Extending Combination Therapy with Peginterferon plus Ribavirin for Genotype 2 Chronic Hepatitis C Virological Responders: A Pilot Study of 7 Cases
Author(s) -
Norio Akuta,
Fumitaka Suzuki,
Yasuji Arase,
Miharu Hirakawa,
Yusuke Kawamura,
Hiromi Yatsuji,
Hitomi Sezaki,
Yoshiyuki Suzuki,
Tetsuya Hosaka,
Masahiro Kobayashi,
Mariko Kobayashi,
Satoshi Saitoh,
Kenji Ikeda,
Hiromitsu Kumada
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
intervirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.641
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1423-0100
pISSN - 0300-5526
DOI - 10.1159/000289343
Subject(s) - ribavirin , medicine , genotype , chronic hepatitis , gastroenterology , combination therapy , antiviral therapy , viral load , immunology , virus , gene , biology , biochemistry
In treatment-resistant patients with genotype 2 chronic hepatitis C the suitable treatment duration is still unclear. The aims were to investigate extending combination therapy with peginterferon plus ribavirin for genotype 2.
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