Publications by authors named "E Veitsman"
The thiopurine drugs-azathioprine and mercaptopurine-are purine antimetabolites used for the treatment of autoimmune hepatitis. These drugs undergo metabolism through genetically determined pathways, which influences their effectiveness and toxicity. There is scarce information regarding the clinical effects of measuring drug metabolites in these patients.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: New direct acting antiviral agent (DAA) therapies are associated with a high sustained virological response rate (SVR) in hepatitis C virus (HCV) patients. The understanding of the impact of SVR on fibrosis stage is limited.
Objectives: To determine the effect of treatment with the DAAs on long-term liver fibrosis stages, as determined by shear-wave elastography (SWE) or FibroTest.