| Category |
Gastroenterology & Hepatology |
| Manuscript Type |
Autobiography |
| Article Title |
Long-term leukocyte natural α-interferon and ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation
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| Manuscript Source |
Invited Manuscript |
| All Author List |
Mariarosa Tamè, Federica Buonfiglioli, Massimo Del Gaudio, Andrea Lisotti, Paolo Cecinato, Antonio Colecchia, Francesco Azzaroli, Antonietta D’Errico, Rosario Arena, Claudio Calvanese, Chiara Quarneti, Giorgio Ballardini, Antonio Daniele Pinna and Giuseppe Mazzella |
| Funding Agency and Grant Number |
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| Corresponding Author |
Federica Buonfiglioli, MD, Department of Digestive Diseases and Internal Medicine, S. Orsola-Malpighi Hospital, Via Massarenti, 9, 40138 Bologna, Italy. fedebuo82@yahoo.it |
| Key Words |
Hepatitis C virus; Hepatitis C recurrence; Interferon; Ribavirin; Liver transplantation |
| Core Tip |
Recurrent hepatitis C virus hepatitis is associated with a significant increase in morbidity and mortality of transplanted patients; biochemical and necro-inflammatory improves in transplanted patients who achieved a virological response after a course of antiviral treatment. Although the relative small sample size of our study, we demonstrated the efficacy of long-term antiviral treatment on disease progression despite the virological response, without significant side effects. |
| Publish Date |
2013-08-27 16:46 |
| Citation |
Tamè M, Buonfiglioli F, Del Gaudio M, Lisotti A, Cecinato P, Colecchia A, Azzaroli F, D’Errico A, Arena R, Calvanese C, Quarneti C, Ballardini G, Pinna AD, Mazzella G. Long-term leukocyte natural α-interferon and ribavirin treatment in hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation. World J Gastroenterol 2013; 19(32): 5278-5285 |
| URL |
http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v19/i32/5278.htm |
| DOI |
http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v19.i32.5278 |
