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Summarize the clinical impact of recurrent hepatitis C virus following liver transplantation and evaluate therapeutic approaches to mitigate graft damage.

April 1, 1999GutOpen Access

Hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation

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TBT BizollonHôtel-Dieu de Lyon CDChristian DucerfUniversité Claude Bernard Lyon 1 CTC. TrépoUniversité Paris Cité

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Review demonstrates near-inevitable viral recurrence in liver transplant recipients, suggesting combination interferon and ribavirin therapy can delay progressive graft disease.

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Summarize the clinical impact of recurrent hepatitis C virus following liver transplantation and evaluate therapeutic approaches to mitigate graft damage.
Narrative review of clinical outcomes and disease progression in patients undergoing liver transplantation for hepatitis C-induced cirrhosis.
Comparative assessment of post-transplant antiviral regimens, contrasting interferon monotherapy with early combination therapy utilizing interferon and ribavirin.
Recurrent hepatitis C infection occurs almost universally after liver transplantation in the absence of effective preventive regimens.
Interferon administered as a monotherapy yields unsatisfactory clinical results for treating recurrent post-transplant infection.
Early intervention combining interferon and ribavirin demonstrates promise in delaying or preventing the progression of hepatitis C-related graft disease.

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Bizollon et al. (1999) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a6fc3ea75498292b70926d8 https://doi.org/10.1136/gut.44.4.575

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Review demonstrates near-inevitable viral recurrence in liver transplant recipients, suggesting combination interferon and ribavirin therapy can delay progressive graft disease.

Hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation

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Hepatitis C virus recurrence after liver transplantation

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