Hepatitis C in Special Patient Cohorts: New Opportunities in Decompensated Liver Cirrhosis, End-Stage Renal Disease and Transplant Medicine.

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Published in Int J Mol Sci on August 05, 2015

Authors

Anna Hüsing1, Iyad Kabar2, Hartmut H Schmidt3, Hauke S Heinzow4

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Münster, Germany. anna.huesing@ukmuenster.de.
2: Department of Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Münster, Germany. iyad.kabar@ukmuenster.de.
3: Department of Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Münster, Germany. hepar@ukmuenster.de.
4: Department of Transplant Medicine, University Hospital Muenster, 48149 Münster, Germany. hauke.heinzow@ukmuenster.de.

Associated clinical trials:

Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir Fixed-Dose Combination + Ribavirin in Subjects With Chronic HCV With Advanced Liver Disease or Post-Liver Transplant | NCT01938430

Sofosbuvir Plus Ribavirin, or Ledipasvir/Sofosbuvir in Adults With HCV Infection and Renal Insufficiency | NCT01958281

Ombitasvir/ABT-450/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir With or Without Ribavirin in HCV Genotype 1-Infected Adults With Chronic Kidney Disease | NCT02207088

Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin in Patients With Chronic HCV With Cirrhosis and Portal Hypertension With or Without Liver Decompensation | NCT01687257

A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir and Dasabuvir With Ribavirin in Adults With Genotype 1 and Ombitasvir/Paritaprevir/Ritonavir With Ribavirin in Adults With Genotype 4 Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Decompensated Cirrhosis (TURQUOISE-CPB) | NCT02219477

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