I am sick with hepatitis C for 4 years, genatip virus 1b. I was assigned to a course of antiviral therapy interfiron-alfa/shering Plough and / rebetol / Schering-Plough. After 24 weeks, HCV-negative, treatment was continued along the same lines another 24 weeks, a final response after 48 weeks of HCV-positive. My doctor at a loss, she says that it is the first case in practice, with a result of HCV-negative and continued treatment relapse can not arise. Tell me please, can happen is it? With what it could be linked? You render charity care to patients with hepatitis C?

Respond Tatyana Stepanova, a gastroenterologist, hepatologist Treatment of hepatitis C virus genotype 1b short-lived interferons, including alpha, in combination with ribavirin leads to persistent virologic remission (recovery), only 20% of cases. So that there is nothing surprising in the fact that you failed. You recommended treatment prolangirovannymi interferon (Pegasys or PegIntron) in combination with ribavirin for 48 weeks. Similar question: ... was antiviral therapy against hepatitis C after treatment - Hepatitis C RNA (qualitative) is negative. Attending hepatologist said ...