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Comparative study of the efficacy of an induction dose of interferon-alpha2b with ribavirin compared with standard combined treatment in naive patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Nov 2003
Pérez R, Jiménez M, Crespo J, Diago M, Enríquez J, Vaquero P, Solá R, Olcoz J L, Romero M, Salmerón J, Blanco Maria I, Oña Maria, Melón S, Rodrigo L
Abstract excerpt
The efficacy and secondary effects of an induction dose of interferon-alpha2b (IFN-alpha2b) with ribavirin compared with standard combined treatment in naive patients with chronic hepatitis C infection were compared. A prospective study was undertaken between March 1998 and November 2001 in which 84 Spanish hospitals took part. Six hundred and fourteen naive patients (age range 18-65 years) diagnosed with chronic...
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