title: APASL consensus statements and recommendation on treatment of hepatitis C.
abstract: The Asian-Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) convened an international working party on the "APASL consensus statements and recommendation on management of hepatitis C" in March, 2015, in order to revise "APASL consensus statements and management algorithms for hepatitis C virus infection (Hepatol Int 6:409-435, 2012)". The working party consisted of expert hepatologists from the Asian-Pacific region gathered at Istanbul Congress Center, Istanbul, Turkey on 13 March 2015. New data were presented, discussed and debated to draft a revision. Participants of the consensus meeting assessed the quality of cited studies. Finalized recommendations on treatment of hepatitis C are presented in this review.
authors.affiliation: Yamanashi Prefectural Central Hospital, 1-1-1 Fujimi, Kofu-Shi, Yamanashi, 400-8506, Japan. hepint_omata@yahoo.co.jp.|The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan. hepint_omata@yahoo.co.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: Peking University Hepatology Institute, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Lai
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Wei
authors.affiliation: Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Ming-Lung
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.affiliation: Hepatobiliary Division, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Wang-Long
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Chuang
authors.affiliation: GI/Liver Division, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Benha, Benha, Egypt.
authors.forename: Alaaeldin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ibrahim
authors.affiliation: Digestive Disease and GI Oncology Center, Medistra Hospital, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
authors.forename: Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lesmana
authors.affiliation: University Santo Tomas Hospital, Manila, Philippines.
authors.forename: Jose
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Sollano
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Manoj
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Ankur
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Jindal
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, G.B. Pant Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Barjesh Chander
authors.initials: BC
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University and Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Saeed S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Hamid
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University School of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: A Kadir
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Dokmeci
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, Dhaka, 1000, Bangladesh.
authors.lastname: Mamun-Al-Mahtab
authors.affiliation: Centenary Institute, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
authors.forename: Geofferey W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: McCaughan
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Aga Khan University and Hospital, Stadium Road, Karachi, 74800, Pakistan.
authors.forename: Jafri
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wasim
authors.affiliation: School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Woolloongabba, QLD, 4102, Australia.
authors.forename: Darrell H G
authors.initials: DH
authors.lastname: Crawford
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: Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
authors.forename: Osamu
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Yokosuka
authors.affiliation: The Institute of Translational Hepatology, Beijing 302 Hospital, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: George K K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Department of Hepatology, Institute of Liver and Biliary Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Shiv Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sarin
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D000998:Antiviral Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D019468:Disease Management; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000235:genetics; D019698:Hepatitis C, Chronic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000821:virology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D019562:Viral Load / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000998:Antiviral Agents
keywords: APASL; DAAs; HCV; Interferon-free; Turkey