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ArticleWorld journal of hepatology2013

Platelet count and sustained virological response in hepatitis C treatment.

Tatsuo Kanda, Keizo Kato, Akihito Tsubota, Nobuo Takada, Takayoshi Nishino, Shigeru Mikami, Tatsuo Miyamura, Daisuke Maruoka, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto and 4 more

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Article in World journal of hepatology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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14 authors at 7 institutions in 1 country.

Tatsuo KandaTatsuo Kanda, Tatsuo Miyamura, Daisuke Maruoka, Shuang Wu, Shingo Nakamoto, Makoto Arai, Keiichi Fujiwara, Fumio Imazeki, Osamu Yokosuka, Department of Gastroenterology and Nephrology, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba 260-8677, Japan.
Keizo Kato
Akihito Tsubota
Nobuo Takada
Takayoshi Nishino
Shigeru Mikami
Tatsuo Miyamura
Daisuke Maruoka
Shuang Wu
Shingo Nakamoto
Makoto Arai
Keiichi Fujiwara
Fumio Imazeki
Osamu Yokosuka
Kikkoman (Japan) · JPTokyo Women's Medical University Yachiyo Medical CenterChiba University · JPJapanese Red Cross Narita Hospital · JPJikei University School of Medicine · JPToho University · JPTokyo Women's Medical University · JP

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimTo examine the epidemiological data, hematological safety and treatment responses of peginterferon-alpha 2a plus ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C.

methodsBetween March 2008 and February 2011, 196 hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 infected Japanese (127 treatment-naive and 69 treatment-experienced patients) patients treated with peginterferon-alpha 2a plus ribavirin were enrolled. We examined the epidemiological data and treatment responses were retrospectively analyzed in terms of hematological safety. HCV RNA was measured by the COBAS TaqMan HCV test.

resultsOverall sustained virological response (SVR) rates of treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients were 56% and 39%, respectively. Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that SVR was attained independently of early virological response in both treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients. SVR rates did not differ between the pretreatment hemoglobin < 13 g/dL and ≥ 13 g/dL groups. However, in treatment-naive patients, the SVR rate of the pretreatment platelet count < 130000/µL group was significantly lower than that of the pretreatment platelet count ≥ 130000/µL group.

conclusionAttention should be paid to potential thrombocytopenia in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C patients.

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AnemiaAntiviral treatmentChronic hepatitis CPlatelet countSustained virological response

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PMID23671722
PMCPMC3648649
OpenAlexW2174231487

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