Three Patients with Viral Breakthrough during Pegylated Interferon Alpha-2b and Ribavirin Therapy: A Case Series

Introduction A viral breakthrough occurs when a patient achieves a response while on interferon (IFN) therapy and then loses the response despite continued IFN therapy. The cause of viral breakthroughs is not well understood. We encountered three cases with viral breakthrough during treatment with p...

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Main Authors: Daigo Kon, Takashi Goto, Kouichi Miura, Shigetoshi Ohshima, Tomomi Shibuya, Ei Kataoka, Wataru Sato, Takahiro Dohmen, Yumiko Anezaki, Hajime Ishii, Ikuhiro Yamada, Kentaro Kamada, Hirohide Ohnishi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2011-01-01
Series:Clinical Medicine Insights: Gastroenterology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.4137/CGast.S6264