Figure 1

Course of hepatitis C virus-ribonucleic acid (10 ⁶ IU/mL), alanine aminotransferase (10 ¹ U/L), haemoglobin (mg/dL), white blood cells ( cells /nL) and platelets (10 ¹ /nL) during therapy. After 4 weeks of therapy, viral load declined 6 log₁₀ and became negative in week 6 resulting in SVR 24. Side effects included pruritus and anaemia, leading to the application of erythropoietin. Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; EOT, end-of-treatment; Hb, haemoglobin; HCV-RNA, hepatitis C virus-ribonucleic acid; PLT, platelets; SVR, sustained virological response; Tacr, tacrolimus; w, week; WBC, white blood cells.