Waiting for Interferon-free Regimens for Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Multicenter Observational Study

OZET Objectives: This study aims to determine the reasons for not being able to access treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC) for patients who are followed up without treatment and to serve as a resource for future studies to be conducted to find solutions. Materials and Methods: The study was planned as a multi-center observational study. Universities, training and research hospitals, and public hospitals from different regions, most of which are members of the Association to Combat Viral HepatitisAcademic Camp, participated in the study. The reasons for untreated follow-up of CHC patients followed up without treatment were investigated. Patients who were hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA negative, who had sustained viral response, and who had been receiving treatment were excluded from the study. Results: Two hundred and ninety patients diagnosed with CHC and followed up without treatment were reviewed in detail. The median age was 58 (23-87) years, the number of female patients was 157 (54%); 241 patients were genotype 1 (83%), 12 patients were genotype 2, 3 and 4 (4%), 37 patients were of unidentified genotypes (13%); 174 patients (60%) were treatment-naive; and 14 patients (12%) out of the Amac: Bu calismada, tedavisiz izlenen kronik hepatit C (KHC) hastalarinin, tedavisiz kalma nedenlerinin ortaya konmasi ve ileriye donuk cozum onerilerinin olusturulmasi