Liver diseases and hepatocellular carcinoma in the Asia-Pacific region: burden, trends, challenges and future directions

LY Mak, K Liu, S Chirapongsathorn, KC Yew… - Nature Reviews …, 2024 - nature.com
Globally, nearly half of deaths from cirrhosis and chronic liver diseases (CLD) and three-
quarters of deaths from hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) occur in the Asia-Pacific region …

HCV microelimination for high-risk special populations

CF Huang, GJ Chen, CC Hung… - The Journal of Infectious …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Abstract The World Health Organization has set tremendous goals to eliminate viral hepatitis
by 2030. However, most countries are currently off the track for achieving these goals …

[HTML][HTML] Treatment as prevention effect of direct-acting antivirals on primary hepatitis C virus incidence: findings from a multinational cohort between 2010 and 2019

DK van Santen, R Sacks-Davis, A Stewart, A Boyd… - …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Broad direct-acting antiviral (DAA) access may reduce hepatitis C virus (HCV)
incidence through a" treatment as prevention"(TasP) effect. We assessed changes in …

Expanding access to healthcare for people who use drugs and sex workers: hepatitis C elimination implications from a qualitative study of healthcare experiences in …

NE Cunningham, J Lamb, A Staller, M Krajden… - Harm Reduction …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a major health threat in Canada. In British
Columbia (BC) province, 1.6% of the population had been exposed to HCV by 2012 …

Incidence and prevalence of hepatitis C virus among HIV-negative gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP): a systematic review and meta …

MW Traeger, BL Harney, R Sacks-Davis… - Open Forum …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background Gay and bisexual men using HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) are at
increased risk for sexually transmissible infections. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) risk among PrEP …

[HTML][HTML] Risky sexual practices and hepatitis C viremia among HIV-positive men who have sex with men in Taiwan

MH Huang, GJ Chen, HY Sun, YT Chen, LH Su… - Journal of Microbiology …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Understanding the risk behaviors associated with sexually-transmitted hepatitis
C virus (HCV) infection among men who have sex with men (MSM) may inform the public …

Hepatitis C microelimination among people living with HIV in Taiwan

GJ Chen, SY Ho, LH Su, SY Chang… - Emerging Microbes & …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
To reach the WHO target of hepatitis C virus (HCV) elimination by 2025, Taiwan started to
implement free-of-charge direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment programme in 2017 …

Cohort Profile: International Collaboration on Hepatitis C Elimination in HIV Cohorts (InCHEHC)

DK van Santen, A Stewart, JS Doyle… - International journal …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
• The International Collaboration on Hepatitis C Elimination in HIV Cohorts (InCHEHC) is a
multinational consortium of longitudinal cohorts of people with HIV who are at risk of …

Hepatitis C virus reinfection in people with HIV in Taiwan after achieving sustained virologic response with antiviral treatment: the RECUR study

CH Liu, HY Sun, CY Peng, SM Hsieh… - Open Forum …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Background Data on hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection in East Asian people with HIV after
treatment-induced sustained virologic response (SVR) are limited. Methods HIV/HCV …

Hepatitis C virus reinfection incidence among gay and bisexual men with HIV in Australia from 2016 to 2020

BL Harney, R Sacks‐Davis, DK van Santen… - Liver …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Background There is some concern that hepatitis C virus (HCV) reinfection might impact
HCV micro‐elimination efforts among gay and bisexual men (GBM) with HIV. However, there …