Effect of sustained virologic response on the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with HCV cirrhosis
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Evidence suggests that sustained virologic response to interferon treatment decreases incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with hepatitis C virus cirrhosis. This study was designed to compare the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma among cirrhotic patients e...
Main Authors: | Nelson Cheinquer, Hugo Cheinquer, Fernando H Wolff, Silvia Coelho-Borges |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702010000500006&lng=en&tlng=en |
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