"A Histopathological Study of the Effects of 6-Month Versus 12-Month Interferon alpha-2b Therapy in Chronic Hepatitis C."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Hepatology, "Background/Aims: Interferon therapy has been shown to have beneficial effects in chronic hepatitis C, but the optimal duration of treatment has not been clearly defined. The aims of this study were: (a) to perform a detailed histological comparison of the effects of a 6-month and a 12-month treatment using the Knodell score as well as a recently proposed grid of analysis, (b) to determine possible histological predictive factors of response to therapy, and (c) to attempt to relate histological and biochemical modifications. Methods: Liver biopsies obtained before and 18 months after...

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