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How to optimize HCV therapy in genotype 1 patients with cirrhosis.
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2013
Bourlière Marc, Wendt Astrid, Fontaine Hélène, Hézode Christophe, Pol Stanislas, Bronowicki Jean Pierre
Abstract excerpt
Of all hepatitis C virus patients, those with cirrhosis are most in need of treatment owing to increased morbidity and mortality. Treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV) has clearly shown the benefits of successful treatment by improving fibrosis, causing the regression of cirrhosis and reducing and preventing cirrhosis-related complications. However, the sustained virological response...
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