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A phase II dose-escalating trial of clevudine in patients with chronic hepatitis B.
Hepatology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Jul 2004
Marcellin Patrick, Mommeja-Marin Herve, Sacks Stephen L, Lau George K K, Sereni Daniel, Bronowicki Jean-Pierre, Conway Brian, Trepo Christian, Blum M Robert, Yoo Byung Chul, Mondou Elsa, Sorbel Jeff, Snow Andrea, Rousseau Franck, Lee Hyo-Suk
Abstract excerpt
Current therapies available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B are limited in their ability to result in a cure. Clevudine is a new pyrimidine analog with potent anti-hepatitis B virus (HBV) activity in vitro. A multicenter dose-escalation study evaluated clevudine at 10, 50, 100, and 200 mg once daily for 28 days. Eligible patients had HBV DNA levels of 3 x 10(6) copies/mL or more, had not undergone...
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