title: [Treatment of chronic hepatitis with interferon-beta].
abstract: Thirty-five patients suffering from chronic viral hepatitis were treated with beta-IFN during two periods: 22 during 1991 and 13 in 1992. Patients in the first group were treated with a dose of 3 MUI beta-IFN three times a week for six months with a follow-up of 1 year; those patients treated during 1992 received the same dose but over a period of 12 months. The results confirm a satisfactory response (33%) and a good drug tolerability in patients enrolled in 1991. Those patients tho commenced treatment in 1992 will be the subject of a subsequent analysis.
authors.affiliation: Centro di Riferimento Malattie Infettive, USSL TO/4, Ospedale Amedeo di Savoia, Torino.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cimino
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bertucci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bramato
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Leggieri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006521:Hepatitis, Chronic / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D016899:Interferon-beta / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D016899:Interferon-beta
vernacular_title: Osservazioni sul trattamento di epatiti croniche con beta interferone.