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Sustained virological response to interferon-α is associated with improved outcome in HCV-related cirrhosis: A retrospective study†‡

  1. Savino Bruno1,
  2. Tommaso Stroffolini2,§,*,
  3. Massimo Colombo3,
  4. Simona Bollani1,
  5. Luisa Benvegnù4,
  6. Giuseppe Mazzella5,
  7. Antonio Ascione6,
  8. Teresa Santantonio7,
  9. Felice Piccinino8,
  10. Pietro Andreone9,
  11. Alessandra Mangia10,
  12. Giovanni B. Gaeta11,
  13. Marcello Persico12,
  14. Stefano Fagiuoli13,
  15. Piero L. Almasio14

Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007

DOI: 10.1002/hep.21492

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Hepatology

Hepatology

Volume 45, Issue 3, pages 579–587, March 2007

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Bruno, S., Stroffolini, T., Colombo, M., Bollani, S., Benvegnù, L., Mazzella, G., Ascione, A., Santantonio, T., Piccinino, F., Andreone, P., Mangia, A., Gaeta, G. B., Persico, M., Fagiuoli, S. and Almasio, P. L. (2007), Sustained virological response to interferon-α is associated with improved outcome in HCV-related cirrhosis: A retrospective study. Hepatology, 45: 579–587. doi: 10.1002/hep.21492

Author Information

  1. 1

    Liver Unit, Department of Medicine, AO Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico, Milan

  2. 2

    Department of Gastroenterology, AO San Giacomo, Rome

  3. 3

    Gastroenterology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore, Mangiagalli & Regina Elena, University of Milan

  4. 4

    Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Padova

  5. 5

    Department of Gastroenterology, University of Bologna

  6. 6

    Liver Unit, Department of Gastroenterology, AO Cardarelli, Naples

  7. 7

    Infectious Diseases Unit, University of Bari

  8. 8

    Infectious Diseases Unit, 2nd University of Naples

  9. 9

    Department of Internal Medicine, Cardioangiology and Hepatology, University of Bologna

  10. 10

    Department of Gastroenterology, Casa Sollievo della Sofferenza. San Giovanni Rotondo

  11. 11

    Viral Hepatitis Unit, 2nd University of Naples

  12. 12

    Department of Internal Medicine, 2nd University of Naples

  13. 13

    Gastroenterology Unit, Ospedali Riuniti, Bergamo

  14. 14

    Gastroenterology and Hepatology Unit, University of Palermo

  1. §

    fax: (39) 06 36266115

*Department of Gastroenterology, Via Canova 29, 00186 Rome

  1. †

    This study has been presented in part at the 56th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of the Liver Diseases, San Francisco, CA, November 11-15, 2005.

  2. ‡

    Potential conflict of interest: Nothing to report.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 26 FEB 2007
  2. Article first published online: 26 FEB 2007
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 1 NOV 2006
  4. Manuscript Received: 14 JUL 2006

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  • Associazione per la Ricerca sulle Malattie Epatiche (ARME), Bologna, Italy

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