Virological response (rapid (RVR), early (EVR), end of treatment (ETVR), sustained (SVR)) to pegylated and standard interferon in treatment-naive patients with chronic HCV infection undergoing dialysis

	Pegylated interferon α-2a	Standard interferon α-2a	p Value
Intention-to-treat analysis	(n = 25) (%)	(n = 25) (%)
RVR	15 (60)	11 (44)	0.40
EVR	23 (92)	22 (88)	1.00
ETVR	23 (92)	15 (60)	0.02
SVR	12 (48)	5 (20)	0.07