title: [Interferon treatment of chronic hepatitis C--assessment of predictive factors to the effect of interferon treatment using multivariate analysis with the logistic regression model].
abstract: We treated 156 chronic hepatitis C patients with alpha-interferon (IFN) and assessed the response rate and the predictive factors to the effect of IFN treatment. Complete response (CR) rate was 39.1%, and CR with serum HCV-RNA disappearance rate was 29%. CR to IFN treatment was dependent on HCV serotype and serum HCV-RNA. Patients of serotype II and low serum HCV-RNA were effective to IFN treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Kanto-Teishin Hospital.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Terada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ikegami
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D016174:Hepacivirus / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D012367:RNA, Viral / Q000097:blood; D012703:Serotyping; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016898:Interferon-alpha; D012367:RNA, Viral