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Lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma and cirrhosis in hepatitis C patients with sustained virological response by pegylated interferon and ribavirin.
Digestive diseases and sciences - 1 Feb 2015
Moon Chansoo, Jung Kyu Sik, Kim Do Young, Baatarkhuu Oidov, Park Jun Yong, Kim Beom Kyung, Kim Seung Up, Ahn Sang Hoon, Han Kwang-Hyub
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BACKGROUND: To elucidate the benefits of successful antiviral therapy in chronic hepatitis C (CHC) patients METHODS: A total of 463 CHC patients who underwent pegylated interferon alfa and ribavirin therapy were classified as sustained virological response (SVR) or non-SVR based on response to antiviral therapy. We investigated disease progression to cirrhosis in non-cirrhotic patients, development of...
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