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SUBMITTER: Grebely J
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3117933 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Grebely Jason J Matthews Gail V GV Hellard Margaret M Shaw David D van Beek Ingrid I Petoumenos Kathy K Alavi Maryam M Yeung Barbara B Haber Paul S PS Lloyd Andrew R AR Kaldor John M JM Dore Gregory J GJ
Journal of hepatology 20101123 1
<h4>Background & aims</h4>Adherence to HCV therapy impacts sustained virological response (SVR) but there are limited data on adherence, particularly among injecting drug users (IDUs). We assessed 80/80 adherence (≥80% of PEG-IFN doses, ≥80% treatment), on-treatment adherence, and treatment completion in a study of treatment of recent HCV infection (ATAHC).<h4>Methods</h4>Participants with HCV received pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) alfa-2a (180μg/week, n=74) and those with HCV/HIV received PEG- ...[more]