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The benefits of interferon treatment in patients without sustained viral response after living donor liver transplantation for hepatitis C.
Transplantation proceedings - 1 Dec 2009
Ikegami T, Taketomi A, Soejima Y, Yoshizumi T, Fukuhara T, Kotoh K, Shimoda S, Kato M, Maehara Y
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Although it has been recognized that interferon (IFN) treatment is crucial for recurrent hepatitis C after liver transplantation, its benefits have not been determined among patients without a sustained viral response (SVR). METHODS: Eighty patients who received IFN plus ribavirin treatment after living donor liver transplantation were grouped as follows: group I (n = 18) SVR; group II (n = 25) no-SVR...
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