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ArticleCurrent gastroenterology reports2008

Hepatitis C: current options for nonresponders to peginterferon and ribavirin.

Emmanuel Thomas, Michael W Fried

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Article in Current gastroenterology reports, 2008. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 authors.

Emmanuel ThomasUniversity of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, UNC Liver Program, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, CB #7584, 8015A Burnett-Womack Building, Chapel Hill, NC 27599, USA.
Michael W Fried

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Hepatitis C virus infection remains a significant health problem worldwide. The development of interferon-based therapies has led to increased success in eradicating this viral infection; however, no recent additions to the current treatment care regimen (peginterferon and ribavirin) have been made. Nonresponders to peginterferon/ribavirin make up a diverse patient population that can be difficult to manage. Through a better understanding of treatment response and viral kinetics, clinicians are employing altered dosing schedules to minimize the burden of viral illness. Consequently, clinicians can now manage nonresponders by providing supportive care and reserving retreatment for those most likely to respond to additional antiviral therapy, particularly when correctable factors from a previous treatment course with the potential for positive intervention have been identified. The decision for further medical management is based on clinical and laboratory parameters that have been shown to predict which patients will benefit most from another attempt at therapy.

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Antiviral AgentsDecision TreesHepatitis CHumansInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2Polyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinTreatment FailureAntiviral AgentsInterferon-alphaInterferon alpha-2peginterferon alfa-2apeginterferon alfa-2bPolyethylene GlycolsRecombinant ProteinsRibavirin

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