Abstract:
:The aim of this study was to compare the effect on HCV RNA levels of using induction dosing with 5 MU interferon-alpha2b (IFN) given daily for four weeks followed by 5 MU IFN given three times a week (TIW) for 44 weeks vs standard noninduction TIW dosing of 5 MU IFN for 48 weeks. We randomly assigned 135 patients with chronic hepatitis C to induction therapy or noninduction therapy. After four weeks of therapy 17/65 (26.1%) patients had undetectable HCV viral levels in the induction group compared with 16/64 (25.0%) patients in the noninduction group. The mean HCV viral levels were similar at four weeks in patients who received induction and noninduction therapy. Mean HCV viral titers in the induction group increased from 4 to 16 weeks, whereas the mean viral titers in the noninduction group decreased during this time (P < 0.0001). HCV RNA was undetectable at the end of therapy in 17/66 (25.8%) in the induction group and 21/68 (30.9%) in the noninduction group. The sustained virologic response rate 24 weeks after the end of therapy was 14/67 (20.9%) in the induction group compared with 13/68 (19.1%) in the noninduction group. These results indicate that an initial four week period of daily interferon confers no benefit in the treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C.
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Dig Dis Scijournal_title
Digestive diseases and sciencesauthors
Gonzalez HJ,Ho SB,Gross JB,Peine C,McKee D,Smith T,Midwest Hepatitis Study Group.doi
10.1023/a:1014792017251subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2002-04-01 00:00:00pages
784-92issue
4eissn
0163-2116issn
1573-2568journal_volume
47pub_type
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