Hepatitis C Virus: No Longer a Barrier to Oncology Care

Sobia N. Laique; Hugo E. Vargas

doi:10.14309/ajg.0000000000000095

Hepatitis C Virus: No Longer a Barrier to Oncology Care

Sobia N. Laique, Hugo E. Vargas

Hepatology

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Abstract

Historically, hepatitis C virus infection has posed a barrier to cancer therapies and enrollment in clinical trials for oncology patients. Oral direct acting antivirals now allow most patients, previously considered difficult to treat to be effectively (>95% sustained virologic response) and safely cured.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	207-208
Number of pages	2
Journal	American Journal of Gastroenterology
Volume	114
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.14309/ajg.0000000000000095
State	Published - Feb 1 2019

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Gastroenterology

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Hepatitis C Virus: No Longer a Barrier to Oncology Care

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