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Mokhles MA. Extrahepatic manifestations of HCV where do we stand? Med Clin (Barc) 2024; 162:231-237. [PMID: 37980213 DOI: 10.1016/j.medcli.2023.10.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Revised: 10/05/2023] [Accepted: 10/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/20/2023]
Abstract
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been associated as up 40-70% of patients with extrahepatic manifestations (EHM) and 36 different syndromes. These could be attributed to the fact that HCV is lymphotropic, particularly B lymphotropic, and not merely hepatotropic, and could trigger immunological alterations indirectly by exerting a chronic stimulus on the immune system with production of immunoglobulins having rheumatoid activity forming immune complexes and production of cryoglobulins. Cryoglobulinemoa plays a pivotal role in producing most EHM of HCV such as vasculitis, glomerulonephritis, arthritis and neuropathies. Less frequently; while less frequently, the direct viral cytopathic effect could lead to EHMs independent of cryoglobulinemia. The mainstay of treatment of EMH has been antivirals, since interferon era to direct-acting drugs era, with no differences between the two eras, despite the better virological response. Longer evaluation of virological response and clinical investigation with longer follow-ups are necessary.
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- Mohamed Aly Mokhles
- National Research Center, Internal Medicine Department, Center of Excellence for Medical Research, Egypt.
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Tsutsumi Y, Ito S, Shiratori S, Teshima T. Hepatitis C Virus (HCV)-Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) As a Biomarker for Lymphoid Malignancy with HCV Infection. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:2852. [PMID: 37345190 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15102852] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/25/2023] [Revised: 05/15/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is potentially associated with liver cancer, and advances in various drugs have led to progress in the treatment of hepatitis C and attempts to prevent its transition to liver cancer. Furthermore, reactivation of HCV has been observed in the treatment of lymphoma, during which the immortalization and proliferation of lymphocytes occur, which leads to the possibility of further stimulating cytokines and the like and possibly to the development of lymphoid malignancy. There are also cases in which the disappearance of lymphoid malignancy has been observed by treating HCV and suppressing HCV-Ribonucleic acid (RNA), as well as cases of recurrence with an increase in HCV-RNA. While HCV-associated lymphoma has a poor prognosis, improving the prognosis with Direct Acting Antivirals (DAA) has recently been reported. The reduction and eradication of HCV-RNA by means of DAA is thus important for the treatment of lymphoid malignancy associated with HCV infection, and HCV-RNA can presumably play a role as a biomarker. This review provides an overview of what is currently known about HCV-associated lymphoma, its epidemiology, the mechanisms underlying the progression to lymphoma, its treatment, the potential and limits of HCV-RNA as a therapeutic biomarker, and biomarkers that are expected now that DAA therapy has been developed.
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- Yutaka Tsutsumi
- Department of Hematology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, 1-10-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hakodate Municipal Hospital, Hakodate, 1-10-1, Minato-cho, Hakodate 041-8680, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Hokkaido University Graduate School of Medicine, Sapporo 060-8638, Japan
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Scheifer C, Luckina E, Lebrun-Vignes B, Diop AA, Damais-Thabut D, Roos-Weil D, Dechartres A, Lebray P. Acute myeloid leukaemia following direct acting antiviral drugs in HCV-infected patients: A 10 years' retrospective single-center study. Clin Res Hepatol Gastroenterol 2022; 46:102000. [PMID: 35933093 DOI: 10.1016/j.clinre.2022.102000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2022] [Revised: 07/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/24/2022] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND After several cases of peculiar hematological malignancies following introduction of new oral anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatments in our recent practice, we aimed to systematically identify all cases of hematological malignancies (HM) in patients with chronic HCV infection and to compare them according to the prescription of oral anti-HCV Direct Acting Antivirals (DAA) treatment or not. MATERIAL/METHODS In this single-center retrospective observational study, we included all patients with confirmed HM and chronic HCV infection managed between 2010 and 2019 in the Pitié-Salpêtrière hospital, Paris. Non-inclusion criteria were a benign hematological disorder, an HM preceding chronic HCV infection and HCV acute infection. We compared characteristics of patients who received DAA before HM diagnosis to those with no DAA before HM. RESULTS Over the 10 years, 61 cases of HM among HCV infected patients were identified (female 29%, median age of 58.0 years [IQR 17]). Twenty-one received DAA before the onset of HM (Group DAA+) and 40 did not (Group DAA-) including 22 having received DAA after HM. In the DAA+ group, oral NS5B, NS5A and NS3A inhibitors were used in 90, 76 and 29% respectively. HM developed in the two years following DAA initiation in 76%. Eight (38%) had Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma, 5 (24%) had an Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (AML) including two with a mixed phenotype, 2 each had Hodgkin Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma or a myeloproliferative disorder and one each had a chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia or AL Amyloidosis. In the Group DAA-, HM were NHL in 20(50%) patients, Myeloproliferative neoplasms in 7 (17%), Multiple Myeloma in 5, Hodgkin Lymphoma in 3, Myelodysplastic syndrome and AML in 2 (5%) each and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia in one. No significant difference between the groups DAA + and - was found according to age, sex, HCV genotype, viral load, co-infection or type and exposition of previous HCV treatments. AML, liver transplantation and cirrhosis were significantly more frequent in the DAA+ group (p = 0.020, 0.045 and 0.032, respectively). CONCLUSION AML seemed more frequent after using DAA treatments, notably in severe HCV patients including cirrhotic and/or liver transplanted patients. A multicentric observational study is ongoing to confirm and explore the results.
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- Carole Scheifer
- Sorbonne Université, Départment d'Hématologie clinique, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France.
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Centre Régional de Pharmacovigilance, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France; EpiDermE, Univ Paris Est Créteil, Créteil, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Département d'information médicale, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Département d'hépatogastroentérologie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Départment d'Hématologie clinique, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, INSERM, Institut Pierre Louis d'Epidémiologie et de Santé Publique, AP-HP.Sorbonne Université, Département de Santé Publique, Centre de Pharmacoépidémiologie (Cephepi), Paris, France
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- Sorbonne Université, Département d'hépatogastroentérologie, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Hospital Pitié-Salpétrière, Paris, France
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Lam JO, Hurley LB, Lai JB, Saxena V, Seo S, Chamberland S, Quesenberry CP, Champsi JH, Ready J, Chiao EY, Marcus JL, Silverberg MJ. Cancer in People with and without Hepatitis C Virus Infection: Comparison of Risk Before and After Introduction of Direct-Acting Antivirals. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2021; 30:2188-2196. [PMID: 34583968 PMCID: PMC8667334 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0742] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 08/11/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/09/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a leading cause of liver cancer. The association of HCV infection with extrahepatic cancers, and the impact of direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment on these cancers, is less well known. METHODS We conducted a cohort study in a healthcare delivery system. Using electronic health record data from 2007 to 2017, we determined cancer incidence, overall and by type, in people with HCV infection and by DAA treatment status. All analyses included comparisons with a reference population of people without HCV infection. Covariate-adjusted Poisson models were used to estimate incidence rate ratios. RESULTS 2,451 people with HCV and 173,548 people without HCV were diagnosed with at least one type of cancer. Compared with people without HCV, those with HCV were at higher risk for liver cancer [adjusted incidence rate ratio (aIRR) = 31.4, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 28.9-34.0], hematologic cancer (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.1-1.5), lung cancer (aIRR = 1.3, 95% CI = 1.2-1.5), pancreatic cancer (aIRR = 2.0, 95% CI = 1.6-2.5), oral/oropharynx cancer (aIRR = 1.4, 95% CI = 1.1-1.8), and anal cancer (aIRR = 1.6, 95% CI = 1.1-2.4). Compared with people without HCV, the aIRR for liver cancer was 31.9 (95% CI = 27.9-36.4) among DAA-untreated and 21.2 (95% CI = 16.8-26.6) among DAA-treated, and the aIRR for hematologic cancer was 1.5 (95% CI = 1.1-2.0) among DAA-untreated and 0.6 (95% CI = 0.3-1.2) among DAA-treated. CONCLUSIONS People with HCV infection were at increased risk of liver cancer, hematologic cancer, and some other extrahepatic cancers. DAA treatment was associated with reduced risk of liver cancers and hematologic cancers. IMPACT DAA treatment is important for reducing cancer incidence among people with HCV infection.
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- Jennifer O Lam
- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California.
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California
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- San Rafael Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, San Rafael, California
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- South San Francisco Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, South San Francisco, California
- University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, California
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- Antioch Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Antioch, California
- Walnut Creek Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Walnut Creek, California
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- Regional Pharmacy, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California
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- South San Francisco Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, South San Francisco, California
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- Santa Clara Medical Center, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Santa Clara, California
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- Department of General Oncology, Division of Cancer Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Department of Epidemiology, Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas
- Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas
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- Department of Population Medicine, Harvard Medical School and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care Institute, Boston, Massachusetts
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- Division of Research, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Oakland, California
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Samonakis DN, Psyllaki M, Pavlaki KI, Drakos E, Kehagias E, Tzardi M, Papadaki HA. Aggressive recurrence of Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma after successful clearance of hepatitis C virus with direct acting antivirals. Ann Hepatol 2021; 21:100141. [PMID: 31694799 DOI: 10.1016/j.aohep.2019.08.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 08/20/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The association of Non-Hodgkin lymphomas and Hepatitis C virus is well documented and antiviral treatments facilitate a virological and hematological response in the majority of HCV related Non-Hodgkin lymphomas. The recent years, direct acting antivirals have made cure possible almost for every HCV patient. Some concerns were raised as regards the frequency and the pattern of recurrence in HCV patients with HCC, treated with these agents. We present a patient with DLBCL, in remission after appropriate treatment, HCV cirrhosis that was cured with the new antivirals and shortly after SVR, he experienced a lethal lymphoma recurrence.
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- Dimitrios N Samonakis
- Department of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, University Hospital of Heraklion Crete, Greece.
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Histopathology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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- Department of Hematology, University Hospital of Heraklion, Crete, Greece
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Merli M, Marino D, Cencini E, Rattotti S, Fraenza C, Grossi P, Bianchi B, Mora B, Sciarra R, Finotto S, Mecacci B, Passamonti F, Visco C, Arcaini L. Direct-acting antivirals in hepatitis C virus-positive mantle cell lymphomas. Hematol Oncol 2020; 39:263-266. [PMID: 33150988 DOI: 10.1002/hon.2825] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/28/2020] [Revised: 11/02/2020] [Accepted: 11/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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- Michele Merli
- Hematology, University Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi"-ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Infectious and Tropical Diseases, University Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi"-ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Hematology, University Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi"-ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Hematology, University Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi"-ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy
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- Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Medical Oncology 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IOV IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Hematology, Azienda Ospedaliera Senese, University of Siena, Siena, Italy
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- Hematology, University Hospital "Ospedale di Circolo e Fondazione Macchi"-ASST Sette Laghi, University of Insubria, Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Hematology, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Hematology, Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, Pavia, Italy.,Department of Molecular Medicine, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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Direct Antiviral Treatments for Hepatitis C Virus Have Off-Target Effects of Oncologic Relevance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12092674. [PMID: 32961688 PMCID: PMC7565876 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12092674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2020] [Revised: 09/14/2020] [Accepted: 09/15/2020] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Simple Summary Hepatitis C virus (HCV) eradication by direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) reduces de novo hepatocellular carcinoma incidence in cirrhosis; however, contrasting evidence on higher incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) was reported in patients previously treated for HCC. Here, we showed that sofosbuvir and daclatasvir can modulate cell proliferation, invasion capability and gene expression in HCC-derived cell lines, suggesting that off-target effects of these drugs might be responsible for both the increase and reduction of cell proliferation and migration capability. Off-target gene modulation, mainly affecting mitochondrial functions, ribosomal genes and histones, was consistent with matched phenotypic changes and might account either for pro-oncogenic or tumor-suppressive functions of DAAs, that seemed to be dictated by the molecular background. Abstract Background and Aims: HCV eradication by direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) reduces de novo hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) incidence in cirrhosis; however, contrasting evidence about beneficial or detrimental effects still exists in patients who have already developed HCC. Methods: we investigated whether sofosbuvir and daclatasvir modulate cell proliferation, invasion capability and gene expression (RNA-seq) in HCC-derived cell lines, hypothesizing possible off-target effects of these drugs. Results observed in HCC cell lines were validated in non-HCC cancer-derived cell lines and a preliminary series of human HCC tissues by qPCR and IHC. Results: DAAs can affect HCC cell proliferation and migration capability by either increasing or reducing them, showing transcriptomic changes consistent with some unexpected drug-associated effects. Off-target gene modulation, mainly affecting ribosomal genes, mitochondrial functions and histones, points to epigenetics and proliferation as relevant events, consistent with matched phenotypic changes. A preliminary validation of in vitro findings was performed in a restricted cohort of HCC patients previously treated with DAAs, with immunohistochemical correlations suggesting DAA-treated HCCs to be more aggressive in terms of migration and epidermal-to-mesenchymal transition. Conclusions: Our findings suggested the possible occurrence of off-target effects ultimately modulating cell proliferation and/or migration and potentially justified previous findings showing some instances of particularly aggressive HCC recurrence as well as reduced incidence of recurrence of HCC following treatment with DAAs.
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Sakai H, Miwa T, Ikoma Y, Hanai T, Nakamura N, Imai K, Kitagawa J, Shirakami Y, Kanemura N, Suetsugu A, Takai K, Shiraki M, Shimizu M. Development of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma after sofosbuvir-ledipasvir treatment for chronic hepatitis C: A case report and literature review. Mol Clin Oncol 2020; 13:1. [PMID: 32754315 PMCID: PMC7391802 DOI: 10.3892/mco.2020.2071] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2020] [Accepted: 05/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Recently, treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection have significantly improved by the development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) and almost all patients with HCV can complete antiviral treatment without apparent adverse events. Malignant lymphoma, particularly B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, is one of the extrahepatic manifestations associated with chronic HCV infection. The effectiveness of anti-HCV therapy with DAAs for B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma has been demonstrated in recent reports, whereas late-onset B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphoma after HCV eradication with DAAs has occasionally been reported. In the present study, a 77-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C and intermediate liver cancer risk received sofosbuvir-ledipasvir treatment for 12 weeks. Two months following the end of antiviral therapy, he had achieved sustained virologic response for 8 weeks. However, the patient occasionally found swelling of the right cervical lymph nodes without any subjective symptoms. Lymph node biopsy revealed diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and whole-body 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) positron emission tomography with computed tomography showed increased FDG uptake in the right cervical, right submandibular, mediastinal and mesenteric lymph nodes. The patient received six courses of rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisolone chemotherapy and achieved complete response at 8 months after chemotherapy initiation. Thus, the development of lymphoid malignancies may arise, even after HCV eradication with DAAs. Therefore, clinicians should be aware of such risks during and after antiviral treatment with DAAs.
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- Hiroyasu Sakai
- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Hematology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu 501-1194, Japan
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Masarone M, Persico M. Hepatitis C virus infection and non-hepatocellular malignancies in the DAA era: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Liver Int 2019; 39:1292-1306. [PMID: 30983083 DOI: 10.1111/liv.14119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2018] [Revised: 03/12/2019] [Accepted: 04/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Direct antiviral agents have greatly improved therapeutic options for chronic hepatitis C. Indeed, former "difficult-to-treat" patients can now be treated and can achieve sustained response. Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is associated with hepatocellular carcinoma and with B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (B-NHL). Other malignancies have been reported to be associated with HCV infection albeit with various grades of evidence. Antineoplastic treatment is often reduced or suspended in HCV-positive cancer patients to avoid "HCV reactivation." In this setting, antiviral therapy combined with antineoplastic protocols may improve the outcome. For this reason, we conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis to update the association between HCV infection and non-hepatocellular malignancies, and to shed light on the effects exerted by antiviral treatment on the natural history of oncological diseases. METHODS Relevant studies were identified by searching PUBMED, EMBASE and MEDLINE up to 1 August 2018. Pooled risk estimates were calculated with random-effects models according to PRISMA guidelines. RESULTS A total of 58 studies were included in the analysis: 27 studies of the association between HCV and B-NHL(OR 3.36; 95% CI 2.40-4.72;P < 0.00001);13 studies of the association between sustained virological response and progression-free survival (PFS) in B-NHL patients(OR 9.34; 95% CI 4.90-17.79; P < 0.00001); 13 studies of the association between HCV and intrahepatic-cholangio-carcinoma (OR 3.95;95% CI 2.25-6.94; P < 0.00001); and 5 studies of the association between HCV infection and pancreatic adeno-carcinoma(OR 1.60; 95% CI:1.25-2.04; P = 0.0002). CONCLUSIONS This study updates the strong association between B-NHL and HCV infection, confirms the association between HCV and non-hepatocellular tumours, and demonstrates a very strong association between viral eradication and a better outcome of HCV-positive B-NHL.
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- Mario Masarone
- Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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- Internal Medicine and Hepatology Unit, University of Salerno, Salerno, Italy
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Allaire M, Nahon P, Layese R, Bourcier V, Cagnot C, Marcellin P, Guyader D, Pol S, Larrey D, De Lédinghen V, Ouzan D, Zoulim F, Roulot D, Tran A, Bronowicki JP, Zarski JP, Riachi G, Calès P, Péron JM, Alric L, Bourlière M, Mathurin P, Blanc JF, Abergel A, Serfaty L, Mallat A, Grangé JD, Attali P, Bacq Y, Wartelle C, Dao T, Thabut D, Pilette C, Silvain C, Christidis C, Nguyen-Khac E, Bernard-Chabert B, Zucman D, DI Martino V, Sutton A, Letouzé E, Audureau E, Roudot-Thoraval F. Extrahepatic cancers are the leading cause of death in patients achieving hepatitis B virus control or hepatitis C virus eradication. Hepatology 2018; 68:1245-1259. [PMID: 29663511 DOI: 10.1002/hep.30034] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/08/2017] [Revised: 03/09/2018] [Accepted: 04/11/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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UNLABELLED Data on extrahepatic cancers (EHCs) in compensated viral cirrhosis are limited. The objective of the prospective multicenter Agence Nationale de Recherche sur le SIDA et les Hépatites virales CO12 CirVir cohort was to assess the occurrence of all clinical events in patients with compensated viral cirrhosis, including all types of cancer. Patients with the following inclusion criteria were enrolled in 35 French centers: (1) biopsy-proven hepatitis B virus (HBV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) cirrhosis, (2) Child-Pugh A, or (3) absence of previous liver complications including primary liver cancer (PLC). Patients were followed up prospectively every 6 months. The standardized mortality ratio (SMR) was calculated according to age and gender using 5-year periods. The impact of sustained viral response (SVR) in HCV patients and maintained viral suppression in HBV patients were assessed using time-dependent analysis. A total of 1,671 patients were enrolled between 2006 and 2012 (median age, 54.9 years; men, 67.3%; HCV, 1,323; HBV, 317; HCV-HBV, 31). Metabolic features and excessive alcohol and tobacco consumption were recorded in 15.2%, 36.4%, and 56.4% of cases, respectively. After a median follow-up of 59.7 months, 227 PLCs were diagnosed (5-year cumulative incidence [CumI] 13.4%) and 93 patients developed EHC (14 patients with lymphoid or related tissue cancer and 79 with solid tissue cancer; 5-year EHC CumI, 5.9%). Compared to the general French population, patients were younger at cancer diagnosis, with significantly higher risk of EHC in HCV patients (SMR, 1.31; 95 confidence interval [CI], 1.04-1.64; P = 0.017) and after SVR (SMR = 1.57; 95% CI, 1.08-2.22; P = 0.013). EHC was the fourth leading cause of death in the whole cohort and the first in patients with viral control/eradication. CONCLUSION Compared to the general French population, HCV cirrhosis is associated with a higher risk of EHC and the first cause of death in patients with viral cirrhosis who achieve virological control/eradication. (Hepatology 2018).
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- Manon Allaire
- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Nutrition, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Caen, France.,Inserm UMR 1149, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France.,Equipe Labellisée Ligue contre le cancer, Université Paris 13, Sorbonne Paris Cité, Bobigny, France.,Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides, Inserm UNR-1162, Paris, France
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- Service de Santé Publique and Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC-Mondor), AP-HP, Hôpital Henri-Mondor; A-TVB DHU, CEpiA (Clinical Epidemiology and Aging), UPEC, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France
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- ANRS (France Recherche Nord & sud Sida-hiv Hépatites), Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Pontchaillou, Rennes, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Cochin, Paris, France.,Inserm MS20 et U1223, Institut Pasteur, Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint Eloi, Montpellier, France.,Liver and Gastroenterology, Department-IRB-INSERM-1183, Bordeaux, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Institut Arnaud Tzanck, Saint Laurent du Var, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Hospices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nice, Nice, France.,Hepatic Complications in Obesity, Inserm U1065, C3M, Team 8, Nice, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Nancy, Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Michallon, Grenoble, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Charles-Nicolle, Rouen, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Angers, Angers, France.,Laboratoire HIFIH, UPRES 3859, SFR ICAT 4208, UFR Santé, Université d'Angers, UBL, Angers, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Purpan, Toulouse, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital Saint Joseph, Marseille, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Claude Huriez, Lille, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Saint André, Bordeaux, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Hôtel Dieu, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Saint Antoine, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Henri Mondor, University Paris-Est, Créteil, France.,Inserm, U955, Créteil, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital Paul Brousse, Villejuif, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Trousseau, Tours, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Hôpital d'Aix-en-Provence, Aix-En-Provence, France
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- Service d'Hépato-gastroentérologie et Nutrition, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Caen, Caen, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, AP-HP, Hôpital La Pitié Salpêtrière, Paris, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire de Poitiers, Poitiers, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire d'Amiens, Amiens, France
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- Service de Médecine Interne, Hôpital Foch, Suresnes, France
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- Service d'Hépatologie, Centre Hospitalo-Universitaire Jean Minjoz, Besançon, France
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- Centre de Ressources Biologiques, Groupe Hospitalier Paris, Seine-Saint-Denis, France.,Service de Biochimie, AP-HP, Hôpital Jean Verdier, Bondy, France.,Inserm U1148, Université Paris 13, Bobigny, France
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- Génomique Fonctionnelle des Tumeurs Solides, Inserm UNR-1162, Paris, France
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- Service de Santé Publique and Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC-Mondor), AP-HP, Hôpital Henri-Mondor; A-TVB DHU, CEpiA (Clinical Epidemiology and Aging), UPEC, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France
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- Service de Santé Publique and Unité de Recherche Clinique (URC-Mondor), AP-HP, Hôpital Henri-Mondor; A-TVB DHU, CEpiA (Clinical Epidemiology and Aging), UPEC, Université Paris-Est, Créteil, France
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Andrade XA, Paz LH, Nassar M, Oramas DM, Fuentes HE, Kovarik P, Mishra S, Singh A. Primary Liver Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma following Complete Response for Hepatitis C Infection after Direct Antiviral Therapy. Acta Haematol 2018; 139:77-80. [PMID: 29393087 DOI: 10.1159/000484653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/25/2017] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatitis C infection is highly prevalent worldwide and has a well-known association with B-cell lymphoid malignancies. Antiviral therapy has successfully decreased the rate of liver cirrhosis and improved the outcome in patients with hepatitis C-associated lymphomas. However, although there are a few case reports of aggressive lymphomas after successful hepatitis C therapy, the mechanism behind this association remains unclear. CASE PRESENTATION We present the case of a 55-year-old man with chronic hepatitis C infection and liver cirrhosis who received antiviral therapy with sofosbuvir and ribavirin and achieved a sustained complete virological response. One year after successful therapy, there was an unexplained decline of his liver function and atypical liver nodularity, which led to the diagnosis of a primary liver diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. DISCUSSION We review the evidence supporting possible mechanisms of lymphomagenesis after successful hepatitis C therapy, particularly involving late "second-hit" mutations after viral-induced DNA damage and antiviral therapy facilitating the emergence of latent malignant B-cell clones by decreasing local inflammation and immune surveillance. More reports may help elucidate any association between hepatitis C antiviral therapy and late lymphoid malignancies.
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- Xavier A Andrade
- Department of Medicine, John H. Stroger Jr. Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA
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Caldas M, Del Campo L, Freih-Fraih A, García-Buey L. Liver metastasis from neuroendocrine carcinoma after the use of the new direct-action antivirals against hepatitis C virus in a patient with past history of hepatocellular carcinoma. REVISTA ESPANOLA DE ENFERMEDADES DIGESTIVAS 2018; 109:308-312. [PMID: 28287817 DOI: 10.17235/reed.2017.4772/2016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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The use of the new direct-action antivirals against hepatitis C virus provides very high viral eradication rates. However, various recently published articles recommend caution with their use after the appearance of some cases of de novo tumors (originated in hepatic and extra-hepatic locations) and a possible shorter time period of recurrence of hepatocellular carcinomas previously treated with surgery or loco-regional therapies. The sudden drop of the number of natural killer cells secondary to the use of these new medicines has been suggested as one of the possible mechanisms responsible for this process. However, due to the controversy concerning this subject and the absence of long-term follow-up studies in clinical practice, caution is needed before definitive conclusions are settled. We present the case report of a patient diagnosed of chronic liver disease secondary to hepatitis C virus infection and a past history of hepatocellular carcinoma in complete remission after radiofrequency ablation. He was treated with the new direct-action antivirals reaching sustained viral response. Six months later, the patient was diagnosed with liver metastasis from a small-cell neuroendocrine tumor of unknown primary site.
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- María Caldas
- Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de La Princesa, España
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Visentini M, Fiorilli M, Casato M. From the pathogenesis to the cure of indolent B-cell lymphoproliferative disorders associated with hepatitis C virus infection: which role for direct-acting antivirals? Expert Rev Hematol 2017; 10:719-727. [PMID: 28675071 DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2017.1349607] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Hepatitis C virus (HCV) causes monoclonal B cell lymphoproliferative disorders ranging from benign, such as in mixed cryoglobulinemia (MC), to indolent or aggressive lymphomas. MC and indolent lymphomas commonly regress when HCV is eradicated with interferon (IFN) therapy; however, sustained virologic response (SVR) to IFN is achieved only in ~50% of patients. The new all oral direct-acting antivirals (DAA), yielding nearly 100% SVR, promise a breakthrough in the treatment of HCV-associated lymphoproliferative disorders, but experience is still scanty. Areas covered: A literature search was performed to summarize current pathogenetic hypotheses in HCV-associated indolent lymphoproliferative disorders and to identify clinical trials focused on the use of antiviral therapy. Hematological outcomes of IFN-based and IFN-free DAA-based regimens were compared. Expert commentary: While MC appears to regress in most patients after DAA therapy, the still very limited experience with indolent lymphomas suggests that hematologic responses might be less than those observed with IFN. Furthermore, anecdotal observations of early progression to aggressive lymphoma after DAA are disquieting. Large studies are needed to determine the values and limits of DAA for treating HCV-associated indolent lymphomas and to identify subgroups at risk of non-response.
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- Marcella Visentini
- a Department of Clinical Medicine , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Clinical Medicine , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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- a Department of Clinical Medicine , Sapienza University of Rome , Rome , Italy
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Ramos-Casals M, Zignego AL, Ferri C, Brito-Zerón P, Retamozo S, Casato M, Lamprecht P, Mangia A, Saadoun D, Tzioufas AG, Younossi ZM, Cacoub P. Evidence-based recommendations on the management of extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. J Hepatol 2017; 66:1282-1299. [PMID: 28219772 DOI: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Revised: 02/05/2017] [Accepted: 02/06/2017] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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- Manuel Ramos-Casals
- Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases Josep Font, CELLEX-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Medicine, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
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- Interdepartmental Center MASVE, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Chair and Rheumatology Unit, Medical School, University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Policlinico di Modena, Modena, Italy
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- Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases Josep Font, CELLEX-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; Department of Autoimmune Diseases, ICMiD, Hospital Clínic, Barcelona, Spain; Autoimmune Diseases Unit, Department of Medicine, Hospital CIMA- Sanitas, Barcelona, Spain
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- Laboratory of Autoimmune Diseases Josep Font, CELLEX-IDIBAPS, Barcelona, Spain; Rheumatology Department, Hospital Privado Universitario de Córdoba, INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN CIENCIAS DE LA SALUD (INICSA), National Scientific and Technical Research Council, CONICET - CORDOBA - Argentina
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- Department of Clinical Immunology, Sapienza University of Rome, Italy
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- Department of Rheumatology & Vasculitis Center, University of Lübeck, Germany
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- Liver Unit, IRCCS "Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza", San Giovanni Rotondo, Italy
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7211, and Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), F-75005 Paris, France; INSERM, UMR_S 959, F-75013 Paris, France; CNRS, FRE3632, F-75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, F-75013 Paris, France
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Medicine, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece
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- Chairman, Department of Medicine, Inova Fairfax Medical Campus, Vice President for Research, Inova Health System, Professor of Medicine, VCU-Inova Campus, The Claude Moore Health Education and Research Center, Beatty Center for Integrated Research, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- Sorbonne Universités, UPMC Université Paris 06, UMR 7211, and Inflammation-Immunopathology-Biotherapy Department (DHU i2B), F-75005 Paris, France; INSERM, UMR_S 959, F-75013 Paris, France; CNRS, FRE3632, F-75005 Paris, France; AP-HP, Groupe Hospitalier Pitié-Salpêtrière, Department of Internal Medicine and Clinical Immunology, F-75013 Paris, France
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