Article
Factors predictive of response to interferon-alpha therapy in hepatitis C virus infection.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 May 1994
Tsubota A, Chayama K, Ikeda K, Yasuji A, Koida I, Saitoh S, Hashimoto M, Iwasaki S, Kobayashi M, Hiromitsu K
Abstract excerpt
To determine the patient-dependent and virus-related factors that may predict sustained response to interferon-alpha therapy, we prospectively evaluated 60 consecutive patients with chronic hepatitis C who received a standardized treatment schedule of interferon-alpha. Twenty-eight patients achie...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Base Sequence
- Chronic Disease
- Female
- Genotype
- Hepacivirus
- Hepatitis C
- Humans
- Interferon-alpha
- Liver Cirrhosis
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Molecular Sequence Data
- Multivariate Analysis
- Polymerase Chain Reaction
- Predictive Value of Tests
- Prospective Studies
