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Novel nucleoside analogue MCC-478 (LY582563) is effective against wild-type or lamivudine-resistant hepatitis B virus.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Aug 2002
Ono-Nita Suzane Kioko, Kato Naoya, Shiratori Yasushi, Carrilho Flair José, Omata Masao
Abstract excerpt
The emergence of resistant hepatitis B virus (HBV) with the L528M mutation and/or the M552V and M552I mutations in the polymerase gene following long-term lamivudine treatment is becoming an important clinical problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility of wild-type and lamivudine-resistant HBV to MCC-478 (LY582563), a novel nucleoside analogue derivative of phosphonomethoxyethyl purine....
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