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Interferon plus ribavirin and interferon alone in preventing hepatocellular carcinoma: A prospective study on patients with HCV related cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Francesco Azzaroli,
Esterita Accogli,
Giovanni Nigro,
Davide Trerè,
S. Giovanelli,
A. Miracolo,
Francesca Lodato,
Marco Montagnani,
Mariarosa Tamè,
Antonio Colecchia,
C. Mwangemi,
Davide Festi,
Enrico Roda,
Massimo Derenzini,
Giuseppe Mazzella
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v10.i21.3099
Subject(s) - ribavirin , medicine , hepatocellular carcinoma , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , hepatitis c virus , hepatitis c , interferon , alpha interferon , prospective cohort study , immunology , virus
To determine the role of interferon (IFN) with or without ribavirin in preventing or delaying hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) related cirrhosis. Data on the preventive effect of IFN plus ribavirin treatment are lacking.

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