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Effect of fluvastatin on 24-week telaprevir-based combination therapy for hepatitis C virus genotype 1b-infected chronic hepatitis C.
European journal of gastroenterology & hepatology - 1 Jul 2014
Atsukawa Masanori, Tsubota Akihito, Shimada Noritomo, Kondo Chisa, Itokawa Norio, Nakagawa Ai, Fukuda Takeshi, Matsushita Yoko, Narahara Yoshiyuki, Osada Yuji, Yamaguchi Hiroki, Nakatsuka Katsuhisa, Iwakiri Katsuhiko, Kawamoto Chiaki, Sakamoto Choitsu
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVES: The addition of fluvastatin significantly improves sustained virological response (SVR) in pegylated interferon and ribavirin (peg-IFN/RBV) combination therapy for patients infected with the hepatitis C virus. However, the add-on effect on telaprevir-based triple combination therapy remains unknown. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of fluvastatin on telaprevir-based combination...
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