Patient-reported outcomes in individuals with hepatitis C virus infection treated with elbasvir/ grazoprevir

Patient Preference and Adherence

Volumn 12, Issue , 2018, Pages 2631-2638

  Ng, Xinyi ^a   Nwankwo, Chizoba ^b   Arduino, Jean Marie ^b   Corman, Shelby ^a   Lasch, Kathryn Eilene ^a   Lustrino, Jacqueline Mary ^a   Patel, Sushma ^b   Platt, Heather Loryn ^b   Qiu, Jingjun ^b   Sperl, Jan ^c  

^a PHARMERIT INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^b MERCK RESEARCH LABORATORIES   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Direct acting antivirals; Fatigue; Health related quality of life; Hepatitis; Patient reported outcomes

Indexed keywords

ELBASVIR PLUS GRAZOPREVIR; PEGINTERFERON; RIBAVIRIN; SOFOSBUVIR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CLINICAL OUTCOME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSESSMENT; DRUG EFFICACY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT OF CHRONIC ILLNESS THERAPY FATIGUE SCALE; HEPATITIS C; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPEN STUDY; PATIENT-REPORTED OUTCOME; PHASE 3 CLINICAL TRIAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SHORT FORM 36; TREATMENT DURATION;

EID: 85058683292     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1177889X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/PPA.S172732     Document Type: Article

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