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Peginterferon alfa-2a with or without low-dose ribavirin for treatment-naive patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 receiving haemodialysis: a randomised trial.
Gut - 1 Feb 2015
Liu Chen-Hua, Liu Chun-Jen, Huang Chung-Feng, Lin Jou-Wei, Dai Chia-Yen, Liang Cheng-Chao, Huang Jee-Fu, Hung Peir-Haur, Tsai Hung-Bin, Tsai Meng-Kun, Lee Chih-Yuan, Chen Shih-I, Yang Sheng-Shun, Su Tung-Hung, Yang Hung-Chih, Chen Pei-Jer, Chen Ding-Shinn, Chuang Wan-Long, Yu Ming-Lung, Kao Jia-Horng
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Data comparing the efficacy and safety of combination therapy with peginterferon plus low-dose ribavirin and peginterferon monotherapy in treatment-naive haemodialysis patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 2 (HCV-2) infection are limited. DESIGN: In this randomised trial, 172 patients received 24 weeks of peginterferon alfa-2a 135 μg/week plus ribavirin 200 mg/day (n=86) or peginterferon alfa-2a...
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