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1Department of Gastroenterology, Hepatology, and Endocrinology, 9177Hannover Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany.
2Centre for Individualised Infection Medicine (CiiM), a joint venture of Helmholtz Centre for Infection Research and Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
3German Center for Infection Research (DZIF), Partner-Site Hannover-Braunschweig, Hannover, Germany.
4President, 9177Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
Abstract
The development of direct-acting antivirals (DAA) has revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, enabling cure of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in more than 95% of cases. There are essentially no contraindications, so almost any patient can now be successfully treated. The result is the prevention or amelioration of cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), and extrahepatic manifestations. Consequently, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology was awarded for the discovery of HCV. Due to the high efficacy of therapy, even global HCV elimination is conceivable even without a vaccine. Here, we would like to venture a SWOT analysis of current HCV therapies aimed at HCV elimination.