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Resistance mutations against HCV protease inhibitors and antiviral drug design.
Current pharmaceutical design - 1 Jan 2014
Shang Luqing, Lin Kai, Yin Zheng
Abstract excerpt
The treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection has been significantly improved with the approval of the first two HCV NS3/4A protease inhibitors, telaprevir (Incivek) and boceprevir (Victrelis). These two direct acting antivirals (DAAs) are used clinically in combination with pegylated interferon-alpha (PEG-IFNα) and ribavirin (RBV). The sustained virologic response (SVR) rates are increased to ~70% and the...
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