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Very low viral load (VLVL) relapse following treatment of naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Jan 2012
Hoefs John Carl, Aulakh Vikramjit S, Ilagan Bernard Joseph
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Sustained virologic response (SVR) to treatment of naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is 50-60%. Patients who relapse have a poor response to re-treatment. We report a group of relapse patients with SVR to low-dose re-treatment after 6 months. AIM: Characterization of HCV relapse patients with very low viral load (VLVL) (HCV RNA <5,000 IU/ml) 6 months...
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