Optimal follow-up time to determine the sustained virological response in patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving pegylated-interferon and ribavirin
β Scribed by Masashi Namikawa; Satoru Kakizaki; Yutaka Yata; Yuichi Yamazaki; Norio Horiguchi; Ken Sato; Hitoshi Takagi; Masatomo Mori
- Book ID
- 108954205
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2011
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 198 KB
- Volume
- 27
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0815-9319
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A sustained virologic response (SVR) in patients with chronic hepatitis C receiving pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) plus ribavirin is defined as undetectable serum HCV-RNA at 24 weeks (W+24) posttreatment follow-up. Viral load outcome in patients with virological relapse (VR) has not been explored. T
## Abstract The impact of steatosis on treatment response in chronic hepatitis C infection is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine whether steatosisβΒ±βsteatohepatitis on preβtreatment liver biopsy influenced sustained virological response (HCV RNA negative 6 months after completing