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Peginterferon alpha‐2a versus peginterferon alpha‐2b for chronic hepatitis C

Abstract

BACKGROUND: A combination of weekly pegylated interferon (peginterferon) alpha and daily ribavirin still represents standard treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection in the majority of patients. However, it is not established which of the two licensed peginterferon products, peginterferon alpha-2a or peginterferon alpha-2b, is the most effective and has a better safety profile. OBJECTIVES: To systematically evaluate the benefits and harms of …

Authors

Hauser G; Awad T; Thorlund K; Štimac D; Mabrouk M; Gluud C

Journal

Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Vol. 2014, No. 2,

Publisher

Wiley

DOI

10.1002/14651858.cd005642.pub3

ISSN

1361-6137