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(99m)Tc-GSA SPECT analysis was clinically useful to evaluate the effect of interferon in a patient with interferon non-responsive chronic hepatitis C.
- Source :
- Annals of Nuclear Medicine; Aug2011, Vol. 25 Issue 7, p520-523, 4p
- Publication Year :
- 2011
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Abstract
- We describe a 62-year-old woman with advanced chronic hepatitis C who showed no response to low-dose long-term interferon-beta monotherapy (3 MU, three times a week). The interferon monotherapy was continued for 2 years and 9 months. Despite this lack of response to interferon, the patient's clinical course was good and liver function assessed by (99m)Tc-galactosyl human serum albumin single photon emission computed tomography ((99m)Tc-GSA SPECT) analysis improved significantly. Improvement of the data obtained by (99m)Tc-GSA SPECT analysis justified continuation of the treatment. (99m)Tc-GSA SPECT analysis was clinically useful to evaluate the effect of interferon in a patient with interferon non-responsive chronic hepatitis C, despite a lack of reduction of the ALT level and HCV-RNA titer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09147187
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Annals of Nuclear Medicine
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 104577206
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s12149-011-0484-0