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Antiviral therapy and fibrosis progression in patients with mild-moderate hepatitis C recurrence after liver transplantation. A randomized controlled study.
Digestive and liver disease : official journal of the Italian Society of Gastroenterology and the Italian Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Jul 2012
Belli Luca S, Volpes Riccardo, Graziadei Ivo, Fagiuoli Stefano, Starkel Peter, Burra Patrizia, Alberti Alberto B, Gridelli Bruno, Vogel Wolfgang, Pasulo Luisa, De Martin Eleonora, Guido Maria, De Carlis Luciano, Lerut Jan, Cillo Umberto, Burroughs Andrew K, Pinzello Giovambattista
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BACKGROUNDS/AIMS: We evaluated the effect of antiviral therapy on fibrosis progression in patients with histological features of mild/moderate HCV disease recurrence defined by a Grading score≥4 and Staging score up to 3 (Ishak) at 1 year after liver transplantation. METHODS: Seventy-three consecutive patients with mild/moderate recurrence were randomized either to no treatment or to receive...
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