Unexpected high incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in cirrhotic patients with sustained virologic response following interferon-free direct-acting antiviral treatment

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria.
• ² Department of Gastroenterology, Wilhelminenspital, Vienna, Austria.
• ³ Department of Gastroenterology, Elisabethinen Hospital, Linz, Austria.
• ⁴ Department of Internal Medicine, Kaiser-Franz-Josef-Spital, Vienna, Austria.
• ⁵ Department of Medicine II, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Innsbruck, Innsbruck, Austria.
• ⁶ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Graz, Graz, Austria.
• ⁷ Internal Medicine, Academic Teaching Hospital, Hall, Tirol, Austria.
• ⁸ Internal Medicine 1, Pracelsus Private University, Salzburg, Austria.
• ⁹ Internal Medicine, Klinikum Klagenfurt, Austria.
• ¹⁰ Department of Internal Medicine III, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. Electronic address: peter.ferenci@meduniwien.ac.at.