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SUBMITTER: Chayama K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3307155 | biostudies-literature | 2011 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Chayama Kazuaki K Hayes C Nelson CN Abe Hiromi H Miki Daiki D Ochi Hidenori H Karino Yoshiyasu Y Toyota Joji J Nakamura Yusuke Y Kamatani Naoyuki N Sezaki Hitomi H Kobayashi Mariko M Akuta Norio N Suzuki Fumitaka F Kumada Hiromitsu H
The Journal of infectious diseases 20110701 1
<h4>Background</h4>Pegylated interferon, ribavirin, and telaprevir triple therapy is a new strategy expected to eradicate the hepatitis C virus (HCV) even in patients infected with difficult-to-treat genotype 1 strains, although adverse effects, such as anemia and rash, are frequent.<h4>Methods</h4>We assessed efficacy and predictive factors for sustained virological response (SVR) for triple therapy in 94 Japanese patients with HCV genotype 1. We included recently identified predictive factors, ...[more]