end of treatment response


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end of treatment response

Abbreviation: EOT, ETR
In the treatment of chronic hepatitis C, the eradication of detectable virus from the blood after a complete course of antiviral therapy.
See also: response
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This study is thus conducted to find the association between these baseline parameters and end of treatment response to combination of conventional interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C.
Assocociation between baseline parameters and end of treatment response to combination of conventional interferon and ribavirin in patients with chronic hepatitis C
HCV RNA was to be tested at 6 months to confirm its non-detection and thus the response was called the end of treatment response (ETR).
Treatment of hepatitis B and C through National Programme - An audit
Risk factors for relapse in chronic hepatitis C patients who have achieved end of treatment response. J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2010; 25: 957-63.
Liver histology of chronic hepatitis C patients who relapsed or not responded to conventional interferon and ribavirin therapy

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