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Sustained virological response based on the week 4 response in hepatitis C virus genotype 1 patients treated with peginterferons α-2a and α-2b, plus ribavirin.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Nov 2013
Dogan Umit B, Akin Mustafa S, Yalaki Serkan
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether the magnitude of reduction in hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA between baseline and week 4 of peginterferon-ribavirin treatment influences the probability of achieving a sustained virological response (SVR) in patients without a rapid virological response (RVR). METHODS: Data of 151 genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients treated with 48 weeks of peginterferon α-2a (group 1, n=86) and...
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