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Efficiency and Safety of an Early Dose Adjustment of Ribavirin in Patients Infected With Hepatitis C Underexposed to the Drug and Treated With Peginterferon Ribavirin.
Therapeutic drug monitoring - 1 Dec 2016
Loustaud-Ratti Véronique, Maynard Marianne, Thevenon Sylvie, Pradat Pierre, Rousseau Annick, Alain Sophie, Deny Paul, Gagnieu Marie-Claude, Tran Albert, Dao Thông, Silvain Christine, Lunel-Fabiani Françoise, Picard Nicolas, Zublena Irène, Marquet Pierre, Trepo Christian
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BACKGROUND: Ribavirin exposure after the first dose (D0AUC0-4h) >1755 mcg·h·L is predictive of sustained virological response (SVR) in patients with hepatitis C treated with peginterferon and ribavirin. The aim of this study was to test the benefit of ribavirin early dose adjustment based on this target in naïve patients infected with genotype 1. METHODS: A multicenter randomized controlled trial with two...
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