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Combination therapy with interferon-alpha and ribavirin for hepatitis C: practical treatment issues.
BioDrugs : clinical immunotherapeutics, biopharmaceuticals and gene therapy - 1 Jan 2001
Collier J, Chapman R
Abstract excerpt
Combination therapy with ribavirin and interferon (IFN)-alpha for 6 to 12 months is currently the treatment of choice for chronic hepatitis C infection. The overall sustained response rate to treatment, defined as loss of hepatitis C virus (HCV) from serum 6 months after completion of treatment, is 40%. The indications for treatment are serum HCV RNA positivity, abnormal serum transaminases and the presence of...
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