Response to interferon (IFN) in symptomatic and asymptomatic patients with cryoglobulins
| Patients with cryoglobulins (n=43) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Asymptomatic (n=31) | Symptomatic (n=12) | p Value | |
| At the end of IFN | |||
| Biochemical response | 22 (71) | 5 (42) | 0.1 |
| Virological response | 14 (45) | 4 (33) | 0.2 |
| Immunological response | 15 (48) | 2 (17) | 0.08 |
| Virological response and immunological response | 11 (35) | 1 (8) | 0.1 |
| No response | 9 (29) | 7 (58) | 0.1 |
| After the end of IFN | |||
| Sustained biochemical response | 7 (22) | 2 (17) | 0.7 |
| Sustained virological response | 5 (16) | 2 (17) | 0.5 |
| Sustained immunological response | 5 (16) | l (8) | 0.6 |
| Sustained virological response and immunological response | 5 (16) | l (8) | 0.6 |
The values in parentheses are percentages.