Volume 139, Issue 5, Pages 1593-1601 (November 2010) A Sustained Virologic Response Is Durable in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Treated With Peginterferon Alfa-2a and Ribavirin Mark G. Swain, Ming–Yang Lai, Mitchell L. Shiffman, W. Graham E. Cooksley, Stefan Zeuzem, Douglas T. Dieterich, Armand Abergel, Mário G. Pessôa, Amy Lin, Andreas Tietz, Edward V. Connell, Moisés Diago Gastroenterology Volume 139, Issue 5, Pages 1593-1601 (November 2010) DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.009 Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 Randomized multicenter trials in which patients received peginterferon alfa-2a alone or in combination with ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C. HVL, high viral load; RBV, ribavirin; tiw, three times weekly. Gastroenterology 2010 139, 1593-1601DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.009) Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions
Figure 2 Patients negative for HCV RNA at last follow-up visit. SVR is defined as HCV RNA <50 IU/mL at the end of a 24-week follow-up phase. Gastroenterology 2010 139, 1593-1601DOI: (10.1053/j.gastro.2010.07.009) Copyright © 2010 AGA Institute Terms and Conditions