Quantitative liver function tests improve the prediction of clinical outcomes in chronic hepatitis C: results from the Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-term Treatment Against Cirrhosis Trial.

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Published in Hepatology on March 01, 2012

Authors

Gregory T Everson1, Mitchell L Shiffman, John C Hoefs, Timothy R Morgan, Richard K Sterling, David A Wagner, Shannon Lauriski, Teresa M Curto, Anne Stoddard, Elizabeth C Wright, HALT-C Trial Group

Author Affiliations

1: Section of Hepatology, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, University of Colorado Denver, Aurora, CO 80045, USA. greg.everson@ucdenver.edu

Associated clinical trials:

Long Term Interferon for Patients Who Did Not Clear Hepatitis C Virus With Standard Treatment (HALT-C) | NCT00006164

Intra-Individual Reproducibility of the Non-Invasive Assessment of the Portal Circulation (Repro) | NCT01579162

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