My mom is a chronic HCV carrier, she is genotype 1 (not sure if she is 1a or 1b, will know soon), she is 69 years old and been diagnosed with a severe F3 fibrosis, her vireamia is around 5 million, her platelets getting lower and ALT around 70, her AFP 21.
A few years ago, she tried IFN + RIB combo with no response at all and had terrible side effects, she thought she would die from the treatment... She had to completely stop at 6 months after a few interruptions due to horrible side effects.
What are her chances with Alinia mono therapy, she can not tolerate any interferon, is it worth trying? Did it work with any of you with genotypes 1? Are there any other treatments for genotype 1 not combo-ed with IFN? Best of luck all and thanks in advance.