Figure 2 In the overall hepatitis C virus study cohort (n = 137), in patients with a sustained virological response (SVR), significantly lower pretreatment serum interferon γ inducible protein 10 (IP‐10) levels (332.4 (222.1)) were observed compared with non‐responders (NR) (476.8 (305.3); p = 0.004). In addition, serum IP‐10 concentrations were significantly decreased 24 weeks after cessation of therapy in patients with an SVR (n = 79) (pretreatment: 332.4 (222.1) pg/ml; post‐treatment: 170.2 (140.1) pg/ml, p<0.001) but not in NR (n = 58) (pretreatment: 476.8 (305.3) pg/ml; post‐treatment: 387.3 (268.1) pg/ml; p = 0.06). Values are means (SD).