Abstract:A sustained virological response and improvement of liver function were achieved by low-dose interferon (IFN) therapy following curative treatment of initial and recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in an 83-year-old man with hepatitis C virus (HCV)-related liver cirrhosis (CLC). Although a fourth HCC episode recurred 16 months after IFN therapy, it was successfully treated. The patient is still alive 6 years and 7 months after diagnosis of the initial HCC and has been in a tumor-free state for 19 months f… Show more
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