Improved responses to pegylated interferon alfa-2b and ribavirin by individualizing treatment for 24-72 weeks.

  • Christoph Sarrazin
  • Susanne Schwendy
  • Bernd Möller
  • Nektarios Dikopoulos
  • Peter Buggisch
  • Jens Encke
  • Gerlinde Teuber
  • Tobias Goeser
  • Robert Thimme
  • Hartwig Klinker
  • Wulf O Boecher
  • Ewert Schulte-Frohlinde
  • Renate Prinzing
  • Eva Herrmann
  • Stefan Zeuzem
  • Thomas Berg

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Abstract

Guidelines recommend that patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection be treated with pegylated interferon and ribavirin for 24, 48, or 72 weeks, based on their virologic response to treatment. We investigated the effects of treating patients for individualized durations.

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Original languageEnglish
Article number5
ISSN0016-5085
Publication statusPublished - 2011
pubmed 21784046