Article
Boceprevir for previously treated chronic HCV genotype 1 infection.
The New England journal of medicine - 31 Mar 2011
Bacon Bruce R, Gordon Stuart C, Lawitz Eric, Marcellin Patrick, Vierling John M, Zeuzem Stefan, Poordad Fred, Goodman Zachary D, Sings Heather L, Boparai Navdeep, Burroughs Margaret, Brass Clifford A, Albrecht Janice K, Esteban Rafael
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: In patients with chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 who do not have a sustained response to therapy with peginterferon-ribavirin, outcomes after retreatment are suboptimal. Boceprevir, a protease inhibitor that binds to the HCV nonstructural 3 (NS3) active site, has been suggested as an additional treatment. METHODS: To assess the effect of the combination of boceprevir and...
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