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Title: | Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Combined Sofosbuvir Ribavirin in Treatment Naive versus
Treatment Experienced Egyptian Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C |
Authors: | Ayman El-Badawy1, Mohamed YehiaSeddek1, Mohamed Shawky El-sayed1 and Azez Mohammed Bedeer2. |
Year: | 2016 |
Keywords: | Not Available |
Journal: | International Journal of Advanced Research |
Volume: | 4 |
Issue: | 11 |
Pages: | 1081-1087 |
Publisher: | Not Available |
Local/International: | International |
Paper Link: | Not Available |
Full paper | Ayman mohammed Ibrahim Afifi Esmail El badway_05 azez final.pdf |
Supplementary materials | Not Available |
Abstract: |
We conducted this study to assess the efficacy of the oral nucleotide polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir in combination with ribavirin in Egyptian patients chronically infected with genotype 4 hepatitis C virus (HCV). Methods: Treatment-naive and previously treated patients withgenotype 4 HCV were randomly allocated in a 1:1 ratio to receive sofosbuvir 400 mg and weight-based ribavirin , for 24 weeks. The primary efficacy endpoint was the proportion of patients with sustained virologic response (HCV RNA |