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Noninvasive markers of liver fibrosis: on-treatment changes of serum markers predict the outcome of antifibrotic therapy.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Mar 2017
Tanwar Sudeep, Trembling Paul M, Hogan Brian J, Srivastava Ankur, Parkes Julie, Harris Scott, Grant Paul, Nastouli Eleni, Ocker Mathias, Wehr Klaus, Herold Christoph, Neureiter Daniel, Schuppan Detlef, Rosenberg William M
Abstract excerpt
AIM: The utility of noninvasive serum markers to longitudinally monitor liver fibrosis is not established. METHODS: A total of 70 patients with chronic hepatitis C who had previously failed antiviral therapy were randomized to receive pegylated interferon with or without silymarin for 24 months. Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) tests (hyularonic acid, terminal peptide of procollagen III, tissue inhibitor of matrix...
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