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Zika Virus Infectious Cell Culture System and the In Vitro Prophylactic Effect of Interferons
Published on: August 23, 2016
[Side effects of interferon therapy for chronic hepatitis C]
1Department of Gastroenterology, Toranomon Hospital.
Abstract:
A total of 3,882 Japanese patients with chronic hepatitis C were given interferon (IFN) alone or combination therapy of IFN and ribavirin. Two hundred sixty-one (7.7%) patients stopped IFN therapy due to the adverse events after initiation of IFN alone therapy. About a half of patients with side effect discontinued the IFN regimen due to owing to general fatigue, psychiatric disorder, thrombocytopenia, and leukopenia. On the other hand, 82 (16.2%) patients stopped combination therapy of IFN and ribavirin due to the adverse events. We should carefully observe the patients treated with IFN. If patients treated with IFN have IFN-related adverse effects, we should stop IFN therapy or reduce the dose of IFN.
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