Response to interferon therapy in children with chronic hepatitis C.

Fujisawa, T; Inui, A; Ohkawa, T; Komatsu, H; Miyakawa, Y; Onoue, M · J Pediatr · 1995

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Abstract

We evaluated the effect of interferon therapy and investigated factors that may influence the outcome in 18 children with chronic hepatitis C. A complete response was obtained in 10 children (56%). The titer for pretreatment serum virus ribonucleic acid (< or = 10(7) copies/ml) was correlated significantly with a complete response to therapy.

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