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Parameters predicting response to alpha-interferon treatment in chronic hepatitis C.
Hepato-gastroenterology - 1 Jan 2000
Glück T, Seelig R, Dette S, Bühring H J, Renz M, Kwon S, Wiedmann K H, Weber P
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BACKGROUND/AIMS: Sustained response to alpha-interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C is seen in only 25% of cases. Therefore, it is desirable to define pretreatment factors predicting responders. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty-nine patients with chronic hepatitis C were treated with a standard alpha-interferon regimen (3 x 3 MU s.c./week). Demographic, biochemical and immunological parameters, and HCV...
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