Management of adverse effects of Peg-IFN and ribavirin therapy for hepatitis C

MS Sulkowski, C Cooper, B Hunyady, J Jia… - Nature reviews …, 2011 - nature.com
Abstract HCV infects approximately 2–3% of the global population and is a leading cause of
end-stage liver disease and hepatocellular carcinoma. Treatment of HCV infection with Peg …

Recommendations for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of chronic hepatitis B and C in special population groups (migrants, intravenous drug users and prison …

PL Almasio, S Babudieri, G Barbarini… - Digestive and Liver …, 2011 - Elsevier
The global spread of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV), their high chronicity
rates and their progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma, are major public …

Critical review of the use of erythropoietin in the treatment of anaemia during therapy for chronic hepatitis C

F Stickel, B Helbling, M Heim, A Geier… - Journal of viral …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Combined pegylated interferon (PegIFN) and ribavirin represents the standard therapy for
patients with chronic hepatitis C (CHC), which allows for sustained viral response (SVR) in …

Ribavirin-induced anemia in hepatitis C virus patients undergoing combination therapy

SM Krishnan, NM Dixit - PLoS computational biology, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The current standard of care for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection–combination therapy with
pegylated interferon and ribavirin–elicits sustained responses in only∼ 50% of the patients …

[HTML][HTML] Low dose ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C virus infected thalassemia major patients; new indications for combination therapy

SV Tabatabaei, SM Alavian, M Keshvari… - Hepatitis …, 2012 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Treatment guidelines contraindicate ribavirin for treatment of hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection in thalassemia major patients. Nevertheless, the current evidence suggests …

Impact of erythropoietin on sustained virological response to peginterferon and ribavirin therapy for HCV infection: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SM Alavian, SV Tabatabaei… - Journal of Viral …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Anaemia is a common complication of antiviral therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
infection that necessitates dose reductions or therapy discontinuation. Administration of …

Side-effects of pegylated interferon plus ribavirin therapy with or without protease inhibitor direct acting antiviral agents during treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus …

B Hunyady, B Kovács, Z Battyáni - Orvosi Hetilap, 2011 - akjournals.com
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects 2–3% of the population, approximately 170 million
people worldwide, causing chronic HCV-related hepatitis with subsequent liver cirrhosis …

Anemia management in patients with chronic viral hepatitis C

LM Hynicka, EL Heil - Annals of Pharmacotherapy, 2013 - journals.sagepub.com
OBJECTIVE: To review the literature regarding current strategies for the management of
anemia associated with treatment for chronic viral hepatitis C (HCV) in adults. DATA …

Как улучшить результаты стандартной противовирусной терапии у пациентов с хроническим гепатитом С: роль кроветворных факторов роста

СВ Моисеев, ДТ Абдурахманов - Клиническая фармакология и …, 2011 - elibrary.ru
Как улучшить результаты стандартной противовирусной терапии у пациентов с
хроническим гепатитом С: роль кроветворных факторов роста КОРЗИНА ПОИСК …

Differences in clinical outcomes among hepatitis C genotype 1-infected patients treated with peginterferon alpha-2a or peginterferon alpha-2b plus ribavirin: a meta …

E Druyts, EJ Mills, J Nachega, C O'Regan… - Clinical and …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background With the development of new direct acting antiviral (DAA) therapy for hepatitis
C, the backbone peginterferon alpha used may be of importance in maximizing treatment …