Performance of two HCV RNA assays during protease inhibitor-based triple therapy in patients with advanced liver fibrosis and cirrhosis.

On-treatment HCV RNA measurements are crucial for the prediction of a sustained virological response (SVR) and to determine treatment futility during protease inhibitor-based triple therapies. In patients with advanced liver disease an accurate risk/benefit calculation based on reliable HCV RNA resu...

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Main Authors: Benjamin Maasoumy, Bela Hunyady, Vincenza Calvaruso, Mihály Makara, Johannes Vermehren, Attila Haragh, Simone Susser, Birgit Bremer, Gavin Cloherty, Michael P Manns, Antonio Craxì, Heiner Wedemeyer, Christoph Sarrazin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4229112?pdf=render