Sentences with phrase «cirrhotic patients»
"Cirrhotic patients" refers to individuals who have a medical condition called cirrhosis, which is a disease that affects the liver. It causes scarring and damage to the liver, which can impair its function and may lead to various health problems. Full definition
Vegetable versus animal protein diet in cirrhotic patients with chronic encephalopathy.
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Phase III results revealed today at The International Liver Congress ™ 2015 show that once - daily treatment with daclatasvir (DCV) plus sofosbuvir (SOF) resulted in an overall 97 % sustained virologic response (SVR) at 12 weeks post-treatment in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) and HIV co-infection, including cirrhotic patients.
However, treatment - experienced genotype 3 cirrhotic patients experienced a lower SVR rate of 60 %.2
«We are pleased to see the efficacy of this two direct - acting antiviral investigational, pan-genotypic regimen has been validated for treatment - naïve Hepatitis C genotype 3 patients — with 100 % of cirrhotic patients treated for 12 weeks and 97 % of non-cirrhotic patients treated for eight weeks achieving sustained virologic response at 12 weeks post treatment,» said Dr Paul Kwo from Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, US and one of the lead study authors.
The 12 - week combination of SOF / DCV / RBV achieved a 100 % SVR4 rate in cirrhotic patients without the additive effect of extension of the treatment to 24 weeks with or without RBV (95.7 % and 92.5 %, respectively), and this was also true in experienced patients.
Morgan, M. Y., Hawley, K. E., and Stambuk, D. Amino acid tolerance in cirrhotic patients following oral protein and amino acid loads.
The results show that 12 weeks of DCV - SOF is a highly effective and well - tolerated treatment regimen for HCV in patients with HIV co-infection, including cirrhotic patients.
In the international Phase 2 clinical trial, two study arms enrolled 24 cirrhotic patients each, none who had previously been treated for HCV infection.
In the total patient population, the 5 - year overall survival rate was 95 %, although it was significantly higher in non-cirrhotic (97 %) than cirrhotic patients (92 %).
Hepatic encephalopathy verified by psychometric testing and EEG in cirrhotic patients: Effects of mesocaval interposition shunt or sclerotherapy..