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Long-term pegylated interferon monotherapy following 72 weeks of pegylated interferon and ribavirin in hepatitis C virus genotype-1-infected slow responders.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jan 2015
Watanabe Shinya, Kobayashi Yoshimasa, Kawata Kazuhito, Noritake Hidenao, Chida Takeshi, Nagasawa Masamichi, Kageyama Fujito, Kawamura Kinya, Sasada Yuzo, Suda Takafumi
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Slow responders to pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) among patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 may benefit from an extended treatment course. The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of persistent negative serum HCV RNA over 96 weeks during long-term Peg-IFN monotherapy following 72 weeks of combination therapy. METHODS: A total of 46 HCV genotype...
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