Favorable Outcomes of Chinese HCV-Related Cirrhotic Patients with Sustained Virological Response after Pegylated Interferon Plus Ribavirin Treatment

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Serial changes in ALT values, absolute platelet counts, albumin values, and APRI levels in patients with SVR. ALT levels decreased progressively after the initiation of treatment until the end of the follow-up period (a). Platelet counts markedly decreased at treatment week 4 and then gradually increased (b). Albumin levels markedly increased during the follow-up period after the certification of SVR (c). APRI values decreased progressively during the therapy and tended to decline continuously throughout the follow-up (d). ALT: alanine aminotransferase; PLT: platelet; ALB: albumin; APRI: aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio index; BL: baseline; 4 W: treatment week 4; 12 W: treatment week 12; 24 W: treatment week 24; EOT: end of treatment response; SVR: sustained virological response; EOF: end of follow-up. ; ; .

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