Abstract
Though direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) therapy is associated with a high cure rate of hepatitis C virus infection, a potential risk of serious adverse events (SAEs) exists. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence and predictors of morbidity and mortality related to DAAs therapy. This prospective study was conducted on a real word cohort of 1562 treatment naïve chronic hepatitis C (CHC) Egyptian patients, who received 12-weeks therapy with sofosbuvir (SOF) plus daclatasvir (DCV) ± ribavirin (RBV). The incidence and predictors of SAEs and mortality during treatment course and over the following 12 weeks were recorded. The mean age of study participants was 51.38 ± 9.70 years (55.22%, males). Liver cirrhosis was defined in 72.4% of participants. SAEs were recorded in 120 participants (7.68%), including hepatic decompensation, gastrointestinal bleeding, anemia and hepatocellular carcinoma. Nine patients (0.58%) died and 69 patients (4.42%) discontinued therapy due to SAEs. Severity of cirrhosis was the significant predictor of morbidities and mortality. Hepatic decompensation was predicted by baseline serum albumin [cutoff value: 3.00 g/dL, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC): 0.953] an...Continue Reading
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