Washington—Eradication of chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus with the new class of antiviral agents is associated with a 71% reduction in the risk for de novo liver cancer, according to a large retrospective cohort study involving the Veterans Affairs health care system.
The findings should provide some assurance for patients taking direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), according to lead study author George Ioannou, BMBCh, MS, the director of hepatology at Veterans Affairs Puget Sound