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Efficacy and tolerability of low-dose interferon-α in hemodialysis patients with chronic hepatitis C virus infection.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Apr 2014
Wang Kai-Li, Xing Han-Qian, Zhao Hong, Liu Jun-Wei, Gao Deng-Lian, Zhang Xue-Hua, Yao Hong-Yu, Yan Li, Zhao Jun
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of low-dose standard or pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) in hepatitis C virus (HCV)-positive hemodialysis patients. METHODS: In total, 19 patients were enrolled in this study, of which 12 received PEG-IFNα-2a 67.5 μg 1 time/wk (Group 1) and 7 received standard interferon α-2b subcutaneously 1.5 × 10⁶ U 3 times/wk (Group 2). The treatment durations were 48 wk for...
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