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Minimal monitoring is feasible in patients with active hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection treated with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir (SOF/VEL), with high rates of sustained virologic response (SVR) reported, including in patients with novel HCV subtypes, according to new data from the phase IV MINMON study presented at IDDF 2023.

Administration of booster doses of mRNA-based vaccines provide protection against COVID-19 and its adverse outcomes in patients with cancer who are actively receiving treatment as well as in cancer survivors, as shown in a study from Singapore.

Treatment with vedolizumab is associated with a reduced adjusted risk of severe Clostridioides difficile infection (CDI), but not total CDI, in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), reports a study. Additionally, cytomegalovirus colitis (CMVC) is not seen in those who initiated vedolizumab.

Factors such as older age (>65 years), ventilator use, and higher comorbidity all contribute to increased mortality risk with COVID-19 among patients with epilepsy, as reported in a study.

The combination of sofosbuvir, velpatasvir, and voxilaprevir (SOF/VEL/VOX) with or without ribavirin demonstrates efficacy for the retreatment of patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in whom prior direct-acting antiviral (DAA) treatment has failed, a study in Egypt has shown.

A 3-month course of prolonged-release pirfenidone formulation appears to be safe and efficacious in the treatment of patients with postacute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC)-pulmonary fibrosis, as shown in a study.