Journal
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 6, Pages 359-375Publisher
HINDAWI LTD
DOI: 10.1155/2012/947676
Keywords
Antiviral; Boceprevir; Guideline; Hepatitis C; Interferon; Peginterferon; Protease inhibitor; Ribavirin; Telaprevir; Therapy; Treatment
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Funding
- Merck Canada Inc
- Vertex
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Novartis
- Astellas
- Canadian Liver Foundation
- Roche Canada
- Johnson and Johnson
- Abbott Laboratories
- Gilead Sciences
- Genentech Inc
- Norgine Ltd
- GE Healthcare
- KNS Canada
- Canadian Institutes for Health Research
- Alberta Innovates-Health Solutions
- Echosens
- Bristol-Myers Squibb
- AstraZeneca
- Amgen
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RP Myers, A Ramji, M Bilodeau, S Wong, JJ Feld. An update on the management of chronic hepatitis C: Consensus guidelines from the Canadian Association for the Study of the Liver. Can J Gastroenterol 2012;26(6):359-375. Chronic hepatitis C remains a significant medical and economic burden in Canada, affecting nearly 1% of the population. Since the last consensus conference on the management of chronic hepatitis C, major advances have warranted a review of recommended management approaches for these patients. Specifically, direct-acting antiviral agents with dramatically improved rates of virological clearance compared with standard therapy have been developed, and several single nucleotide polymorphisms associated with an increased probability of spontaneous and treatment-induced viral clearance have been identified. In light of this new evidence, a consensus development conference was held in November 2011; the present document highlights the results of the presentations and discussions surrounding these issues. It reviews the epidemiology of hepatitis C in Canada, preferred diagnostic testing approaches and recommendations for the treatment of chronically infected patients with the newly approved protease inhibitors (boceprevir and telaprevir), including those who have previously failed pegylated interferon and ribavirin therapy. In addition, recommendations are made regarding approaches to reducing the burden of hepatitis C in Canada.
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