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Pilot study of combination therapy with ribavirin and interferon alfa for the retreatment of chronic hepatitis B e antibody-positive patients.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2000
Cotonat T, Quiroga J A, López-Alcorocho J M, Clouet R, Pardo M, Manzarbeitia F, Carreño V
Abstract excerpt
Twenty-four patients with chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV), antibody to hepatitis B e antigen (anti-HBe), HBV DNA positivity, and alanine transaminase (ALT) elevation who failed previous interferon alfa (IFN-alpha) therapy were included in a pilot study of combination therapy with ribavirin and IFN-alpha. The patients received daily oral ribavirin (1,000-1,200 mg according to body weight) plus 5 million units (MU)...
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