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Diabetes Mellitus Prevents an Improvement in the Serum Albumin Level During Interferon-free Sofosbuvir-based Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Patients: A Multi-institutional Joint Study.
Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) - 1 Jun 2018
Kawano Akira, Shigematsu Hirohisa, Miki Koichiro, Ichiki Yasunori, Morita Chie, Yanagita Kimihiko, Takahashi Kazuhiro, Dohmen Kazufumi, Nomura Hideyuki, Ishibashi Hiromi, Shimoda Shinji
Abstract excerpt
Objective Interferon-free regimens of direct-acting antiviral agents have improved the treatment response for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, and improvement in the serum albumin level during interferon-free therapy has been reported. The aim of this study was to identify the factors that influence the improvement in the serum albumin level in patients receiving interferon-free antiviral therapy....
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