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Hepatitis C: screening, treatment and prevention practical guidelines
Michielsen, P.; Brenard, R.; Bourgeois, N. et al.
2003In Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica, 66 (1), p. 15-19
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Keywords :
Hepatitis C/diagnosis/prevention & control/therapy; Humans
Abstract :
[en] The standard treatment for patients with chronic hepatitis C is a 6-12-month combination therapy with interferon alpha and ribavirin. Induction treatment could result in a faster early decline of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) load and a better response rate. Naive chronically infected HCV patients (n = 454) were randomized into two arms to receive either induction treatment with interferon alpha 2b 5 million units (MU) subcutaneously (s.c.) daily during a period of 8 weeks (arm A); or treatment with interferon alpha 2b 5 MU s.c. three times a week (TIW) for a period of 8 weeks (arm B). After week 8, interferon treatment in both arms was 3 MU s.c. TIW for a total period of 12 months. In both arms, ribavirin (1000-1200 mg orally per day) was added at week 4. Induction treatment resulted in a higher virological response at week 8 of treatment (66%vs 47%; P < 0.01). However, response at the end of treatment and at 6 months follow-up was not different (53%vs 50%, 41%vs 33%). The occurrence of adverse events and the drop-out rate were similar in both arms. Although an early virological response is observed more frequently in the induction treatment, end of treatment response and sustained responses did not differ
Disciplines :
Gastroenterology & hepatology
Author, co-author :
Michielsen, P.
Brenard, R.
Bourgeois, N.
De Galocsy, Ch
Delwaide, Jean ;  Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Liège - CHU > Gastro-Entérologie-Hépatologie
Henrion, J.
Horsmans, Y.
Nevens, F.
Reynaert, H.
Robaeys, G.
Sprengers, D.
Van Vlierberghe, H.
Language :
English
Title :
Hepatitis C: screening, treatment and prevention practical guidelines
Publication date :
2003
Journal title :
Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica
ISSN :
0001-5644
eISSN :
1784-3227
Publisher :
Acta Medica Belgica, Bruxelles, Belgium
Volume :
66
Issue :
1
Pages :
15-19
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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