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Direct-acting antiviral-based triple therapy on alpha-fetoprotein level in chronic hepatitis C patients.
World journal of gastroenterology - 21 Apr 2015
Takayama Koji, Furusyo Norihiro, Ogawa Eiichi, Ikezaki Hiroaki, Shimizu Motohiro, Murata Masayuki, Hayashi Jun
Abstract excerpt
AIM: To investigate the impact of telaprevir-based triple therapy on the serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) level of chronic hepatitis C patients. METHODS: A total of 210 patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 of high viral load (baseline serum hepatitis C virus RNA > 5.0 log10 IU/mL) were divided into two groups by type of treatment: triple therapy with telaprevir, pegylated-interferon-α (PEG-IFNα), and...
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