Abstract:BackgroundHepatitis C virus (HCV) is an important cause of chronic hepatitis resulting in end stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Direct acting antivirals (DAAs) interfere with the HCV lifecycle and result in high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR). We hypothesized that treatment with DAAs in a real world setting is as successful in HCV/HIV coinfected patients as it is in HCV monoinfected patients, and that some degree of fibrosis regression can be observed after completion of therapy in… Show more
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