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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2010; 16(1): 89-97
Published online Jan 7, 2010. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v16.i1.89
On-treatment predictions of success in peg-interferon/ribavirin treatment using a novel formula
Hidetsugu Saito, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Keisuke Ojiro, Kanji Wakabayashi, Mika Inoue, Shinichiro Tada, Toshifumi Hibi
Hidetsugu Saito, Hirotoshi Ebinuma, Keisuke Ojiro, Kanji Wakabayashi, Mika Inoue, Shinichiro Tada, Toshifumi Hibi, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1608582, Japan
Author contributions: Saito H, Ebinuma H, Ojiro K, Wakabayashi K and Tada S contributed to the analysis of the clinical data; Inoue M contributed as a clinical assistant to collect data from the affiliated hospitals; Hibi T provided financial support for this work; Saito H designed the study and wrote the manuscript.
Correspondence to: Hidetsugu Saito, MD, PhD, Department of Internal Medicine, School of Medicine, Keio University, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 1608582, Japan. hsaito@sc.itc.keio.ac.jp
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Received: September 25, 2009
Revised: November 6, 2009
Accepted: November 13, 2009
Published online: January 7, 2010
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