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Simeprevir increases rate of sustained virologic response among treatment-experienced patients with HCV genotype-1 infection: a phase IIb trial.
Gastroenterology - 1 Feb 2014
Zeuzem Stefan, Berg Thomas, Gane Edward, Ferenci Peter, Foster Graham R, Fried Michael W, Hezode Christophe, Hirschfield Gideon M, Jacobson Ira, Nikitin Igor, Pockros Paul J, Poordad Fred, Scott Jane, Lenz Oliver, Peeters Monika, Sekar Vanitha, De Smedt Goedele, Sinha Rekha, Beumont-Mauviel Maria
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: Simeprevir (TMC435) is an oral NS3/4 protease inhibitor in phase III trials for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. We performed a phase IIb, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the combination of simeprevir, peginterferon-α2a (PegIFN), and ribavirin (RBV) in patients with HCV genotype-1 infection previously treated with PegIFN and...
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