Diabetes Mellitus Increases the Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapy: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Background: Hepatitis C virus (HCV)-infected patients treated with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) are still at risk of developing hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after sustained virologic response (SVR). This study aimed to investigate the role of diabetes mellitus (DM) as a potential predictive ris...

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Main Authors: Szilárd Váncsa, Dávid Németh, Péter Hegyi, Zsolt Szakács, Ádám Farkas, Szabolcs Kiss, Péter Jenő Hegyi, Anna Kanjo, Patrícia Sarlós, Bálint Erőss, Gabriella Pár
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2021.744512/full