Declining prevalence of current HCV infection and increased treatment uptake among people who inject drugs: the ETHOS Engage study

H Valerio, M Alavi, A Conway, D Silk, C Treloar… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Evaluating trends in HCV treatment and prevalence is crucial for monitoring
elimination. We evaluated the change in current infection and treatment among people who …

Machine learning algorithms for predicting direct‐acting antiviral treatment failure in chronic hepatitis C: An HCV‐TARGET analysis

H Park, WH Lo‐Ciganic, J Huang, Y Wu, L Henry… - …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Background and Aims We aimed to develop and validate machine learning
algorithms to predict direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment failure among patients with HCV …

Patients with hepatocellular carcinoma from more rural and lower‐income households have more advanced tumor stage at diagnosis and significantly higher mortality

RJ Wong, D Kim, A Ahmed, AK Singal - Cancer, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Background Patients from rural and low‐income households may have suboptimal access to
liver disease care, which may translate into worse HCC outcomes. The authors provide a …

The use of technology-based adherence monitoring in the treatment of hepatitis C virus

YH Adje, KM Brooks… - Therapeutic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) achieve high hepatitis C virus (HCV) cure rates and are
forgiving to missed doses, but adherence–efficacy relationships have not been well defined …

Hepatitis C treatment in a co‐located mental health and alcohol and drug service using a nurse‐led model of care

BL Harney, R Brereton, B Whitton… - Journal of Viral …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is more prevalent among people with experience of severe mental
illness compared to the general population, due in part to higher levels of injecting drug use …

Impact of a digital medicine programme on hepatitis C treatment adherence and efficacy in adults at high risk for non‐adherence

M Sulkowski, AF Luetkemeyer, DL Wyles… - Alimentary …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Direct‐acting anti‐virals (DAA) are highly effective for hepatitis C virus (HCV)
treatment, but perceived risks of medication non‐adherence may restrict access to care …

Micro‐elimination of chronic hepatitis C virus in mental health settings: A prospective multicentre pragmatic trial

C Gofton, K Bondezi, B Kotze, K McKee… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Hepatitis C virus (HCV) prevalence is high in the mental health
population. We sought to evaluate testing and treatment uptake for HCV following the …

[PDF][PDF] Direct‐acting antiviral treatment use remains low among Florida Medicaid beneficiaries with chronic hepatitis C

H Park, HJ Song, X Jiang, L Henry… - Hepatology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Medicaid prior authorization (PA) policies for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) with direct‐
acting antiviral (DAA) therapy are changing. We aimed to evaluate effects of changes in PA …

[PDF][PDF] Psychosocial obstacles to hepatitis C treatment initiation among patients in care: a hitch in the cascade of cure

PR Spradling, Y Zhong, AC Moorman… - Hepatology …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
There are limited data examining the relationship between psychosocial factors and receipt
of direct‐acting antiviral (DAA) treatment among patients with hepatitis C in large health care …

“I'm obviously not dying so it's not something I need to sort out today”: Considering hepatitis C treatment in the era of direct acting antivirals

C Wright, S Cogger, K Hsieh, S Goutzamanis… - Infection, disease & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Background People who inject drugs are the group at greatest risk of hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection. The advent of new direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment provides opportunities for …