Hepatitis C antiviral response in thalassemia: what is the role of liver iron concentration? Ann Hematol 2009; Mar 3. [Epub ahead of print]Taher AT, Musallam KM, Khalife M, Barada K. Hepatitis C antiviral response in thalassemia: what is the role of liver iron concentra- tion? Ann ...
Since optimization studies with Peginterferon (PegIFN) and Ribavirin (Rbv), antiviral treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 patients consisted in a 24-week course of dual therapy, resulting in 80鈥 85% sustained virological response (SVR) rates. PegIFN/Rbv combination was effective in...
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Efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir/ledipasvir for the treatment of patients with hepatitis C virus re-infection after liver transplantation Background Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is associated with a particularly poor outcome after liver transplantation. In December 2014, sofosbuvir/ledip... S Ci...
Decreased alanine aminotransferase (ALT) level is the accepted basic indicator of an interferon (IFN) therapeutic effect in chronic hepatitis C. This study assessed whether delayed normalization of ALT predicts a poor response to a combined therapy of IFN and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatit...
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"For people who are treated, we check a hepatitis C level 12 weeks or more after the last dose of medicine," Jenkins explained. "If the hepatitis C virus level [viral load] is negative, also known as undetectable, then the patient has a sustained virologic response [SVR]. This is consi...
The prodromal phase is quite variable, and can manifest as asthenia, fever, and digestive disorders for several days, followed by an icteric phase of two weeks; accordingly, it is not surprising that most cases remain undetected at the acute stage. Hepatitis is caused by an immune reaction ...
Due to a diversity of HCV genotypes found in the investigated patients, we calculated the proportion of SVR andNSVRpatients infected with a particular genotype. Genotype Specific SVR and NSVR Response of Hepatitis C to the Combined Interferon and Ribavirin Therapy ...
Real-World Data from Turkey: Is Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir With or Without Ribavirin Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C Really Effective? BACKGROUND\nIn this study, we aimed to investigate the efficacy and safety of sofosbuvir-based therapies in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in real-world ...