Governance hepatitis C combination therapy to 72 weeks
Although hepatitis C is a serious chronic disease, but there is still a considerable number of patients can be treated with medication, back to health. Even in patients with refractory hepatitis C, through the extension of pegylated interferon and ribavirin combination therapy to 72 weeks, can also get a greater chance of cure.
Liver Research Institute, Peking University, according to Wei to present, hepatitis C is a serious, chronic blood-borne infectious diseases, and may lead to cirrhosis, liver cancer and liver failure. At present, there are about 180 million people worldwide suffer from hepatitis C long-term. However, hepatitis B and the common difference is that a considerable number of hepatitis C patients can be treated with medication, back to health.
Even some types of hepatitis C in patients with refractory, such as the cessation of treatment after a “relapse”, after 12 weeks of treatment non-responders and late respondents, the efficacy of the standard course of treatment is not satisfactory, through the extension of poly – glycol interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin combination therapy to 72 weeks, can also get a greater chance of cure.
”This conclusion has been in the United States Association for Study of Liver Diseases recently published the latest research results have been confirmed.” From the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, said Professor Peter Ferenc, “the long-term commitment to the medical profession on the basis of existing drugs seeking treatment for difficult to treat hepatitis C, a solution, the new research we are much encouraged. ”
Based on new research, experts called for hepatitis C in patients with the disease must be determined to overcome the confidence on the one hand to raise awareness and detection of awareness, to achieve early detection and early treatment; the other hand, the diagnosis must adhere to the medication , especially those patients with refractory hepatitis C-type, if necessary, combination therapy should be extended to 72 weeks.