Hepatitis C virus dynamics in vivo: effect of ribavirin and interferon alfa on viral turnover

Hepatology : Official Journal of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases
S ZeuzemW K Roth

Abstract

Treatment of patients with chronic hepatitis C with recombinant interferon alfa (rIFN-alpha) can cause a decrease of serum transaminases and hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA. Recent trials evaluating combination therapy of IFN-alpha and ribavirin suggested a potential synergistic effect. From serial measurements of serum HCV RNA concentrations following treatment-induced perturbation of the balance between virus production and clearance, we compared the antiviral efficacy of both IFN-alpha alone and IFN-alpha in combination with ribavirin. Chronically HCV-infected patients were treated with either 3 x 3 MU or 3 x 6 MU rIFN-alpha per week or 3 x 6 MU rIFN-alpha plus 14 mg/kg of body weight ribavirin per day. The time-dependent HCV RNA concentrations during antiviral treatment were analyzed by iterative least-squares regression. After initiation of antiviral therapy, HCV RNA declined exponentially below the detection limit of the reverse-transcription polymerase chain reaction assay (1,000 HCV RNA molecules per milliliter) in 10 of 26 (39%), 10 of 19 (53%), and 10 of 18 patients (56%) treated with 3 x 3 MU, 3 x 6 MU rIFN-alpha without and with ribavirin, respectively. Viral clearance from serum was faster in patients treated with 3 x ...Continue Reading

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