[Interferon treatment for chronic hepatitis C--assessment of 3 regimens in patients received more than 500MU interferon treatment and their effect predictive factors for interferon treatment using multivariate analysis with the logistic regression model].
Chronic hepatitis C patients (n = 115) were treated with interferon (IFN). Total dose employed was more than 500 MU. The response rate was assessed among the three treatment groups: 2W continuous+TIW, 4W continuous+TIW, 8W continuous+TIW. The IFN treatment effect predictive factors were also assessed. Complete response (CR) rate, CR with serum HCV-RNA disappearance rate, responders' histology activity index score changes between before and after treatment, and responders' hepatocytes HCV-RNA disappearance rate did not differ among the three treatment regimens. CR to IFN treatment was dependent on serum HCV-RNA and HCV serotype. Patients of low serum HCV-RNA and serotype II were responsive to IFN treatment.
Terada
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M
Department of Gastroenterology, Kanto-Teishin Hospital.
Baba
T
T
Ota
M
M
Saito
M
M
Matsubara
Y
Y
Ito
M
M
Sakurai
Y
Y
Kamisaka
K
K
Takasu
S
S
Abe
T
T
D002908:Chronic Disease; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000235:genetics; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000628:therapy* / Q000821:virology; D006801:Humans; D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; D012044:Regression Analysis
D000077190:Interferon alpha-2; D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012367:RNA, Viral; D011994:Recombinant Proteins