Open AccessCyclosporine A-Based Immunosuppression Reduces Relapse Rate After Antiviral Therapy in Transplanted Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection: A Large Multicenter Cohort Study
Author(s) -
RESTORE-G STUDY GROUP
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
transplantation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.45
H-Index - 204
eISSN - 1534-6080
pISSN - 0041-1337
DOI - 10.1097/tp.0b013e318223d836
Subject(s) - immunosuppression , medicine , antiviral therapy , cohort , hepatitis c virus , cohort study , immunology , virology , virus , chronic hepatitis
The influence of immunosuppression on the response to antiviral treatment in recurrent hepatitis C is still under debate. The purpose of this study was to identify those factors that might predict sustained viral response and relapse.