]). A concordance index (C-index) was used to compare the discrimination abilities of CLIF-C ACLF, MELD, MELD-sodium (MELD-Na), and Child-Pugh (CPs) scores. The CLIF-C ACLFs was validated in an external cohort and assessed for sequential use. Results: The CLIF-C ACLFs showed a significantly higher predictive accuracy than MELDs, MELD-Nas, and CPs, reducing (19-28%) the corresponding prediction error rates at all main time points after ACLF diagnosis (28, 90, 180, and 365 days) in both the CANONIC and the external validation cohort. CLIF-C ACLFs computed at 48 h, 3-7 days, and 8-15 days after ACLF diagnosis predicted the 28-day mortality significantly better than at diagnosis. Conclusions: The CLIF-C ACLFs at ACLF diagnosis is superior to the MELDs and MELD-Nas in predicting mortality. The CLIP-C ACLFs is a clinically relevant, validated scoring system that can be used sequentially to stratify the risk of mortality in ACLF patients. (C) 2014 European Association for the Study of the Liver. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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2014

22. Restrictions for reimbursement of interferon-free direct-acting antiviral therapies for HCV infection in Europe

Author

Marshall, A.D., primary, Nielsen, S., additional, Cunningham, E.B., additional, Aghemo, A., additional, Alho, H., additional, Backmund, M., additional, Bruggmann, P., additional, Dalgard, O., additional, Flisiak, R., additional, Foster, G., additional, Gheorghe, L., additional, Goldberg, D., additional, Goulis, I., additional, Hickman, M., additional, Hoffmann, P., additional, Jancorienė, L., additional, Jarčuška, P., additional, Kåberg, M., additional, Makara, M., additional, Maimets, M., additional, Marinho, R., additional, Matičič, M., additional, Norris, S., additional, Olafsson, S., additional, Øvrehus, A., additional, Pawlotsky, J.-M., additional, Pocock, J., additional, Robaeys, G., additional, Roncero, C., additional, Simonova, M., additional, Sperl, J., additional, Tait, M., additional, Tolmane, I., additional, Tomaselli, S., additional, van der Valk, M., additional, Vince, A., additional, Dore, G.J., additional, Lazarus, J.V., additional, and Grebely, J., additional

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2017
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24. C-Edge Head-to-Head: Efficacy and Safety of Elbasvir and Grazoprevir Compared with Sofosbuvir/Pegylated Interferon/Ribavirin: A Phase 3 Randomized Controlled Trial

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Sperl, J., primary, Horvath, G., additional, Halota, W., additional, Ruiz-Tapiador, J.A., additional, Streinu-Cercel, A., additional, Jancoriene, L., additional, Werling, K., additional, Kileng, H., additional, Koklu, S., additional, Gerstoft, J., additional, Patel, S., additional, Qiu, J., additional, Assante-Appiah, E., additional, Wahl, J., additional, Nguyen, B.-Y., additional, Barr, E., additional, and Platt, H.L., additional

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2016
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27. Historical epidemiology of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in selected countries

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Bruggmann, P, Berg, T, Øvrehus, ALH, Moreno, C, Brandão Mello, CE, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Marinho, RT, Sherman, M, Ryder, SD, Sperl, J, Akarca, U, Balık, I, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Buti, M, Calinas, F, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cornberg, M, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, Duberg, AS, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Esmat, G, Estes, C, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, Frankova, S, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Gower, E, Gschwantler, M, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hézode, C, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Idilman, R, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Lázaro, P, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Mendes Correa, MC, Müllhaupt, B, Myers, RP, Negro, F, Nemecek, V, Örmeci, N, Parkes, J, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Razavi, H, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Rosenberg, WM, Sarmento-Castro, R, Sarrazin, C, Semela, D, Shiha, GE, Sievert, W, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, van Thiel, I, Van Vlierberghe, H, Vandijck, D, Vogel, W, Waked, I, Wedemeyer, H, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Van Damme, P, Aleman, S, Hindman, SJ, Bruggmann, P, Berg, T, Øvrehus, ALH, Moreno, C, Brandão Mello, CE, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Marinho, RT, Sherman, M, Ryder, SD, Sperl, J, Akarca, U, Balık, I, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Buti, M, Calinas, F, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cornberg, M, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, Duberg, AS, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Esmat, G, Estes, C, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, Frankova, S, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Gower, E, Gschwantler, M, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hézode, C, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Idilman, R, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Lázaro, P, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Mendes Correa, MC, Müllhaupt, B, Myers, RP, Negro, F, Nemecek, V, Örmeci, N, Parkes, J, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Razavi, H, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Rosenberg, WM, Sarmento-Castro, R, Sarrazin, C, Semela, D, Shiha, GE, Sievert, W, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, van Thiel, I, Van Vlierberghe, H, Vandijck, D, Vogel, W, Waked, I, Wedemeyer, H, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Van Damme, P, Aleman, S, and Hindman, SJ

Abstract

Chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a leading indicator for liver disease. New treatment options are becoming available, and there is a need to characterize the epidemiology and disease burden of HCV. Data for prevalence, viremia, genotype, diagnosis and treatment were obtained through literature searches and expert consensus for 16 countries. For some countries, data from centralized registries were used to estimate diagnosis and treatment rates. Data for the number of liver transplants and the proportion attributable to HCV were obtained from centralized databases. Viremic prevalence estimates varied widely between countries, ranging from 0.3% in Austria, England and Germany to 8.5% in Egypt. The largest viremic populations were in Egypt, with 6,358,000 cases in 2008 and Brazil with 2,106,000 cases in 2007. The age distribution of cases differed between countries. In most countries, prevalence rates were higher among males, reflecting higher rates of injection drug use. Diagnosis, treatment and transplant levels also differed considerably between countries. Reliable estimates characterizing HCV-infected populations are critical for addressing HCV-related morbidity and mortality. There is a need to quantify the burden of chronic HCV infection at the national level.

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2014

28. Strategies to manage hepatitis C virus (HCV) disease burden

Author

Wedemeyer, H, Duberg, AS, Buti, M, Rosenberg, WM, Frankova, S, Esmat, G, Örmeci, N, Van Vlierberghe, H, Gschwantler, M, Akarca, U, Aleman, S, Balık, I, Berg, T, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Brandão Mello, CE, Bruggmann, P, Calinas, F, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cornberg, M, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Estes, C, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hézode, C, Hindman, SJ, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Idilman, R, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Lázaro, P, Marinho, RT, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Mendes Correa, MC, Moreno, C, Müllhaupt, B, Myers, RP, Nemecek, V, Øvrehus, ALH, Parkes, J, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Razavi, H, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Ryder, SD, Sarmento-Castro, R, Sarrazin, C, Semela, D, Sherman, M, Shiha, GE, Sperl, J, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, Van Damme, P, van Thiel, I, Vandijck, D, Vogel, W, Waked, I, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Negro, F, Sievert, W, Gower, E, Wedemeyer, H, Duberg, AS, Buti, M, Rosenberg, WM, Frankova, S, Esmat, G, Örmeci, N, Van Vlierberghe, H, Gschwantler, M, Akarca, U, Aleman, S, Balık, I, Berg, T, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Brandão Mello, CE, Bruggmann, P, Calinas, F, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cornberg, M, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Estes, C, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hézode, C, Hindman, SJ, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Idilman, R, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Lázaro, P, Marinho, RT, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Mendes Correa, MC, Moreno, C, Müllhaupt, B, Myers, RP, Nemecek, V, Øvrehus, ALH, Parkes, J, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Razavi, H, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Ryder, SD, Sarmento-Castro, R, Sarrazin, C, Semela, D, Sherman, M, Shiha, GE, Sperl, J, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, Van Damme, P, van Thiel, I, Vandijck, D, Vogel, W, Waked, I, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Negro, F, Sievert, W, and Gower, E

Abstract

The number of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections is projected to decline while those with advanced liver disease will increase. A modeling approach was used to forecast two treatment scenarios: (i) the impact of increased treatment efficacy while keeping the number of treated patients constant and (ii) increasing efficacy and treatment rate. This analysis suggests that successful diagnosis and treatment of a small proportion of patients can contribute significantly to the reduction of disease burden in the countries studied. The largest reduction in HCV-related morbidity and mortality occurs when increased treatment is combined with higher efficacy therapies, generally in combination with increased diagnosis. With a treatment rate of approximately 10%, this analysis suggests it is possible to achieve elimination of HCV (defined as a >90% decline in total infections by 2030). However, for most countries presented, this will require a 3-5 fold increase in diagnosis and/or treatment. Thus, building the public health and clinical provider capacity for improved diagnosis and treatment will be critical.

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2014

29. The present and future disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection with today's treatment paradigm

Author

Razavi, H, Waked, I, Sarrazin, C, Myers, RP, Idilman, R, Calinas, F, Vogel, W, Mendes Correa, MC, Hézode, C, Lázaro, P, Akarca, U, Aleman, S, Balık, I, Berg, T, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Brandão Mello, CE, Bruggmann, P, Buti, M, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, Duberg, AS, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Esmat, G, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, Frankova, S, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Gower, E, Gschwantler, M, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hindman, SJ, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Marinho, RT, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Moreno, C, Murphy, K, Negro, F, Nemecek, V, Örmeci, N, Øvrehus, ALH, Parkes, J, Pasini, K, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Rosenberg, WM, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Ryder, SD, Sarmento-Castro, R, Semela, D, Sherman, M, Shiha, GE, Sievert, W, Sperl, J, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, Van Damme, P, van Thiel, I, Van Vlierberghe, H, Vandijck, D, Wedemeyer, H, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Cornberg, M, Müllhaupt, B, Estes, C, Razavi, H, Waked, I, Sarrazin, C, Myers, RP, Idilman, R, Calinas, F, Vogel, W, Mendes Correa, MC, Hézode, C, Lázaro, P, Akarca, U, Aleman, S, Balık, I, Berg, T, Bihl, F, Bilodeau, M, Blasco, AJ, Brandão Mello, CE, Bruggmann, P, Buti, M, Calleja, JL, Cheinquer, H, Christensen, PB, Clausen, M, Coelho, HSM, Cramp, ME, Dore, GJ, Doss, W, Duberg, AS, El-Sayed, MH, Ergör, G, Esmat, G, Falconer, K, Félix, J, Ferraz, MLG, Ferreira, PR, Frankova, S, García-Samaniego, J, Gerstoft, J, Giria, JA, Gonçales, FL, Gower, E, Gschwantler, M, Guimarães Pessôa, M, Hindman, SJ, Hofer, H, Husa, P, Kåberg, M, Kaita, KDE, Kautz, A, Kaymakoglu, S, Krajden, M, Krarup, H, Laleman, W, Lavanchy, D, Marinho, RT, Marotta, P, Mauss, S, Moreno, C, Murphy, K, Negro, F, Nemecek, V, Örmeci, N, Øvrehus, ALH, Parkes, J, Pasini, K, Peltekian, KM, Ramji, A, Reis, N, Roberts, SK, Rosenberg, WM, Roudot-Thoraval, F, Ryder, SD, Sarmento-Castro, R, Semela, D, Sherman, M, Shiha, GE, Sievert, W, Sperl, J, Stärkel, P, Stauber, RE, Thompson, AJ, Urbanek, P, Van Damme, P, van Thiel, I, Van Vlierberghe, H, Vandijck, D, Wedemeyer, H, Weis, N, Wiegand, J, Yosry, A, Zekry, A, Cornberg, M, Müllhaupt, B, and Estes, C

Abstract

The disease burden of hepatitis C virus (HCV) is expected to increase as the infected population ages. A modelling approach was used to estimate the total number of viremic infections, diagnosed, treated and new infections in 2013. In addition, the model was used to estimate the change in the total number of HCV infections, the disease progression and mortality in 2013-2030. Finally, expert panel consensus was used to capture current treatment practices in each country. Using today's treatment paradigm, the total number of HCV infections is projected to decline or remain flat in all countries studied. However, in the same time period, the number of individuals with late-stage liver disease is projected to increase. This study concluded that the current treatment rate and efficacy are not sufficient to manage the disease burden of HCV. Thus, alternative strategies are required to keep the number of HCV individuals with advanced liver disease and liver-related deaths from increasing.

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2014

32. The CLIF-consortium score predicts mortality more accurately than the MELD and MELD-sodium scores in patients hospitalized with decompensated cirrhosis with or without acute-on-chronic-liver failure (ACLF)

Author

International Liver Congress (24-28/04/2013: Amsterdam), Pavesi, Marco, Jalan, Rajiv, Amoros, A, Moreau, Richard, Ginès, Pere, Durand, François, Angeli, Paolo, Caraceni, P, Rodriguez, E, Agarwarl, B, Hopf, C, Alessandria, Carlo, Solis-Munoz, P, Laleman, Wim, Trebicka, Jonel, Saliba, Faouzi, Zeuzem, Stefan, Albillos, A, Gustot, Thierry, Mookerjee, Raj, Elkrief, Laure, Benten, D, Montero, JL, Catalina, MV, Concepcion, M, Cordoba, Juan, McCormick, A, Stauber, R, Vogel, Werner Kozhukharov, De Gottardi, A, Peck-Radosavljevic, M, Van Vlierberghe, Hans, Sperl, J, Groenbaek, H, Mortensen, C, Coenraad, MJ, Morando, F, Domenicali, Marco, Gerbes, Alexander L., Risso, A, Garcia, E, Deulofeu, C, Bernardi, Mauro, Arrondel, L., Arroyo, Vincente, International Liver Congress (24-28/04/2013: Amsterdam), Pavesi, Marco, Jalan, Rajiv, Amoros, A, Moreau, Richard, Ginès, Pere, Durand, François, Angeli, Paolo, Caraceni, P, Rodriguez, E, Agarwarl, B, Hopf, C, Alessandria, Carlo, Solis-Munoz, P, Laleman, Wim, Trebicka, Jonel, Saliba, Faouzi, Zeuzem, Stefan, Albillos, A, Gustot, Thierry, Mookerjee, Raj, Elkrief, Laure, Benten, D, Montero, JL, Catalina, MV, Concepcion, M, Cordoba, Juan, McCormick, A, Stauber, R, Vogel, Werner Kozhukharov, De Gottardi, A, Peck-Radosavljevic, M, Van Vlierberghe, Hans, Sperl, J, Groenbaek, H, Mortensen, C, Coenraad, MJ, Morando, F, Domenicali, Marco, Gerbes, Alexander L., Risso, A, Garcia, E, Deulofeu, C, Bernardi, Mauro, Arrondel, L., and Arroyo, Vincente

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2013

33. Structure of HisF-LUCA

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Reisinger, B., primary, Sperl, J., additional, Rajendran, C., additional, Merkl, R., additional, and Sterner, R., additional

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2013
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36. 1414 THE CLIF-CONSORTIUM SCORE PREDICTS MORTALITY MORE ACCURATELY THAN THE MELD AND MELD-SODIUM SCORES IN PATIENTS HOSPITALIZED WITH DECOMPENSATED CIRRHOSIS WITH AND WITHOUT ACUTE-ON-CHRONIC-LIVER FAILURE (ACLF).

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Pavesi, M., primary, Jalan, R., additional, Amoros, A., additional, Moreau, R., additional, Ginès, P., additional, Durand, F., additional, Angeli, P., additional, Caraceni, P., additional, Rodriguez, E., additional, Agarwarl, B., additional, Hopf, C., additional, Alessandria, C., additional, Solis-Muñoz, P., additional, Laleman, W., additional, Trebicka, J., additional, Saliba, F., additional, Zeuzem, S., additional, Albillos, A., additional, Gustot, T., additional, Mookerjee, R., additional, Elkrief, L., additional, Benten, D., additional, Montero, J.L., additional, Catalina, M.V., additional, Concepción, M., additional, Cordoba, J., additional, McCormick, A., additional, Stauber, R., additional, Vogel, W., additional, De Gottardi, A., additional, Peck-Radosavljevic, M., additional, van Vlierberghe, H., additional, Sperl, J., additional, Groenbaek, H., additional, Mortensen, C., additional, Coenraad, M.J., additional, Morando, F., additional, Domenicali, M., additional, Gerbes, A., additional, Risso, A., additional, Garcia, E., additional, Deulofeu, C., additional, Bernardi, M., additional, and Arroyo, V., additional

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2013
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37. 82 THE TNF-alpha −238 G-ALLELE PREDISPOSES TO SEVERE BACTERIAL INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH END-STAGE LIVER DISEASE ENLISTED FOR LIVER TRANSPLANTATION

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Bartáková, R., primary, de Mare-Bredemeijer, E., additional, Fraňková, S., additional, Roelen, D., additional, Visseren, T., additional, Trunečka, P., additional, Špičák, J., additional, Metselaar, H., additional, Jirsa, M., additional, Kwekkeboom, J., additional, and Sperl, J., additional

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2013
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39. Efficacy of 6 months treatment with PEG-interferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin (P/R) in patients infected with hepatitis C with genotype 1 of low viral load (G1LVL)

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UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, Zeuzem, S., Horsmans, Yves, Esteban-Mur, R, Ferenci, P, Sperl, J, Cianciara, J, Ibranyi, E, Weiland, O, Noviello, S, Brass, C, 40th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver, UCL - Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc, UCL, Zeuzem, S., Horsmans, Yves, Esteban-Mur, R, Ferenci, P, Sperl, J, Cianciara, J, Ibranyi, E, Weiland, O, Noviello, S, Brass, C, and 40th Annual Meeting of the European-Association-for-the-Study-of-the-Liver

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2005

43. 72 TENOFOVIR DISOPROXIL FUMARATE (TDF) FOR THE TREATMENT OF HBEAG-POSITIVE CHRONIC HEPATITIS B: WEEK 72 TDF DATA AND WEEK 24 ADEFOVIR DIPIVOXIL SWITCH DATA (STUDY 103)

Author

Heathcote, J., primary, George, J., additional, Gordon, S., additional, Bronowicki, J.P., additional, Sperl, J., additional, Williams, R., additional, Martin, P., additional, Beniowski, M., additional, Sorbel, J., additional, Anderson, J., additional, Mondou, E., additional, Snow, A., additional, and Rousseau, F., additional

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2008
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