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Extending combination therapy with peginterferon plus ribavirin for genotype 2 chronic hepatitis C virological responders: a pilot study of 7 cases.
Intervirology - 1 Jan 2010
Akuta Norio, Suzuki Fumitaka, Arase Yasuji, Hirakawa Miharu, Kawamura Yusuke, Yatsuji Hiromi, Sezaki Hitomi, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Hosaka Tetsuya, Kobayashi Masahiro, Kobayashi Mariko, Saitoh Satoshi, Ikeda Kenji, Kumada Hiromitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: In treatment-resistant patients with genotype 2 chronic hepatitis C the suitable treatment duration is still unclear. The aims were to investigate extending combination therapy with peginterferon plus ribavirin for genotype 2. METHODS: 7 patients infected with genotype 2 at a high viral load and who did not achieve a sustained virological response (SVR) with the first course of 24-week IFN plus...
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