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Sofosbuvir and ABT-450: terminator of hepatitis C virus?
World journal of gastroenterology - 7 Jun 2013
Zeng Qing-Lei, Zhang Ji-Yuan, Zhang Zheng, Wang Li-Feng, Wang Fu-Sheng
Abstract excerpt
Combination therapy with peginterferon (pegIFN)-α and ribavirin (RBV) has been the standard of care (SOC) for chronic hepatitis C. Unfortunately, not all patients can achieve a sustained virologic response (SVR) with this regimen. SVR rates are approximately 80% in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 2, 3, 5 and 6 and 40%-50% in patients with genotype 1 and 4. Therefore, strategies to improve SVR rates...
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