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      Managing pediatric hepatitis C: current and emerging treatment options

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          Abstract

          Since 1992, the maternal–fetal route of transmission has become the dominant route for acquisition of hepatitis C (HCV) infection by children. With increasing knowledge of antiviral treatment for HCV infection, the main goal of therapy is to achieve a sustained virological response (SVR) as defined by undetectable serum HCV RNA by polymerase chain reaction assay six months after cessation of therapy. In young children, interferon therapy is more effective than in adults with chronic HCV infection (CHC). Although children clearly have a milder degree of liver pathology, data have indicated that hepatic inflammation from HCV infection can progress to fibrosis or cirrhosis in children. Hepatocellular carcinoma has been reported in adolescents with CHC. In this article, recent improvements in therapy of children with CHC and in the clinical development of new emerging drugs with potential use in children will be reviewed.

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          Journal
          Ther Clin Risk Manag
          Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
          Therapeutics and Clinical Risk Management
          Dove Medical Press
          1176-6336
          1178-203X
          2009
          2009
          20 August 2009
          : 5
          : 651-660
          Affiliations
          Pediatric Liver Center, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
          Author notes
          Correspondence: Wikrom Karnsakul, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Brady 320. 600 North Wolfe St, Baltimore, MD 21287, USA, Tel +1 410 955 8769, Fax +1 410 955 1464, Email wkarnsa1@ 123456jhmi.edu
          Article
          tcrm-5-651
          2731021
          19707281
          85ae4146-025e-452a-98ba-e0c152fb0dd7
          © 2009 Karnsakul et al, publisher and licensee Dove Medical Press Ltd.

          This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted noncommercial use, provided the original work is properly cited.

          History
          : 13 August 2009
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          Medicine
          children,current therapy,pegylated interferon,chronic hepatitis c
          Medicine
          children, current therapy, pegylated interferon, chronic hepatitis c

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