To elucidate the risk factors for liver carcinogenesis and to examine the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) after interferon therapy, 1,022 chronic hepatitis C patients treated with interferon were followed by ultrasonography for 13 to 97 months (median 36 months). Sustained response with
W1875 Erythropoietin Use in Patients On Chronic Hepatitis C Treatment: Incidence of Thromboembolic Events and Hepatocellular Carcinoma
โ Scribed by Werner, Kristina T.; Rosati, Marianne J.; Vargas, Hugo E.; Byrne, Thomas; Rakela, Jorge L.
- Book ID
- 122058787
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 43 KB
- Volume
- 134
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0016-5085
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