INTERFERON FOR CHRONIC HEPATITIS-C IN PATIENTS CURED OF MALIGNANCY

被引:11
作者
CESARO, S
ROSSETTI, F
DEMOLINER, L
CRIVELLARO, C
ZANESCO, L
BORTOLOTTI, E
机构
[1] UNIV PADUA,DIV INTERNAL MED 2,I-35128 PADUA,ITALY
[2] OSPED CIVILE,DIV INFECT DIS,I-35128 PADUA,ITALY
关键词
CHRONIC HEPATITIS; HEPATITIS C VIRUS; CHILDHOOD MALIGNANCY; RECOMBINANT INTERFERON-ALPHA;
D O I
10.1007/s004310050208
中图分类号
R72 [儿科学];
学科分类号
100202 ;
摘要
Six patients with chronic hepatitis C who were cured of malignancy were treated with recombinant interferon-alpha at the dose of 4 MU/m(2) for 12 months; the post-treatment follow up period was 12 months. Therapy was stopped within 6 months in three patients because of persistently abnormal alanine aminotransferase levels. In the remaining three patients, a complete normalization of alanine aminotransferase levels was obtained during treatment but it was not maintained after the end of interferon therapy. In addition, no patient cleared hepatitis C virus ribonucleic acid in serum. These results suggest that recombinant interferon is not effective in patients with chronic hepatitis C who were cured of a previous malignancy.
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