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Individualized Treatment Duration for HCV Meets With Success
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Title Individualized Treatment Duration for HCV Meets With Success
Url http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/568842?src=rss
Description In patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV), individualizing the duration of peginterferon/ribavirin treatment yields success rates similar to standard 48-week treatment, thus sparing unnecessary costs and side effects, according to results of two randomized controlled studies published in the January issue of Hepatology. Reuters Health Information
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Date Jan 16, 2008
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