High SVR Rates with SMV + SOF in HCV GT1 and GT4 Patients with Cirrhosis or Advanced Fibrosis: A Real Practice Analysis from a Large Regional Database in Tuscany, Italy

2016 
s / Digestive and Liver Disease 48S (2016) e1–e17 e5 eGFR was ≥60mL/min/1.73m2 in 92 patients (93.8%) and between45and59mL/min/1.73m2 in6patients (6.1%).Glomerular involvement was found in 19 patients (19.4%), tubular involvement in 31 (31.6%) and they co-occurred in 10 patients (p=0.034). Subjects with glomerular or tubular involvement, or both, showed significantly lower eGFRvalues (p=0.005). AROC curvewasdrafted and a cut point of 90ml/min predicted renal involvement (RI) (sensitivity 63%, specificity 75%), although it was unable to distinguish tubular vs glomerular involvement (p=0.914). Patients with RI were older, had higher ACR and 1MCR levels and exhibited a more severe KDIGO stage. No association was found between RI and: HCV-RNA levels, liver stiffness and liver function tests. L-FABP andKIM-1 levelswere significantlyhigher inpatientswithRI. Tubular involvement was significantly associated with increased levels of L-FABPandKIM-1,while glomerular involvementwas associated only with high L-FABP level. Conclusion: Tubular and/or glomerular involvement are quite frequent in HCV cirrhotic patients. The occurrence of eGFR<90ml/min/1.73m2 allows to suspect renal involvement and should prompt to monitor renal function more closely. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.dld.2015.12.024
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