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Alcohol abstinence does not offset the strong negative effect of lifetime alcohol consumption on the outcome of interferon therapy.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jul 2002
Tabone M, Sidoli L, Laudi C, Pellegrino S, Rocca G, Della Monica P, Fracchia M, Galatola G, Molinaro G C, Aricò S, Pera A
Abstract excerpt
Heavy alcohol consumption has been reported to negatively affect the outcome of interferon therapy. We studied the impact of lifetime alcohol consumption in patients with chronic hepatitis C treated with interferon after 6 months of alcohol withdrawal. Alcohol intake was measured when patients with chronic hepatitis C were referred to us for the first time, and from that moment complete abstinence was...
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