Treatment for advanced hepatitis C doesn't work, researchers find

Wednesday, December 3, 2008 - 18:49 in Health & Medicine

An NIH funded multi-center clinical trial found no benefit from "maintenance therapy," low-dose peginterferon used for hepatitis C patients who have not responded to an initial round of treatment. In addition, the study showed a surprising health decline in patients with liver disease over the course of four years.

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