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

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 treated. No alternatives exist for patients who do not respond to combination therapy. Addition of ribavirin sub...

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Main Authors: Sheeja M Krishnan, Narendra M Dixit
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-02-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3033369?pdf=render