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Peginterferon alfa-2a for hepatitis C after liver transplantation: two randomized, controlled trials.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Feb 2005
Chalasani Naga, Manzarbeitia Cosme, Ferenci Peter, Vogel Wolfgang, Fontana Robert J, Voigt Michael, Riely Caroline, Martin Paul, Teperman Lewis, Jiao James, Lopez-Talavera Juan Carlos
Abstract excerpt
There is currently no effective treatment for recurrent hepatitis C after orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT). We therefore performed two randomized, controlled trials--a prophylaxis trial and a treatment trial--to evaluate the safety and efficacy of peginterferon alfa-2a in patients who had undergone OLT. The prophylaxis trial enrolled 54 patients within 3 weeks after OLT, and the treatment trial enrolled 67...
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