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Telaprevir is effective given every 12 h at 750 mg with pegylated interferon-α2b and ribavirin to Japanese patients with HCV-1b IL28B rs8099917 TT.
Antiviral therapy - 1 Jan 2014
Kawakami Yoshiiku, Suzuki Fumitaka, Karino Yoshiyasu, Toyota Joji, Kumada Hiromitsu, Chayama Kazuaki
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BACKGROUND: The aim of this study is to explore the efficacy, safety and pharmacokinetics of 750 mg telaprevir (TVR) given at 8 or 12 h intervals during triple therapy with pegylated interferon-α2b (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) for patients with chronic HCV infection. METHODS: A total of 52 patients with high viral loads of HCV genotype 1b who were expected to respond well to therapy (rs8099917 TT genotype or...
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