Antiviral therapy and fibrosis progression in patients with mild-moderate hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. A randomized controlled study.
We evaluated the effect of antiviral therapy on fibrosis progression in patients with histological features of mild/moderate HCV disease recurrence defined by a Grading score≥4 and Staging score up to 3 (Ishak) at 1 year after liver transplantation.
Belli, L. S., Volpes, R., Graziadei, I., Fagiuoli, S., Starkel, P., Burra, P., Alberti, A. B., Gridelli, B., Vogel, W., Pasulo, L., De Martin, E., Guido, M., De Carlis, L., Lerut, J., Cillo, U., Burroughs, A. K., & Pinzello, G. (2012). Antiviral therapy and fibrosis progression in patients with mild-moderate hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. A randomized controlled study. Digestive and Liver Disease, 44(7), 603-609. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2012.01.017 (Original work published 2012)