Table 5Comparative Treatment Response Rates for HCV infection

TreatmentSustained Virologic ResponseSource
Placebo<2%Poynard, 1996*
Interferon monotherapy6–16%Poynard, 1996*
Gebo, 2002*
Kjaergard, 2000*
Shepherd, 2000*
Interferon plus Ribavirin33–41%Gebo, 2002*
Kjaergard, 2000*
Shepherd, 2000*
Pegylated Interferon alone25–39%Heathcote, 2000
Lindsay, 2001
Reddy, 2001
Zeuzem, 2000
Pegylated Interferon plus Ribavirin54–60%Fried, 2002
Glue, 2000
Manns, 2001
*

Systematic review or meta-analysis

From: 3, Results

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