Section: Research

Savant Mehta, M.D.

Research/Clinical Interests

Transplant Hepatology
Viral Hepatitis
Therapeutic Endoscopy and Endoscopic Ultrasound

Current Ongoing Research Projects

Current Ongoing Research Projects:
The Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment to prevent Cirrhosis (HALT-C) Trial : A randomized controlled trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of long term pegylated interferon for treatment of chronic hepatitis C in patients who failed to respond to previous interferon therapy. Study sponsor NIDDK.

HALT-C ancillary study - The effects of interferon on portal hypertension.

PEG-IFN vs. Iron Reduction and PEG-IFN for Chronic Hepatitis C: An International, Multi-Center, Randomized Trial (Study Sponsor Roche)

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