2022
Determining the lower limit of detection required for HCV viral load assay for test of cure following direct‐acting antiviral‐based treatment regimens: Evidence from a global data set
Morgan JR, Marsh E, Savinkina A, Shilton S, Shadaker S, Tsertsvadze T, Kamkamidze G, Alkhazashvili M, Morgan T, Belperio P, Backus L, Doss W, Esmat G, Hassany M, Elsharkawy A, Elakel W, Mehrez M, Foster GR, Kinge C, Chew KW, Chasela CS, Sanne IM, Thanung YM, Loarec A, Aslam K, Balkan S, Easterbrook PJ, Linas BP. Determining the lower limit of detection required for HCV viral load assay for test of cure following direct‐acting antiviral‐based treatment regimens: Evidence from a global data set. Journal Of Viral Hepatitis 2022, 29: 474-486. PMID: 35278339, PMCID: PMC9248016, DOI: 10.1111/jvh.13672.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDetectable viraemiaDetectable HCV RNALow-level viraemiaVirological treatment failureHCV viral loadTest of cureHepatitis C virusViral load assaysHCV viraemiaHCV RNATreatment failureViral loadC virusClinical trialsMinimal fibrosisSVR12ViraemiaGlobal eliminationLogistic regressionDiagnostic performanceLevel of detectionObservational databaseIULaboratory-based assaysCure
2021
Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study
Barocas JA, Savinkina A, Lodi S, Epstein RL, Bouton TC, Sperring H, Hsu HE, Jacobson KR, Schechter-Perkins EM, Linas BP, White LF. Projected Long-Term Impact of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic on Hepatitis C Outcomes in the United States: A Modeling Study. Clinical Infectious Diseases 2021, 75: e1112-e1119. PMID: 34499124, PMCID: PMC8522427, DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciab779.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAntiviral AgentsCOVID-19HepacivirusHepatitis CHumansLiver CirrhosisPandemicsUnited StatesConceptsLiver-related deathPre-pandemic levelsHepatitis C outcomesCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemicCOVID-19-related disruptionsPre-pandemic ratesDisease 2019 pandemicHCV careHCV outcomesVirologic responseHCV epidemicTreatment initiationPandemic-related disruptionsCare disruptionsC outcomesAdditional casesCare servicesCare deliveryCirrhosisHCVHealthcare deliveryCOVID-19COVID-19 pandemicAggressive effortsOutcomesHCV Viral Load Greater Than 1000 IU/ml at Time of Virologic Failure in Direct-Acting Antiviral-Treated Patients
Morgan JR, Savinkina A, Pires dos Santos AG, Xue Z, Shilton S, Linas B. HCV Viral Load Greater Than 1000 IU/ml at Time of Virologic Failure in Direct-Acting Antiviral-Treated Patients. Advances In Therapy 2021, 38: 1690-1700. PMID: 33590445, PMCID: PMC7932931, DOI: 10.1007/s12325-021-01647-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMean HCV RNA levelHCV RNA levelsVirologic failureIU/HCV RNARNA levelsPost-treatment week 4Hepatitis C cureMean HCV RNATreatment virologic failureLevel of viremiaDirect acting antiviralsHCV viral loadTime of relapseResource-limited settingsTreatment failureViral loadElimination targetsClinical trialsWeek 4PatientsCare testOverall populationCare assaysLarger study