Article
Sofosbuvir plus ribavirin in Japanese patients with chronic genotype 2 HCV infection: an open-label, phase 3 trial.
Journal of viral hepatitis - 1 Nov 2014
Omata Masao, Nishiguchi Shuhei, Ueno Yoshiyuki, Mochizuki Hitoshi, Izumi Namiki, Ikeda Fusao, Toyoda Hidenori, Yokosuka Osamu, Nirei Kazushige, Genda Takuya, Umemura Takeji, Takehara Tetsuo, Sakamoto Naoya, Nishigaki Yoichi, Nakane Kunio, Toda Nobuo, Ide Tatsuya, Yanase Mikio, Hino Keisuke, Gao Bing, Garrison Kimberly L, Dvory-Sobol Hadas, Ishizaki Akinobu, Omote Masa, Brainard Diana, Knox Steven, Symonds William T, McHutchison John G, Yatsuhashi Hiroshi, Mizokami Masashi
Abstract excerpt
Genotype 2 hepatitis C virus (HCV) accounts for up to 30% of chronic HCV infections in Japan. The standard of care for patients with genotype 2 HCV - peginterferon and ribavirin for 24 weeks - is poorly tolerated, especially among older patients and those with advanced liver disease. We conducted a phase 3, open-label study to assess the efficacy and safety of an all-oral combination of the NS5B polymerase...
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