First experiences with treatment of chronic hepatitis C with Pegintron and Rebetol in the Czech Republic

Česká verzia

Authors: Jan Šperl Za Kolektiv Autorů
Authors place of work: Institut klinické a experimentální medicíny v Praze Klinika hepatogastroenterologie Přednosta Doc. MUDr. Julius Špičák, CSc.
Published in the journal: Vnitř Lék 2005; 51(11): 1314-1318
Category: Non-reviewed articles

Summary

Based on retrospectively collected data, the team evaluated results for treatment of the first hundred of patients treated for chronic hepatitis C with PegIntron and Rebetol in the Czech Republic between 2003 and 2005. The treatment resulted in sustained virological response (SVR) in 53 out of 100 patients (53.0%). The effect of treatment was highest for patients without previous treatment, with SVR ratio 34 versus 53 (62.2%). The effect of treatment was lower in patients who relapsed after previous treatment with conventional interferon-α or showed no response to treatment at all, with SVR ratio 14 versus 27 (51.9%), and 5 versus 20 (25.0%), respectively. The effect of treatment in patients with genotype 1 was comparable with that in patients for whom genotype was not available, with SVR ratio 35 versus 65 (58%), and 14 versus 25 (56%), respectively, but we assume genotype 1 prevalence in the latter group, too. The effect of PegIntron and Rebetol in treatment of chronic hepatitis C in Czech patients coincides with results reported in published clinical studies.

Keywords:
chronic hepatitis C – PegIntron – Rebetol – virological response

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