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A pilot study of iron depletion as adjuvant therapy in chronic hepatitis C patients not responding to interferon
D Guyader1, E Boucher, P André
1Clinique des Maladies du Foie et Inserm U49, Laboratoire de Virologie de l'Université de Rennes, France.
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
|June 11, 1999
Abstract:
The aim of this study was to assess the efficacy of iron depletion obtained by phlebotomy to enhance interferon response in 11 patients who had failed to respond to a standard 3-month interferon treatment. Despite a significant effect on serum aminotransferase levels, there was no effect on viremia, and iron depletion was unable to trigger interferon response.