title: Chronic hepatitis C: This and the new era of treatment.
abstract: Over the last years it has started a real revolution in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. This occurred for the availability of direct-acting antiviral agents that allow to reach sustained virologic response in approximately 90% of cases. In the near future further progress will be achieved with the use of pan-genotypic drugs with high efficacy but without side effects.
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bertino
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Annalisa
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ardiri
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Proiti
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Rigano
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Evelise
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Frazzetto
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Shirin
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Demma
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Maria Irene
authors.initials: MI
authors.lastname: Ruggeri
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Scuderi
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Giulia
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Malaguarnera
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Nicoletta
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bertino
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Venerando
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rapisarda
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Isidoro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Di Carlo
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Adriana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Toro
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Salomone
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Mariano
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malaguarnera
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Emanuele
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bertino
authors.affiliation: Gaetano Bertino, Annalisa Ardiri, Maria Proiti, Giuseppe Rigano, Evelise Frazzetto, Shirin Demma, Laura Scuderi, Hepatology Unit - Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Catania, 95123 Catania, Italy.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Malaguarnera
keywords: Boceprevir; Daclatasvir; Dasabuvir; Direct-acting antiviral agents; Faldaprevir; Hepatitis C; Ledipasvir; Nucleoside inhibitors; Ombitasvir; Ritonavir; Simeprevir; Sofosbuvir; Telaprevir