Direct acting antivirals therapy and hepatocellular carcinoma risk in patients with hepatitis C virus

The estimated number of people with active hepatitis C virus infection worldwide is about 70 million. The estimated number of people with active hepatitis C virus infection worldwide is about 70 million. Approximately 30% of infected individuals develop cirrhosis, whilst some develop liver cancer, the fifth most common cancer worldwide. Currently available treatments, high-efficacy antiviral agents mostly short-term (8-12 weeks) and pangenotypic, have efficacy rates of over 96%. Some patients, especially those with cirrhosis, develop primary liver cancer even after effective hepatitis C virus treatment. In order to diagnose hepatocellular carcinoma early, patients at risk should be enrolled in a surveillance program