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IL28B polymorphism may guide pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy even after curative treatment for hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Oct 2011
Kawaoka T, Aikata H, Takaki S, Hiramatsu A, Waki K, Hiraga N, Miki D, Tsuge M, Imamura M, Kawakami Y, Takahashi S, Ochi H, Tashiro H, Ohdan H, Chayama K
Abstract excerpt
The present study was designed to determine the predictive factors for the viral response to pegylated interferon-alpha plus ribavirin combination therapy (PEGIFN/RBV) administered after curative treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). The study group was 78 patients treated between January 2005 and January 2009. The sustained viral response (SVR) rate was 25.8% (15/58) in...
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