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Simeprevir: a macrocyclic HCV protease inhibitor.
Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 1 Dec 2013
Talwani R, Heil E L, Gilliam B L, Temesgen Z
Abstract excerpt
Simeprevir is a macrocyclic NS3/4A HCV protease inhibitor with potent activity against genotypes 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Phase II and III studies of simeprevir combined with pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) and ribavirin (RBV) demonstrated that the combination was safe and effective in HCV genotype 1 patients, with more than 75% of treatment-naive patients attaining a sustained virological...
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