title: Hepatitis C: Should antiviral therapy be offered to elderly patients?
abstract: relatively little information exists on the prognosis for elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Moreover, the majority of randomized, clinical trials of hepatitis C treatment exclude elderly patients. Findings from a 2009 clinical study address risk of hepatocellular carcinoma, life expectancy and the influence of antiviral therapy in elderly patients with CHC.
authors.forename: Annarosa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Floreani
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000453:epidemiology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007372:Interferons / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008017:Life Expectancy; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012254:Ribavirin / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents; D012254:Ribavirin; D007372:Interferons