Interferon Alfa-2b Alone or in Combination with Ribavirin as Initial Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C

Abstract

In patients with chronic hepatitis C, initial therapy with interferon and ribavirin was more effective than treatment with interferon alone.

Keywords

MedicineRibavirinGastroenterologyInternal medicineInterferon alfaInterferonAlpha interferonHepatitis CCombination therapyHepatitis C virusImmunologyVirus

MeSH Terms

AdultAntiviral AgentsDouble-Blind MethodDrug Administration ScheduleDrug TherapyCombinationFemaleHepacivirusHepatitis CChronicHumansInterferon alpha-2Interferon-alphaLiverMaleMiddle AgedRNAViralRecombinant ProteinsRibavirinTreatment Outcome

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Year: 1998
Type: article
Volume: 339
Issue: 21
Pages: 1485-1492
Citations: 3493
Access: Closed

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                                    John G. McHutchison, 
                                
                                    Stuart C. Gordon, 
                                
                                    Eugene R. Schiff
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1998). 
                            Interferon Alfa-2b Alone or in Combination with Ribavirin as Initial Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis C. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 339
                            (21)
                            , 1485-1492.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199811193392101
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejm199811193392101
PMID: 9819446

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