Review Article

Hepatitis C Virus Infection and Dialysis: 2012 Update

Table 2

Pegylated IFN plus ribavirin in dialysis patients: baseline characteristics and outcomes of studies.

AuthorsSVR
Country Reference year

Bruchfeld et al. 50% (3/6)Sweden2006
Rendina et al. 97.5% (34/35)Italy2007
van Leusen et al. 71% (5/7)Netherlands2008
Carriero et al.28% (4/14)US2008
Al-Saran et al. 70% (7/10)Saudi Arabia2009
Hakim et al. 5% (1/20)US2009
Liu et al. 60% (21/35)Taiwan2009
Giguere et al. 73% (16/22)Arab Emirates2011
Deltenre et al. 50% (16/32)France2011

Results have been calculated according to an intention-to-treat (ITT) analysis.
SVR: sustained virological response.