Article
[Durability of a sustained virologic response in combination therapy with interferon/peginterferon and ribavirin for chronic hepatitis C].
The Korean journal of hepatology - 1 Mar 2009
Kim Chul Hyun, Park Byung Do, Lee Jin Woo, Kim Young Soo, Jeong Seok, Lee Don Haeng, Kim Hyung Gil, Shin Yong Woon, Kwon Key Sook, Lee Jung Il
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: The ultimate goal of antiviral therapy using interferon/pegylated interferon combined with ribavirin in chronic C-viral hepatitis is to achieve a sustained virologic response (SVR). Several studies have shown that the reappearance rate of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in serum after the achievement of an SVR is less than 1%; the durability of an SVR in Korean patients is not known. The aim of this...
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