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Pegylated interferon for recurrent hepatitis C in liver transplant recipients with renal failure: a prospective cohort study.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Jun 2003
Mukherjee S, Gilroy R K, McCashland T M, Schafer D F
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Hepatitis C (HCV) universally recurs following orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT), representing an important cause for retransplantation. Although it is often treated with interferon and ribavirin, ribavirin is contraindicated in the presence of renal failure. In this setting of renal failure, pegylated-interferon monotherapy may be useful for recurrent HCV in liver transplant patients. METHODS:...
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