Article
Efficacy of re-treatment with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin combination therapy for patients with chronic hepatitis C in Japan.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Aug 2011
Oze Tsugiko, Hiramatsu Naoki, Yakushijin Takayuki, Mochizuki Kiyoshi, Oshita Masahide, Hagiwara Hideki, Mita Eiji, Ito Toshifumi, Inui Yoshiaki, Fukui Hiroyuki, Hijioka Taizo, Katayama Kazuhiro, Tamura Shinji, Yoshihara Harumasa, Inoue Atsuo, Imai Yasuharu, Hayashi Eijiro, Kato Michio, Hosui Atsushi, Miyagi Takuya, Ishida Hisashi, Yoshida Yuichi, Tatsumi Tomohide, Kiso Shinichi, Kanto Tatsuya, Kasahara Akinori, Takehara Tetsuo, Hayashi Norio
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is still not known which patients with chronic hepatitis C who failed to respond to previous pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) plus ribavirin therapy can benefit from re-treatment. METHODS: Seventy-four patients (HCV genotype 1, n = 56, genotype 2, n = 18) were re-treated with Peg-IFN plus ribavirin. RESULTS: On re-treatment, the sustained virologic response (SVR) rate was 41% for genotype 1 and 56%...
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