Predictive factors of response to interferon in chronic HBV hepatitis
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Background It is well known that the virological response after pegylated interferon (IFN) treatment in chronic HBV hepatitis is less than 50%. The main advantage of IFN is the finite duration of therapy. A response guided therapy in this situation would be very important in order to recognize earlier the patients with poor response. Unfortunately, Romanian guidelines for HBV hepatitis treatment do not include a response guided therapy and IFN-based regimens are recommended for one year. Objective: To analyze the factors correlated with the virological response to IFN in chronic HBV hepatitis.
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