
Sustained virological response: A milestone in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C
Author(s) -
Filomena Morisco,
R. Granata,
Tommaso Stroffolini,
Maria Guarino,
L. Donnarumma,
Laura Gaeta,
Ilaria Loperto,
Ivan Gentile,
Francesco Auriemma,
N. Caporaso
Publication year - 2013
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.v19.i18.2793
Subject(s) - medicine , transient elastography , ribavirin , cirrhosis , gastroenterology , liver biopsy , pegylated interferon , hepatitis c , hepatitis c virus , biopsy , immunology , virus
To evaluate the long-term eradication of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and liver-related complications in chronically infected patients that have achieved sustained virological response.