Eicosapentaenoic acid could permit maintenance of the original ribavirin dose in chronic hepatitis C virus patients during the first 12 weeks of combination therapy with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin. A prospective randomized controlled trial.

Takaki, Shintaro

Eicosapentaenoic acid could permit maintenance of the original ribavirin dose in chronic hepatitis C virus patients during the first 12 weeks of combination therapy with pegylated interferon-alpha and ribavirin. A prospective randomized controlled trial. [electronic resource] - Intervirology 2007 - 439-46 p. digital

Publication Type: Journal Article; Randomized Controlled Trial; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

1423-0100

10.1159/000114718 doi


Adult
Aged
Anemia--chemically induced
Drug Therapy, Combination
Eicosapentaenoic Acid--pharmacology
Female
Hepacivirus--drug effects
Hepatitis C, Chronic--complications
Humans
Interferon alpha-2
Interferon-alpha--administration & dosage
Male
Middle Aged
Polyethylene Glycols--administration & dosage
Prospective Studies
Recombinant Proteins
Ribavirin--administration & dosage