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Treatment extension benefits HCV genotype 1 patients without rapid virological response: a systematic review.
The Netherlands journal of medicine - 1 May 2011
Gevers T J G, Slavenburg S, van Oijen M G H, Drenth J P H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Current guidelines recommend 48 weeks of treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for patients infected with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1. Several clinical trials have investigated the efficacy of treatment duration longer than 48 weeks, but yielded discordant results. METHODS: We performed a structured search of PubMed, Web of Science and the Cochrane library to identify...
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