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Retreatment of patients with treatment failure of direct-acting antivirals: Focus on hepatitis C virus genotype 1b.
World journal of gastroenterology - 14 Dec 2017
Kanda Tatsuo, Nirei Kazushige, Matsumoto Naoki, Higuchi Teruhisa, Nakamura Hitomi, Yamagami Hiroaki, Matsuoka Shunichi, Moriyama Mitsuhiko
Abstract excerpt
The recent development of direct-acting antiviral agents (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection could lead to higher sustained virological response (SVR) rates, with shorter treatment durations and fewer adverse events compared with regimens that include interferon. However, a relatively small proportion of patients cannot achieve SVR in the first treatment, including DAAs with or without peginterferon...
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