Hepatitis C: Retreatment and treatment of patients with renal failure

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Chow, WC [1 ]
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[1] Singapore Gen Hosp, Dept Gastroenterol, Singapore 169608, Singapore
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10.1046/j.1440-1746.2000.02113.x
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R57 [消化系及腹部疾病];
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This paper addresses two difficult issues in the treatment of hepatitis C: patients who fail to achieve a sustained response after the first course of treatment, and those who simultaneously suffer from chronic renal failure. With the recent improvements in firstline treatment, retreatment is mainly applicable to those who have previously received 6-month of interferon monotherapy at 3 MU thrice weekly. For those who had an end-of-treatment response but relapsed, there is a choice between interferon monotherapy at increased dose and/or duration of treatment, or a 6-month course of combination therapy. Retreatment of non-responders is generally unsuccessful, but some patients map respond to interferon-alpha 3 MU and ribavirin 1.0-1.2 g/day. For patients with chronic renal failure and hepatitis C, combination treatment is not possible because ribavirin is contraindicated. Interferon given at a dose of 1.5 MU thrice weekly was reported to be fairly well tolerated by patients who were on dialysis and resulted in end-of-treatment and sustained biochemical and virological response in some cases. Interferon given in the usual doses may be associated with severe adverse effects in patients with renal failure, and can precipitate allograft rejection in patients who have undergone renal transplantation. (C) 2000 Blackwell Science Asia Pty Ltd.
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