Article
Rapid virological response as a predictor of sustained response in HCV-infected patients with persistently normal alanine aminotransferase levels: A multicenter study.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Jun 2011
Puoti C, Barbarini G, Picardi A, Romano M, Pellicelli A, Barlattani A, Mecenate F, Guarisco R, Costanza O M, Spilabotti L, Bellis L, Bonaventura M E, Dell' Unto O, Elmo M G, Nicolini A M, Nosotti L, Soccorsi F
Abstract excerpt
Rapid virological response (RVR) is now considered the strongest predictor of sustained virological response (SVR) in patients with HCV undergoing antiviral treatment, and thus, shorter antiviral treatment for these patients has been suggested. However, no data exist on the predictive value of RVR in HCV carriers with normal ALT values. A total of 137 patients with persistently normal ALT treated with...
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