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Peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin for 16 or 24 weeks in HCV genotype 2 or 3
- Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- BACKGROUND: Patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2 or 3 have sustained virologic response rates of approximately 80% after receiving treatment with peginterferon and ribavirin for 24 weeks. We conducted a large, randomized, multinational, noninferiority trial to determine whether similar efficacy could be achieved with only 16 weeks of treatment with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin. METHODS: We randomly assigned 1469 patients with HCV genotype 2 or 3 to receive 180 mug of peginterferon alfa-2a weekly, plus 800 mg of ribavirin daily, for either 16 or 24 weeks. A sustained virologic response was defined as an undetectable serum HCV RNA level (
- Subjects :
- Adult
Male
Neutropenia
Genotype
PEGINTERFERON 12KD ALFA-2A
Hepacivirus
Interferon alpha-2
Antiviral Agents
Drug Administration Schedule
Polyethylene Glycols
Humans
HCV GENOTYPE
GENOTYPE 2
GENOTYPE 3
virus diseases
Interferon-alpha
HEPATITIS C VIRUS
Anemia
General Medicine
Middle Aged
Viral Load
Recombinant Proteins
HEPATITIS C
RIBAVIRIN
RNA, Viral
Drug Therapy, Combination
Female
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....38d06d4d125b5f21e735f5226014a1f0