This study is in progress, not accepting new patients

Natural History of Hepatitis C in Patients With Normal Liver Tests

a study on Hepatitis C

Summary

Eligibility
for people ages 18 years and up (full criteria)
Dates
study started
estimated completion
Principal Investigator
Mandana Khalili, MD
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Mandana Khalili

Description

Summary

The Major goals of this project was to assess the natural history of disease in chronic hepatitis C patients with normal ALT and to determine the virologic and host factors associated with disease severity.

Official Title

Determinants of Disease Severity in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C and Normal Serum Aminotransferases (Normal Liver Tests)

Keywords

Chronic Hepatitis C hepatitis C HCV natural history Hepatitis A Hepatitis C, Chronic Hepatitis Hepatitis, Chronic liver biopsy

Eligibility

You can join if…

Open to people ages 18 years and up

  • Patients with chronic hepatitis C and persistently normal liver enzymes
  • able to give consent

You CAN'T join if...

  • decompensated liver disease
  • any prior antiviral or immunosuppressive therapy
  • other liver disease besides hepatitis C

Lead Scientist at UCSF

  • Mandana Khalili, MD
    Co-Director, Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI)-Comprehensive Mentoring Program My research focuses on natural history of chronic viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and hepatitis C), Alcohol-induced liver injury and pathogenesis of alcoholic and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, novel treatments for viral hepatitis and fatty liver disease, health services/health di…

Details

Status
in progress, not accepting new patients
Start Date
Completion Date
(estimated)
Sponsor
University of California, San Francisco
ID
NCT00187473
Study Type
Observational
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