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Effect of baseline CD4 cell count on the efficacy and safety of peginterferon Alfa-2a (40KD) plus ribavirin in patients with HIV/hepatitis C virus coinfection.
Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) - 1 Jan 2008
Opravil Milos, Sasadeusz Joe, Cooper David A, Rockstroh Jürgen K, Clumeck Nathan, Clotet Bonaventura, Montaner Julio, Torriani Francesca J, Depamphilis Jean, Dieterich Douglas T
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: The impact of baseline CD4 status on hepatitis C virus (HCV) treatment response among patients with HIV/HCV coinfection was investigated using data from a randomized study of peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) + ribavirin (Peg-IFN/RBV). METHODS: Of 860 patients treated with conventional interferon alfa-2a + ribavirin (IFN/RBV), peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD) + placebo (Peg-IFN), or Peg-IFN/RBV for 48 weeks,...
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