Poor response to hepatitis C treatment in elderly patients
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Poor response to hepatitis C treatment in elderly patients.
INTRODUCTION Treatment of genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C in elderly patients has been associated with low rates of a sustained virological response (SVR), but the reasons are unclear. OBJECTIVE To determine the SVR rate in patients ≥ 60 years with genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C treated with Peg-IFN and ribavirin, and to identify risk factors related to treatment response in this specific grou...
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عنوان ژورنال: Annals of Hepatology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1665-2681
DOI: 10.1016/s1665-2681(19)31001-4