People who drink—even heavily—can successfully undergo treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) if they’re provided with individualized, multidisciplinary care that also addresses their alcohol use, according to a study published in the February 2012 issue of Journal of Hepatology.
Caroline Le Lan, MD, and her colleagues in Brittany, France, treated 73 alcohol-dependent patients for both hepatitis C and addiction, between September 2002 and February 2008. Their treatment outcomes were compared to a matched group of non-drinkers. Although overall cure rates were similar (48 percent versus 49 percent for non-drinkers), people who drank excessively during HCV treatment—defined as 21 or more drinks per week for men, 14 or more drinks per week for women, or at least four drinks at a time, at least twice—were less likely to be cured than those who drank less or were abstinent.
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