## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The objective of the current study was to determine the characteristic features of sustained responders who develop hepatocellular carcinoma after treatment with interferon for chronic hepatitis C. ## METHODS This study included 3626 patients with chronic hepatitis C wh
Characterization of hepatocellular carcinoma developed after achieving sustained virological response to interferon therapy for hepatitis C
โ Scribed by Kensaku Sanefuji; Hiroto Kayashima; Tomohiro Iguchi; Keishi Sugimachi; Yo-ichi Yamashita; Tomoharu Yoshizumi; Yuji Soejima; Takashi Nishizaki; Akinobu Taketomi; Yoshihiko Maehara
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2009
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 244 KB
- Volume
- 99
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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