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Triple therapy for HCV genotype 1 infection: telaprevir or boceprevir?
Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver - 1 Feb 2012
Shiffman Mitchell L, Esteban Rafael
Abstract excerpt
Boceprevir and telaprevir are the first two protease inhibitors available for the treatment of patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1. A sustained virological response (SVR) of 70-80% is observed when either of these protease inhibitors is utilized with pegylated interferon (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) in treatment naïve patients. Both agents are also highly effective in patients who failed to...
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