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Evaluation of the parameters that can be effective on the response to antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C

Kronik hepatit C hastalarında antiviral tedaviye yanıtta etkili olabilecek parametrelerin değerlendirilmesi

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373–377
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Our results suggest that younger patients with lower body weight, lower histologic activity and fibrosis, lower GGT levels and GGT/ALT ratios, lower HCV-RNA loads and those with early viral response have a higher rate of sustained viral response.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Chronic hepatitis C is an important public health problem due its close relationship with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Key Findings & Data:Thirty-four patients with chronic hepatitis C (age between 24 and 67) who received PEG-interferon + ribavirine treatment were included in the study.
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Conclusion & Impact:Our results suggest that younger patients with lower body weight, lower histologic activity and fibrosis, lower GGT levels and GGT/ALT ratios, lower HCV-RNA loads and those with early viral response have a higher rate of sustained viral response.
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Abstract

Chronic hepatitis C is an important public health problem due its close relationship with liver cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Prediction of positively effective factors to chronic hepatitis C treatment gives the opportunity for the most appropriate, individualized and cost-effective treatment while preventing unnecessary and uneffective treatment interventions. In this study, we aimed to determine the laboratory parameters before treatment and during treatment and their likely effects on sustained viral response. Thirty-four patients with chronic hepatitis C (age between 24 and 67) who received PEG-interferon + ribavirine treatment were included in the study. The relationship between some pretreatment parameters estimated to have influence on response to treatment (age, sex, body mass index, liver enzymes, lipid profile, HCV-RNA load, genotype, liver biopsy results) and sustained viral response were evaluated in this study. Our results suggest that younger patients with lower body weight, lower histologic activity and fibrosis, lower GGT levels and GGT/ALT ratios, lower HCV-RNA loads and those with early viral response have a higher rate of sustained viral response. We also observed in our study that, currently as a first line HCV treatment in our country, success rates of standard combination therapy in HCV treatment are promising.

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Kronik hepatit C enfeksiyonu; karaciğer sirozu ve hepatoselüler kanser (HSK) ile yakın ilişkisi nedeni ile önemli bir toplum sağlığı sorunudur. Hepatit C tedavisinde kalıcı viral yanıta etki edecek parametrelerin önceden belirlenmesi, gereksiz ve etkisiz tedavi uygulamalarını engelleyerek kişiye göre en uygun ve maliyet etkin tedavi olanağı sağlayacaktır. Çalışmamızda tedavi öncesi ve tedavinin belirlenmiş dönemlerindeki bazı laboratuvar parametrelerini değerlendirerek, tedavi sonunda kalıcı viral yanıt üzerine olası etkilerini incelemeyi amaçladık. Araştırmamız, yaşları 24 ile 67 arasında değişen ve tamamı PEG-interferon + ribavirin ile tedavi edilmiş toplam 34 kronik Hepatit C enfeksiyonlu hastayı kapsamaktadır. Çalışmada, tedaviye yanıtta etkisinin olabileceği tahmin edilen bazı tedavi öncesi parametreler (yaş, cinsiyet, vücut kitle indeksi, karaciğer enzimleri, lipid profili, HCV-RNA yükü, genotip, karaciğer biyopsi incelemeleri) ile kalıcı viral yanıt arasında ilişki araştırıldı. Bulgularımız daha genç, düşük kilolu, düşük histolojik aktivite ve fibrozis derecesine sahip, GGT düzeyleri ve GGT/ALT oranı düşük, HCV-RNA yükü daha az olan ve erken viral yanıt alınabilen hastalarda kalıcı viral yanıt oranlarının daha yüksek olduğunu göstermektedir. Çalışmamızda halen ülkemizde ilk basamak HCV tedavisi olan PEG-interferon alfa-2a ve ribavirin ile uygulanan standart kombine tedavide sonuçların ümit verici olduğunu gözlenmiştir.

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CEBECİ, İ., TANOĞLU, A., ŞAHİNER, F., ÖZEL, M., ÖNCÜ, K., YAZGAN, Y., GÜRBÜZ, A. K., DEMİRTÜRK, L. (2015). Evaluation of the parameters that can be effective on the response to antiviral treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C. Gülhane Tıp Dergisi, Cilt: 57 - Sayı: 7, 373–377. https://ajindex.com/articles/225289

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