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Phosphorothioate di- and trinucleotides as a novel class of anti-hepatitis B virus agents.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy - 1 Jun 2004
Iyer Radhakrishnan P, Jin Yi, Roland Arlene, Morrey John D, Mounir Samir, Korba Brent
Abstract excerpt
Several nucleoside analogs are under clinical development for use against hepatitis B virus (HBV). Lamivudine (3TC), a nucleoside analog, and adefovir dipivoxil (ADV), an acyclonucleotide analog, are clinically approved. However, long-term treatment can induce viral resistance, and following the cessation of therapy, viral rebound is frequently observed. There continues to be a need for new antiviral agents with...
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