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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-23
pubmed:abstractText
To investigate differences in the effect of interferon (IFN) -alpha and IFN-beta treatment for hepatitis C on hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) development, we prospectively followed 351 consecutive patients (median age, 56.6 years; mean follow-up, 5.7 +/- 2.6 years) with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) viremia. Of 260 IFN-alpha and 91 IFN-beta treated patients, 17 (6.5%) and 4 (4.4%), respectively, developed HCC. Virological response (VR) was defined as persistent HCV RNA disappearance from serum, and biochemical response (BR) as persistent alanine aminotransferase (ALT) normalization after treatment. No significant between-group differences in HCC development were found between those with and without VR. Although the HCC development rate in patients without BR was significantly higher than that in patients with BR in the IFN-alpha group (11.4% and 0.8%; P << 0.05), no significant difference was found in the IFN-beta group (6.3% and 2.3%). Similar rates of HCC development were found in patients with chronic HCV viremia treated with either IFN-alpha or IFN-beta.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
1341-321X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
9
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
333-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Adult, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Antiviral Agents, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Carcinoma, Hepatocellular, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-D-Alanine Transaminase, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Female, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Hepacivirus, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Hepatitis C, Chronic, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Incidence, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Interferon-alpha, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Interferon-beta, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Liver Neoplasms, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Male, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Middle Aged, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Prospective Studies, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-RNA, Viral, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Treatment Outcome, pubmed-meshheading:14691655-Viremia
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
A prospective comparison of the effect of interferon-alpha and interferon-beta treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma development.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Environmental Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Clinical Trial, Comparative Study