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Safety, pharmacokinetics and resistant variants of telaprevir alone for 12 weeks in hepatitis C virus genotype 1b infection.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Feb 2012
Yamada I, Suzuki F, Kamiya N, Aoki K, Sakurai Y, Kano M, Matsui H, Kumada H
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Telaprevir in combination with peginterferon and ribavirin is a promising advancement in chronic hepatitis C treatment. However, the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and antiviral profiles of telaprevir alone beyond 2 weeks have not been studied. METHODS: In a phase 1b study in Japan, 10 treatment-naïve patients infected with hepatitis C virus genotype 1b with high viral load (>5 log(10) IU/mL)...
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