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peginterferon

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peginterferon /peg·in·ter·fer·on/ (peg″in″ter-fēr´on) a covalent conjugate of recombinant interferon and polyethylene glycol (PEG), with the former moiety responsible for the biological activity; conjugates of interferon alfa-2a and interferon alfa-2b are administered subcutaneously in the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
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MPH, from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), included 766 participants who had hepatitis C-related bridging fibrosis or cirrhosis and failed to respond to standard treatment of the anti-viral drugs peginterferon and ribavirin.
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McHutchison and his colleagues randomly assigned 250 hepatitis C patients to get the standard drugs ribavirin and peginterferon alfa-2a, with or without telaprevir.
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These treatments involve use of peginterferon and strong antiviral medications.
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