Table 1. Descriptive baseline characteristics of the subjects included in this study.
Study | Sample size | Race | Genotype | Drug | Therapy time | Follow-up time | Efficacy measures |
Ge D, et al. (2009) | 1137 | 946 (Caucasians) | 1137 (1) | PEG-IFN-α-2a or -2b/RBV | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, non-SVR |
191 (Afro-Americans) | |||||||
Suppiah V, et al . (2009) | 848 | 848 (Caucasians) | 848 (1) | PEG-INF-α/RBV | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, NR |
Tanaka Y, et al. (2009) | 314 | 314 (Asians) | 314 (1) | PEG-INF-α/RBV | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, VR, NR |
Honda M, et al. (2009) | 168 | 168 (Asians) | 168 (1) | PEG-INF-α-2b/RVB | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, TR, NR, EVR |
McCarthy JJ, et al. (2009) | 231 | 178 (Caucasians) | 186 (1) | NA | NA | 24w | SVR, NR, Relapsers |
53 (Afro-Americans) | 45 (2/3) | ||||||
Rauch A, et al. (2009) | 465 | 465 (Caucasians) | 188 (1) | PEG-INF-α/RBV | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, NR |
222 (2/3) | |||||||
34 (4) | |||||||
21 (others) | |||||||
Thompson AJ, et al. (2009) | 1628 | 1287 (Caucasians) | 1628 (1) | PEG-INF/RBV | 48 wk | 24w | SVR, EVR, RVR |
300 (Afro-Americans) | |||||||
41 (Others) |