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Re-treatment of children with chronic hepatitis C who did not respond to interferon-alpha treatment.
Journal of pediatric gastroenterology and nutrition - 1 Aug 2010
Gerner Patrick, Hilbich Juliane, Wenzl Tobias G, Behrens Rolf, Walther Frank, Kliemann Guido, Enninger Axel, Wirth Stefan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Many patients with chronic hepatitis C do not respond to antiviral treatment. In adult patients the re-treatment of these patients has been extensively investigated. Because the response to re-treatment in children is not well defined we evaluated the efficacy and safety of interferon (IFN)-alpha plus ribavirin in patients who have failed to respond to previous treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS: In an...
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