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Dynamic changes in HCV RNA levels and viral quasispecies in a patient with chronic hepatitis C after telaprevir-based treatment.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Feb 2012
de Bruijne Joep, Sullivan James C, Kieffer Tara L, Botfield Martyn, Shames Ben, Schinkel Janke, Molenkamp Richard, Weegink Christine, Reesink Henk
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Telaprevir is a selective inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus NS3·4A serine protease. Treatment with telaprevir resulted in a rapid HCV-RNA decline in chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 patients. OBJECTIVES: To report the clinical and viral course of a patient treated with telaprevir in combination with pegylated interferon-alpha-2a and ribavirin in a Phase 2 clinical trial (PROVE3). STUDY DESIGN: This...
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