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Copyright ©2008 The WJG Press and Baishideng.
World J Gastroenterol. Nov 14, 2008; 14(42): 6467-6472
Published online Nov 14, 2008. doi: 10.3748/wjg.14.6467
Table 2 Suggested guidelines for the use of interferon-based therapy in patients with cirrhosis (International liver transplantation society expert panel, 2003)
Consider treatmentCTP scoreMELD score
Strongly consider ≤ 7 ≤ 18
Possibly consider8-1118-25
No, avoid treatment> 11> 25