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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2018; 10(10): 639-644
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i10.639
Published online Oct 27, 2018. doi: 10.4254/wjh.v10.i10.639
European Association for the Study of the Liver and French hepatitis C recent guidelines: The paradigm shift
Véronique Loustaud-Ratti, Marilyne Debette-Gratien, Paul Carrier, Fédération d'Hépatologie, Service d’Hépato-gastroentérologie, CHU Limoges, Limoges 87042, France
Author contributions: Loustaud-Ratti V and Carrier P wrote the manuscript; Debette-Gratien M reread the manuscript and brought her expertise.
Conflict-of-interest statement: Dr. Loustaud-Ratti reports personal fees from GILEAD, personal fees from MSD, personal fees from ABBVIE, grants and personal fees from BMS, outside the submitted work.
Correspondence to: Véronique Loustaud-Ratti, MD, Professor, Fédération d'Hépatologie, Service d’Hépato-gastroentérologie, CHU Limoges, 2, Avenue Martin Luther King, Limoges 87042, France. veronique.loustaud-ratti@unilim.fr
Telephone: +33-5-55056684
Received: June 21, 2018
Peer-review started: June 21, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: July 17, 2018
Accepted: August 4, 2018
Article in press: August 4, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 128 Days and 14.5 Hours
Peer-review started: June 21, 2018
First decision: July 9, 2018
Revised: July 17, 2018
Accepted: August 4, 2018
Article in press: August 4, 2018
Published online: October 27, 2018
Processing time: 128 Days and 14.5 Hours
Core Tip
Core tip: New French and European guidelines for the management of hepatitis C virus infection take into account the rapid change in the epidemiology of the infection and the arrival of short treatments, based on pangenotypic drugs with very few side effects. However, the French guidelines have a strong bias towards viral eradication with the elaboration of a simplified pathway for patients who are far from traditional healthcare structures.