1. Adolescents with chronic hepatitis C might be good candidates for direct‐acting antiviral therapy.
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Sato, Ken, Yamazaki, Yuichi, Kanayama, Yuki, Uehara, Daisuke, Tojima, Hiroki, Suga, Takayoshi, Kakizaki, Satoru, Sohara, Naondo, Horiguchi, Norio, and Uraoka, Toshio
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CHRONIC hepatitis C ,HEPATITIS C ,JAPANESE people ,ANTIVIRAL agents ,TEENAGERS - Abstract
Three Japanese adolescents with chronic hepatitis C were treated by direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs). No adverse events or laboratory abnormalities were observed during and after DAA therapy, and a sustained virological response was achieved in all cases. The emotional functioning of the patients and their mothers were improved after DAA therapy. Key Clinical Message: The efficacy/safety of therapy with direct‐acting antivirals for chronic hepatitis C in Japanese adolescents were favorable and the improvement of emotional functioning of them and their mothers by viral eradication was observed in all cases. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2022
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