Hepatitis: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C-how much interferon is enough?
- PMID: 20376093
- DOI: 10.1038/nrgastro.2010.40
Hepatitis: Treatment of chronic hepatitis C-how much interferon is enough?
Abstract
A multicenter, randomized, controlled trial of 610 patients with chronic hepatitis c infected with hcv genotype 1 or 4 compared 48 weeks of standard of care therapy (PEG-IFN and ribavirin) with 12 weeks of induction therapy with high-dose PEG-IFN followed by 36 weeks of standard of care treatment. High-dose PEG-IFN induction therapy did not enhance early or sustained virologic response rates compared with standard of care therapy.
Similar articles
-
Virological response in patients with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b and a high viral load: impact of peginterferon-alpha-2a plus ribavirin dose reductions and host-related factors.Clin Drug Investig. 2008;28(1):9-16. doi: 10.2165/00044011-200828010-00002. Clin Drug Investig. 2008. PMID: 18081356
-
Lead-in treatment with interferon-β/ribavirin may modify the early hepatitis C virus dynamics in pegylated interferon alpha-2b/ribavirin combination for chronic hepatitis C patients with the IL28B minor genotype.J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Mar;28(3):443-9. doi: 10.1111/jgh.12039. J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013. PMID: 23173698 Clinical Trial.
-
An early viral response to standard interferon-alpha identifies resistance to combination therapy with peginterferon and ribavirin in patients infected by HCV genotype 1.J Med Virol. 2010 Sep;82(9):1537-44. doi: 10.1002/jmv.21858. J Med Virol. 2010. PMID: 20648607
-
[Therapy of chronic Hepatitis C in 2008].MMW Fortschr Med. 2008 Mar 27;150(13):31-4. doi: 10.1007/BF03365407. MMW Fortschr Med. 2008. PMID: 18522354 Review. German. No abstract available.
-
Phase III results of Boceprevir in treatment naïve patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1.Liver Int. 2012 Feb;32 Suppl 1:27-31. doi: 10.1111/j.1478-3231.2011.02725.x. Liver Int. 2012. PMID: 22212568 Review.
References
MeSH terms
Substances
LinkOut - more resources
Full Text Sources