Table 1.

Medical history, prior treatments, and baseline characteristics

Parameter
Age 69 y 
Sex Male 
BMI 22 kg/m2 
Medical history HBV Ab positive, HBV sAg negative (indicating cleared prior infection), first detected in 1980 
 Non-A/B hepatitis since 1983, confirmed as HCV in 2003 
 HCV genotype 1a, RNA PCR load: 1.34E + 006 IU/mL 
 Minimal fibrosis: Fibroscan F0/F1 5.7 KPa obtained late 2015 as workup before DAA treatment for HCV eradication 
Prior treatments DAA treatment in early 2016, total course 3 months, as follows:Dasabuvir 250 mg twice dailyRibavirin 600 mg twice dailyOmbitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir as 12.5/75/50 mg once daily 
Family history Diverse malignancies 
Alcohol consumption 0–2 units per wk 
Other risk factors for HCC No diabetes 
 No known NAFLD risk factors 
 No evidence of significant fibrosis/cirrhosis or steatosis at screening or before treatment 
Screening Fibroscan score 4.3 KPa (inclusion criterion, ≤9) 
Steatosis grade (CAP) 186 dB 
Parameter
Age 69 y 
Sex Male 
BMI 22 kg/m2 
Medical history HBV Ab positive, HBV sAg negative (indicating cleared prior infection), first detected in 1980 
 Non-A/B hepatitis since 1983, confirmed as HCV in 2003 
 HCV genotype 1a, RNA PCR load: 1.34E + 006 IU/mL 
 Minimal fibrosis: Fibroscan F0/F1 5.7 KPa obtained late 2015 as workup before DAA treatment for HCV eradication 
Prior treatments DAA treatment in early 2016, total course 3 months, as follows:Dasabuvir 250 mg twice dailyRibavirin 600 mg twice dailyOmbitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir as 12.5/75/50 mg once daily 
Family history Diverse malignancies 
Alcohol consumption 0–2 units per wk 
Other risk factors for HCC No diabetes 
 No known NAFLD risk factors 
 No evidence of significant fibrosis/cirrhosis or steatosis at screening or before treatment 
Screening Fibroscan score 4.3 KPa (inclusion criterion, ≤9) 
Steatosis grade (CAP) 186 dB 

Ab, antibody; BMI, body mass index; CAP, controlled attenuation parameter; DAA, direct-acting antiviral; IU, international units; NAFLD, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; PCR, polymerase chain reaction; sAg, surface antigen.

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