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Brief Title: Study of the Early Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian HCV Infected Patients Receiving Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir
Official Title: Study of the Early Occurrence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) in Egyptian HCV Infected Patients Receiving Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir
Study ID: NCT03247296
Brief Summary: To evaluate the early detection of HCC in patients Taking Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir.
Detailed Description: Methodology: Design: Prospective, randomized study used to detect early incidence of HCC in patients taking Sofosbuvir and Daclatasvir to treat HCV. Patients will be recruited from the National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute (NHTMRI) Duration of study: 24 weeks from starting the DAAs Methods: Patients will go through examination and lab. Workup three times in this study: * FIRST time: * Before starting antiviral therapy, all included patients will undergo through physical examination, lab workup including HCV-RNA quantitative, fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, Pregnancy test ( Ladies in child bearing period), AFP as a marker of HCC. * Included patients will also undergo through diagnostic procedures as Abdominal ultrasonography and ECG (men \>40, women\>50). * Second time: * At the end of antiviral therapy (12 weeks), virological response to therapy will be assessed by quantitative HCV RNA detection, using PCR. * Patients will lab workup including , fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, AFP as a marker of HCC. * The abdominal ultrasonography will be repeated any suspected focal lesion of the liver will be evaluated with triphasic CT scan or MRI to assess the occurrence or the recurrence of HCC. * Third and last time: * At 24 weeks ( Patients will be off treatment for the previous 12 weeks) , virological response to therapy will be assessed by quantitative HCV RNA detection, using PCR. * Patients will lab workup including, fasting plasma glucose or HbA1C if diabetic, serum creatinine, CBC, AST, ALT, prothrombin Concentration or INR, total bilirubin, serum albumin, AFP as a marker of HCC. * The abdominal ultrasonography will be repeated any suspected focal lesion of the liver will be evaluated with triphasic CT scan or MRI to assess the occurrence or the recurrence of HCC.
Minimum Age: 18 Years
Eligible Ages: ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Sex: ALL
Healthy Volunteers: No
National Hepatology and Tropical Medicine Research Institute, Cairo, , Egypt
Name: Nagwa A Sabri, Professor
Affiliation: Professor and Head of Clinical Pharmacy Department Faculty of Pharmacy Ain Shams University
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Name: Abd El Rahman El Naggar, Professor
Affiliation: Professor of clinicalpharmacology and Toxicology and Head of clinical pharmacy Department MTI University
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Name: Hasan A El Garem, Professor
Affiliation: Prof. Dr. of Endemic Medicine, hepatology, and gastroenterology Faculty of Medicine Cairo University
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Name: Aya M Esawy, Assistant Lecturer
Affiliation: Assistant Lecturer of clinical pharmacy at faculty of pharmacy MTI university
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Name: Sara M Zaki, Lecturer
Affiliation: Lecturer of clinical Pharmacy Faculty of pharmacy Ain-Shams University
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Name: May I Mehrez, Fellow
Affiliation: Fellow of Hepatology Internal Medicine Department (NHTMRI)
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR