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Sustained virological response in the antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C: is there a predictive value of interferon-induced depression?
Chemotherapy - 1 Jan 2007
Schäfer Arne, Scheurlen Michael, Weissbrich Benedikt, Schöttker Katrin, Kraus Michael R
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BACKGROUND: The study objective was to determine the contribution of cytokine-induced depression to a predictive model of sustained virological response (SVR) in chronic hepatitis C. METHODS: One hundred and one therapy-naïve hepatitis C virus (HCV) outpatients received treatment with peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin. Neuropsychiatric side effects were monitored prospectively (Hospital Anxiety and Depression...
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