Article
Factors useful in predicting the response to interferon therapy in chronic hepatitis C.
Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology - 1 Jan 2000
Tsubota A, Chayama K, Arase Y, Koida I, Saitoh S, Ikeda K, Iwasaki S, Matsumoto T, Kobayashi M, Kumada H
Abstract excerpt
To determine how various factors influence the response to interferon (IFN) therapy, we retrospectively studied 157 consecutive Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C who received various treatment schedules of IFN. They were divided into two groups on the bases of outcome. One group was comprised of 65 patients who achieved a sustained normalization of serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels for at least...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Alanine Transaminase
- Base Sequence
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferons
- Male
