Treatment of hepatitis C in compensated cirrhotic patients is equally effective before and after liver transplantation.

Ponziani, Francesca Romana; Annicchiarico, Eleonora Brigida; Siciliano, Massimo; D'Aversa, Francesca; Pompili, Maurizio; Gasbarrini, Antonio

Ponziani, Francesca Romana; Annicchiarico, Eleonora Brigida; Siciliano, Massimo; D'Aversa, Francesca; Pompili, Maurizio; Gasbarrini, Antonio.

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Ponziani FR; UOC Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology, Policlinico A Gemelli, Catholic University of Rome, 00168 Rome, Italy.

World J Gastroenterol ; 19(21): 3255-62, 2013 Jun 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23745027

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Antiviral Agents/administration & dosage; Hepatitis C, Chronic/drug therapy; Interferon-alpha/administration & dosage; Liver Cirrhosis/etiology; Liver Cirrhosis/surgery; Liver Transplantation; Polyethylene Glycols/administration & dosage; Ribavirin/administration & dosage; Antiviral Agents/adverse effects; Drug Administration Schedule; Drug Therapy, Combination; Female; Hepatitis C, Chronic/complications; Hepatitis C, Chronic/diagnosis; Hepatitis C, Chronic/mortality; Humans; Interferon alpha-2; Interferon-alpha/adverse effects; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Liver Cirrhosis/diagnosis; Liver Cirrhosis/mortality; Liver Transplantation/adverse effects; Liver Transplantation/mortality; Male; Middle Aged; Polyethylene Glycols/adverse effects; Recombinant Proteins/administration & dosage; Recombinant Proteins/adverse effects; Retrospective Studies; Ribavirin/adverse effects; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome

Key words

Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C virus antiviral treatment; Liver cirrhosis; Liver transplantation; Safety; Sustained virological response, Efficacy

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Antiviral Agents / Polyethylene Glycols / Ribavirin / Liver Transplantation / Interferon-alpha / Hepatitis C, Chronic / Liver Cirrhosis Type of study: Diagnostic_studies / Observational_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limits: Female / Humans / Male / Middle aged Language: En Year: 2013 Type: Article

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