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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2012; 18(1): 55-63
Published online Jan 7, 2012. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v18.i1.55
Table 6 Summary of some reports on the efficacy and rejection rate following the use of interferon alone or in combination with ribavirin in post renal transplant hepatitis C virus infection
Ref.YrNo. of patientstreatedAnti HCV therapy used(No. of patients)Immunosuppression used(% of patients)ETR (%)SVR (%)Rate of allograftrejection/failure (%)
Ozgur et al[32]19955CI alone (5)CNI (100)NRNR40
Aza (100)
S (100)
Rosting et al[31]1995114CI alone (14)CNI (85.7)28.60035.70
Aza (50)
S (85.7)
Hanafusa et al[14]199810CI alone (10)CNI (NS)10040
Aza (100)
S (100)
Baid et al[27]2003212CI + R (11)CNI (100)NS3317
CI alone (1)Aza (17)
C (67)
S (100)
Sharma et al[26]200636CI + R (5)CNI (100)66.6033.3066.60
PEG-INF + R (1)Aza (50)
C (14)
S (100)
Pageaux et al[67]20098PEG-INF + R (4)CNI (75)75500
PEG-INF alone (4)Aza (37.5)
C (25)
S (100)
Aljumah et alCurrent study19PEG-INF + R (19)CNI (89.5)47.4042.105.30
C (78.9)
S (100)