Hepatitis C

Aug. 23, 2025

Research

Mayo Clinic doctors and researchers are studying new ways to diagnose and treat hepatitis C, with particular emphasis on optimal antiviral therapy before and after liver transplant. Immunologists and virologists also are working on making a hepatitis C vaccine.

Another area of research is cell transplant. This involves putting liver cells, cells much like liver cells or stem cells through a vein into the liver or into a blood vessel to repair liver damage.

Lab research on hepatitis C

Mayo Clinic researchers are studying ways the hepatitis C virus may respond to treatment.

Publications

See a list of publications about hepatitis C by Mayo Clinic doctors on PubMed, a service of the National Library of Medicine.

Hepatitis C questions and answers for health professionals. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. https://www.cdc.gov/hepatitis/hcv/hcvfaq.htm. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Screening for hepatitis C virus infection in adolescents and adults: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommendation statement. Journal of the American Medical Association. 2020; doi:10.1001/jama.2020.1123.
Chopra S, et al. Overview of the management of chronic hepatitis C virus infection. https://www.uptodate.com/contents/search. Accessed March 1, 2023.
HCV guidance: Recommendations for testing, managing, and treating hepatitis C. American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases and the Infectious Diseases Society of America. https://www.hcvguidelines.org/. Accessed May 1, 2023.
AskMayoExpert. Hepatitis C (adult). Mayo Clinic; 2021.
Ferri FF. Hepatitis C. In: Ferri's Clinical Advisor 2023. Elsevier; 2023. https://www.clinicalkey.com. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Definition and facts of liver transplant. National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases. https://www.niddk.nih.gov/health-information/liver-disease/liver-transplant/definition-facts. Accessed March 1, 2023.
Ami T. Allscripts EPSi. Mayo Clinic. March 24, 2023.