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High sustained virologic response rate after interferon monotherapy in Japanese hepatitis C patients with a low HCV RNA titer and/or HCV genotype 2. A prospective study.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2004
Yokosuka Osamu, Iwama Shosuke, Suzuki Noriaki, Takashi Motohide, Hirai Yasuo, Uchiumi Katsuo, Kimura Michio, Gotou Nobuaki, Hino Shinichi, Hayasaka Akira, Kanda Tatsuo, Kawai Shigenobu, Fukai Kenichi, Imazeki Fumio, Saisho Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA titer and HCV genotype are considered to be major determinants of the outcome of interferon monotherapy. To clarify whether interferon monotherapy is really effective in patients with the appropriate viral parameters, we prospectively examined these parameters and treated the patients with interferon monotherapy. METHODS: Sixty-four patients with an HCV RNA titer <100 kIU/ml...
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