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We have seen in
these and other smaller studies that the PEG-IFN results in SVR rates
comparable to those achieved by standard IFN and RBV combination. The next
obvious step is to find out if the PEG + RBV combination would be superior
to Peg alone, as the standard IFN + RBV combination was superior to standard
IFN alone. Michael Fried has presented this data recently which supports out
intuition about this. Well over a 1000 patients were studied in this
randomized, placebo controlled comparison, where patients received Pegasys +
RBV, Pegasys alone or the standard Rebetron. The groups were well matched
for their baseline characteristics. |