Article
Host factors determining the efficacy of hepatitis C treatment.
Journal of gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2013
Chuang Wan-Long, Yu Ming-Lung
Abstract excerpt
Combination therapy with pegylated interferon and ribavirin is the standard of care (SOC) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). Treating CHC with SOC may show a sustained virological response (SVR) in approximately 50-70 % of genotype 1 CHC patients and an SVR in 70-90 % of genotype 2 CHC patients. The genotype, baseline viral load, and viral kinetics (i.e., rapid virologic response and early virologic...
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