title: APASL consensus statements and management algorithms for hepatitis C virus infection.
abstract: The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party on the "APASL Consensus Statements and Management Algorithms for Hepatitis C Virus Infection" in December, 2010, in order to revise "Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver consensus statements on the diagnosis, management and treatment of hepatitis C virus infection (J Gastroenterol Hepatol 22:615-633, 2007)". The working party consisted of expert hepatologists from the Asian-Pacific region gathered at Makuhari, Chiba, Japan on 19 December 2010. New data were presented, discussed and debated to draft a revision. Participants of the consensus meeting assessed the quality of cited studies. Finalized recommendations are presented in this review.
authors.affiliation: Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu-shi, Yamanashi, 400-8506, Japan. momata-tky@umin.ac.jp.|The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. momata-tky@umin.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Masao
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omata
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Tatsuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kanda
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.|Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Lung
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yokosuka
authors.affiliation: National University Hospital, Singapore, Singapore.
authors.forename: Seng-Gee
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Lim
authors.affiliation: The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Wasim
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Jafri
authors.affiliation: The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan.
authors.forename: Ryosuke
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Tateishi
authors.affiliation: The Aga Khan University, Karachi, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saeed S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital and Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wan-Long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: Pramongkutklao Hospital, Bangkok, Thailand.
authors.forename: Anuchit
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Chutaputti
authors.affiliation: Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: University Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sollano
authors.affiliation: GB Pant Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sarin
authors.affiliation: National Taiwan University College of Medicine and National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Jia-Horng
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kao
authors.affiliation: Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Centenary Institute, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Geoffrey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: McCaughan
keywords: APASL; DAAs; Guideline; HCV; Treatment