Factors associated with early virological response to peginterferon-α-2a/ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C

World Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 19, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1943-1952

  García Samaniego, Javier ^a   Romero, Miriam ^a   Granados, Rafael ^b   Alemán, Remedios ^c   Juan, Miguel Jorge ^d   Suárez, Dolores ^e   Pérez, Ramón ^f   Castellano, Gregorio ^g   González Portela, Carlos ^h  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA PAZ   (Spain)

^b HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE GRAN CANARIA DR NEGRÍN   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO DE CANARIAS   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO INSULAR DE GRAN CANARIA   (Spain)

^e Universidad de La Coruña   (Spain)

^f HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO CENTRAL DE ASTURIAS   (Spain)

^g HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO 12 DE OCTUBRE   (Spain)

^h Hospital Policlinico de Vigo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antiviral therapy; Baseline factors; Early virological response; Peginterferon 2a; Ribavirin

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; FERRITIN; GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; PEGINTERFERON ALPHA2A; RIBAVIRIN; VIRUS RNA;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; DRUG RESPONSE; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS C; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; HUMAN; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREDICTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; VIREMIA; VIRUS LOAD;

EID: 84875620491     PISSN: 10079327     EISSN: 22192840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v19.i12.1943     Document Type: Article

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