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Complete early virological response was highly achieved by double filtration plasmapheresis plus IFN-beta induction therapy for HCV-1b patients with relapse or no response after previous IFN therapy.
Therapeutic apheresis and dialysis : official peer-reviewed journal of the International Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Apheresis, the Japanese Society for Dialysis Therapy - 1 Aug 2011
Ishikawa Toru, Higuchi Kazuo, Kubota Tomoyuki, Seki Kei-ichi, Honma Terasu, Yoshida Toshiaki, Kamimura Tomoteru, Tasaki Kazuyuki, Hirose Shintarou, Suzuki Yasushi
Abstract excerpt
The efficacy of double filtration plasmapheresis (DFPP) plus interferon (IFN)-β induction therapy was preliminarily investigated in re-treated patients with chronic genotype 1b hepatitis C and high viral load (patients with relapse or non-response to previous IFN therapies). In eight patients with chronic hepatitis C, DFPP was performed five times over 2 weeks during IFN-β therapy, and 3 MU of IFN-β was...
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