PREDICTORS OF SUSTAINED VIROLOGICAL RESPONSE (SVR) TO PEGYLATED INTERFERON ALPHA (PEG-IFN α) AND RIBAVIRIN (RBV) IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC HEPATITIS C INFECTED WITH GENOTYPE 1.

Objective: The combined PEG-IFN alpha and RBV therapy achieved SVR in 40 - 50% of patients infected with HCV genotype 1. Identification of virological and host paramemeters predicting SVR will be useful to tailor therapy. Methods: 71 patients with chronic HCV genotype 1 infection were treated with P...

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Main Authors: Krasimir Antonov, Dejan Jelev, A. Ivanova, Zahariy Krastev
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Peytchinski Publishing 2011-12-01
Series:Journal of IMAB
Subjects:
HCV