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Randomized trial of peginterferon alpha-2b plus low and escalating dose of ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C with high viral load genotype 1.
Journal of medical virology - 1 Apr 2015
Iwasaki Yoshiaki, Araki Yasuyuki, Taniguchi Hideaki, Okamoto Ryo-Ichi, Kobashi Haruhiko, Ikeda Fusao, Miyake Yasuhiro, Takaki Akinobu, Yamamoto Kazuhide
Abstract excerpt
It has been reported that elderly patients with chronic hepatitis C infection cannot tolerate standard combination therapy. In this randomized, controlled trial, the efficacy and safety of peginterferon alpha-2b plus a low and escalating dose of ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C patients with high viral load genotype 1 were investigated. Sixty-two patients were randomized into combination therapy with standard...
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