How I Combined Perseverance and Knowledge to Acquire My Cure for Hepatitis C and Beyond
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How I Combined Perseverance and Knowledge to Acquire My Cure for Hepatitis C and Beyond
Go home, enjoy your life! Those are wonderful words for any patient to hear, but in my case, I had just failed to achieve the required sustained viral response (SVR) after 12 weeks of treatment. The futility algorithm was dreadfully clear, discontinuation of therapy was recommended for any patient with a hepatitis C virus RNA level 100 IU/mL at treatment week 12. Which as it turned out, was me....
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Patient Experience
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2374-3735,2374-3743
DOI: 10.1177/2374373516636737