Dual treatment with sofosbuvir plus ribavirin is as effective as triple therapy with pegylated interferon plus sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in predominant genotype 3 patients with chronic hepatitis C.

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BACKGROUND AND AIM: Sofosbuvir (SOF) was the first directly acting antiviral made available for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) in India. We describe our "real life" experience of using SOF with ribavirin (RBV) with or without pegylated interferon (Peg-IFN) in predominant genotype 3 patients with CHC. METHODS: A total of 158 patients (men 99 [62.6%], mean age 40.3 ± 12.8 years) with CHC treated with dual therapy...

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