All the news Showing 10 of 11 articles.Get an RSS feed of these articles Show All news infohep newsEditors' picks from other sources Severe fibrosis improves in most people after hepatitis C cure but persists in a quarter Michael Carter / 18 February 2018 Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver fibrosis improves significantly in the majority of people with pre-treatment advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis after treatment resulting in a sustained virological response (SVR), Swedish investigators ... US study provides 'real world' evidence about which patients with hepatitis C should be prioritised for therapy Michael Carter / 19 October 2015 For patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) mono-infection, baseline fibrosis stage is strongly predictive of the medium-term risk of serious liver disease and death, investigators from the United States report in the ... Another study confirms detrimental effects of delaying hepatitis C treatment Liz Highleyman / 05 May 2015 Deferring antiviral therapy for hepatitis C until a person progresses to advanced liver disease has clear drawbacks including lower treatment effectiveness and an increased risk of clinical events and death, according to ... New EASL guidelines prioritise interferon-free hepatitis C treatment Liz Highleyman / 28 April 2015 The European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) released its latest hepatitis C treatment guidelines at the 50th International Liver Congress which took place last week in Vienna, Austria. The ... Advanced liver damage is common in people with undiagnosed hepatitis C in US survey Keith Alcorn / 25 April 2015 Around one in five of people with hepatitis C in the United States who do not know of their infection may already have advanced liver damage and be in urgent need of ... ELPA's Manifesto on policy measures against chronic liver disease ELPA / 24 March 2014 People with HIV/HCV co-infection and advanced liver fibrosis can rapidly develop decompensated liver disease Michael Carter / 10 September 2013 People living with HIV who have hepatitis C virus (HCV) co-infection and advanced liver fibrosis can rapidly develop decompensated liver disease even though they do not have cirrhosis of the liver, ... Blood tests OK for fibrosis diagnosis in hep C MedPage Today / 05 June 2013 Liver Imaging Tests Vie to Replace Biopsy MedPage Today Gastroenterology / 27 April 2013 The Age-Old Debate of Whether to Biopsy in HCV: My Answer for 2013 Clinical Care Options (requires registration) / 25 January 2013 ← First12Next → Other pages in this section Latest news All the news Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis D Hepatitis E Coronavirus NAFLD Treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma Transmission, epidemiology and prevention Health services, policy and advocacy Social issues Conference news Email bulletin archive