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Filter by:Hepatitis C virus (HCV) continues to disproportionately affect vulnerable and marginalized persons in Canada. During the interferon treatment era, certain circumstances precluded individuals from receiving treatment, most notably mental health concerns or active substance use. In addition to the tolerability and efficacy of all-oral direct acting antivirals (DAAs), novel diagnostic strategies have also increased engagement in the care cascade. Point-of care and/or dried blood spot antibody as well as RNA testing allow for diagnosis without the need for phlebotomy, a major barrier for those with a history of past or current injection drug use. Despite these advances in diagnostic streamlining and increased cure rates, engagement post-diagnosis continues to be a major gap. Although the exact mechanism of HCV acquisition may not be clear - people who inject drugs, persons who are street-involved or low-income, or persons who are difficult-to-reach for other reasons, often experience both structural and geographic challenges to obtaining care. Community pharmacists may be the first point of contact for higher risk populations and may avoid testing and/or treatment for fear of judgement or poor treatment in hospital/specialist settings. While studies have demonstrated the feasibility of treating people receiving opioid against therapy (OAT), it remains unclear whether Canadian pharmacists can safely and effectively screen, and/or confirm HCV, work-up patients for HCV treatment, and prescribe with minimal oversight. If this model proves successful, it may have global utility especially in areas of the world where pharmacists are the initial point of contact for healthcare issues. The aim of this study is to determine whether being tested and linked care and treatment will be more effective in a community pharmacy than a referral to a tertiary care hospital for management of HCV among people on stable OAT, or other populations who experience barriers to care but use community pharmacy services.
This is a single center study characterizing the experience of administration of 8 weeks of pan-genotypic DAA therapy in kidney transplantation to prevent the transmission of hepatitis C virus infection from an HCV-positive donor kidney to an HCV-negative recipient.
GC002 is a Phase I trial to evaluate the safety and the immune responses of a lentiviral based HCV immunotherapy (HCVax™) in chronic HCV patients.
The goal of this trial is to evaluate the performance of the Fujirebio INNOTEST® HCV Ab IV using simpler collection methods such as fingerstick and venous whole blood collection on dried blood spots (DBS). In order to assess performance in samples with high and low antibody titres, performance will be evaluated with undiluted samples of all trial participants and serial diluted samples for a subset of HCV antibody reactive samples. Serial dilution of reactive samples will provide further insights into the potential difference of sensitivity in samples collected on DBS versus plasma. Results of this trial will also support the update of the regulatory claims to include DBS as an alternative sample type.
The effect of anti-tumor treatment is not satisfying in HBV-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HBV-HCC) for reasons that HBV-HCC carries highly heterogeneous antigens to facilitate cancer cells escaping from immune surveillance and constructs an immunosuppressive microenvironment. Correspondingly, multiple signals loaded dendritic cells vaccine can efficiently present T cells with antigens of HCC sensitize their antitumor properties meanwhile low dose cyclophosphamide (CY) can effectively improve the microenvironment of immunity. Therefore, we put forward a new scientific therapy called "multiple signals loaded dendritic cells vaccine combined low dose of cyclophosphamide" combining with radical surgery or TACE or targeted agents for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma to prolong their survival time.
This study is to investigate the long-term outcomes and prognostic risk factors in patients recovered from hepatitis B virus related acute on-chronic liver failure.
This study has two parts. Part A will assess the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics (PK) of AT-777 in healthy subjects. Part B will assess the safety, antiviral activity/efficacy and PK of AT-777 in combination with AT-527 after 8 weeks of treatment in HCV-infected subjects.
This is a prospective, descriptive, observational research study designed to observe and document the clinical practice by domain experts, and how the knowledge of new findings that are published in the medical literature affect clinical decision making. The study will evaluate risk factors and co-variants, including genetic variants that are associated with disease progression such as pain, inflammation, organ dysfunction, disability and quality of life.
This was a retrospective observational cohort study. The patients with chronic hepatitis B and cirrhosis who were treated with antiviral therapy in the Second Department of Liver Disease, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University from October 2008 to April 2020 were enrolled. Patients treated with antiviral drugs including interferon and/or nucleoside (acid) analogues lasting more than 6 months were included in the study. Interferon, nucleoside (acid) analogue monotherapy, combination therapy, sequential therapy, maintenance therapy and drug withdrawal therapy can all be included in the study. HBV DNA content, HBsAg/anti-HBs, HBeAg/anti-HBe, biochemical indexes, serum AFP and liver imaging (liver ultrasound) were collected before treatment (baseline), during treatment and after treatment. The virological response and clinical outcome after antiviral treatment for chronic hepatitis B were observed for at least 288 weeks, and the main evaluation indicators were the occurrence or reversal of cirrhosis complications, hepatocellular carcinoma and mortality. Secondary evaluation index: the influence factors of different clinical outcomes. To investigate the long-term virological response and clinical outcome of antiviral therapy in patients with chronic hepatitis B and liver cirrhosis and to clarify its influencing factors.
This study is a two-way, non-interventional long-term dynamic follow-up clinical observational cohort study. In the Second Division of Liver Diseases, Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University, chronic hepatitis C patients who were treated with interferon combined with ribavirin (PR) antiviral therapy (PR treatment for 6 months or more) and / or direct acting antivirals (DAAs ), and the baseline, antiviral treatment and discontinuation follow-up data of patients before antiviral treatment were collected, and follow-up observations of patients were carried out for every 3-6 months. The clinical data such as clinical biochemistry, HCV RNA and serological indicators (anti-HCV), AFP, and liver imaging (liver ultrasound) were collected during the study period. The virological response and clinical outcomes of chronic hepatitis C antiviral therapy were observed for at least 144 weeks. The incidence of liver cancer and decompensated liver cirrhosis after discontinuation of the drug was the main evaluation index. The aim is to explore long-term virological response and clinical outcomes, and elucidate its influencing factors.