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Response to pegylated interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C genotype 4.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Sept 2009
El Makhzangy Hesham, Esmat Gamal, Said Mohamed, Elraziky Maissa, Shouman Soheir, Refai Rasha, Rekacewicz Claire, Gad Rita Raafat, Vignier Nicolas, Abdel-Hamid Mohamed, Zalata Khaled, Bedossa Pierre, Pol Stanislas, Fontanet Arnaud, Mohamed Mostafa K
Abstract excerpt
The safety and efficacy of pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alfa-2a and ribavirin were studied among patients treated for genotype 4 chronic hepatitis C. Ninety-five patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 4 were treated with PEG-IFN alfa-2a (180 microg/week) plus ribavirin (> or =11 mg/kg/day) for 48 weeks. The primary end point was sustained virological response, defined as non-detectable levels of HCV RNA at...
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