Hepatitis C Virus - Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Era of Direct - Acting Antiviral Agents

Abstract

Context: The emergence of direct - acting antiviral agents (DAAs) with high sustained virological responses (SVR) is an epoch - making revolution. However, the value of antiviral agents in the field of hepatitis C - related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is not clear. Further, the risk of tumor occurrence or recurrence following an antiviral regimen is not yet reached a consensus. Evidence Acquisition: All scientific evidence was collected through a systematic review of studies discussing DAA regimen and hepatitis C-related HCC, in PubMed, EMBASE, and Web of Science. The relevant articles were obtained and reviewed carefully before working on the paper. Results: The current review study aimed at discussing recent studies on hepatitis C - related HCC in the era of DAAs, including application of DAAs in the field of treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), efficacy of DAAs on HCV-associated HCC, and the effect of DAAs on occurrence and recurrence of HCC. Conclusions: It was shown that DAAs had a relatively poor therapeutic effect on HCV patients with HCC, based on the current studies. After analyzing the existing data, the conclusion cannot yet be reached that DAA treatment influences the risk of HCC in patients with HCV infection.