Effects of Long-Term Postoperative Interferon-α Therapy on Intrahepatic Recurrence after Resection of Hepatitis C Virus–Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Kubo, Shoji; Nishiguchi, Shuhei; Hirohashi, Kazuhiro; Tanaka, Hiromu; Shuto, Taichi; Yamazaki, Osamu; Shiomi, Susumu; Tamori, Akihiro; Oka, Hiroko; Igawa, Sumito; Kuroki, Tetsuo; Kinoshita, Hiroaki

doi:10.7326/0003-4819-134-10-200105150-00010

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Effects of Long-Term Postoperative Interferon-α Therapy on Intrahepatic Recurrence after Resection of Hepatitis C Virus–Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Published in Annals of Internal Medicine • May 15, 2001

Authors:

Shoji Kubo

Shuhei Nishiguchi

Kazuhiro Hirohashi

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Interferon therapy decreases the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma in patients with chronic hepatitis C. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate effects of interferon-alpha on recurrence after resection of hepatitis C virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma. DESIGN: Randomized, controlled trial. SETTI...

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Medicine

Hepatocellular carcinoma

Alpha interferon

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