Ask the Experts - Should the Weekly Dose of Interferon Be Reduced at...
Ask the Experts - Should the Weekly Dose of Interferon Be Reduced at...
Is it advisable to reduce the interferon dosage from 3 million units to 1.5 million units in a patient who is in his fourth month of treatment with combination interferon/ribavirin? The patient has demonstrated a full therapeutic response and has undetectable viral load. Hepatitis C viral genome is unknown.
Hector Alonso, MD
The questioner states that HCV genotype is unknown. While genotype is useful in predicting the likelihood of sustained eradication of HCV after treatment with interferon, it does not predict side effects.
Is it advisable to reduce the interferon dosage from 3 million units to 1.5 million units in a patient who is in his fourth month of treatment with combination interferon/ribavirin? The patient has demonstrated a full therapeutic response and has undetectable viral load. Hepatitis C viral genome is unknown.
Hector Alonso, MD
The questioner states that HCV genotype is unknown. While genotype is useful in predicting the likelihood of sustained eradication of HCV after treatment with interferon, it does not predict side effects.
