title: Can interferon alfa treatment prevent hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C infection and compensated cirrhosis?
authors.affiliation: Gastrointestinal Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, USA.
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Harper
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Dienstag
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006528:Carcinoma, Hepatocellular / Q000517:prevention & control*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D006505:Hepatitis / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D016898:Interferon-alpha / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications*; D008113:Liver Neoplasms / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011446:Prospective Studies
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D016898:Interferon-alpha