In a Real-Life Setting, Direct-Acting Antivirals to People Who Inject Drugs with Chronic Hepatitis C in Turkey

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dc.contributor.authorYıldırım, Figen
dc.contributor.authorUser, Ulku
dc.contributor.authorSarı, Nagehan Didem
dc.contributor.authorKurtaran, Behice
dc.contributor.authorÖnlen, Yusuf
dc.contributor.authorSenates, Ebubekir
dc.contributor.authorGündüz, Alper
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-23T16:08:13Z
dc.date.available2024-08-23T16:08:13Z
dc.date.issued2022en_US
dc.departmentDüzce Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: People who inject drugs (PWID) should be treated in order to eliminate hepatitis C virus in the world. The aim of this study was to compare direct-acting antivirals treatment of hepatitis C virus for PWID and non-PWID in a real-life setting. Methods: We performed a prospective, non-randomized, observational multicenter cohort study in 37 centers. All patients treated with direct-acting antivirals between April 1, 2017, and February 28, 2019, were included. In total, 2713 patients were included in the study among which 250 were PWID and 2463 were non-PWID. Besides patient characteristics, treatment response, follow-up, and side effects of treatment were also analyzed. Results: Genotype 1a and 3 were more prevalent in PWID-infected patients (20.4% vs 9.9% and 46.8% vs 5.3%). The number of naïve patients was higher in PWID (90.7% vs 60.0%), while the number of patients with cirrhosis was higher in non-PWID (14.1% vs 3.7%). The loss of follow-up was higher in PWID (29.6% vs 13.6%). There was no difference in the sustained virologic response at 12 weeks after treatment (98.3% vs 98.4%), but the end of treatment response was lower in PWID (96.2% vs 99.0%). In addition, the rate of treatment completion was lower in PWID (74% vs 94.4%). Conclusion: Direct-acting antivirals were safe and effective in PWID. Primary measures should be taken to prevent the loss of follow-up and poor adherence in PWID patients in order to achieve World Health Organization’s objective of eliminating viral hepatitis.en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.5152/tjg.2022.21834
dc.identifier.endpage978en_US
dc.identifier.issn1300-4948
dc.identifier.issue11en_US
dc.identifier.startpage971en_US
dc.identifier.trdizinid1175267en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://search.trdizin.gov.tr/tr/yayin/detay/1175267
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12684/15175
dc.identifier.volume33en_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakTR-Dizinen_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Gastroenterologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Ulusal Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.titleIn a Real-Life Setting, Direct-Acting Antivirals to People Who Inject Drugs with Chronic Hepatitis C in Turkeyen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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