A randomized study of alpha‐interferon plus ribavirin for 6 months or 12 months for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients with bleeding disorders

Abstract

Little is known about the optimal treatment in patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) who were infected by pooled plasma products. The aim of our study was to compare the efficacy of 6 and 12 months of combination therapy with interferon alpha-2b and ribavirin in patients with bleeding disorders and chronic HCV. In a randomized open study, 61 patients with haemophilia or von Willebrand disease received treatment with a combination of …