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Cost-effectiveness analysis of simeprevir in combination with peginterferon and ribavirin for treatment-naïve chronic hepatitis C genotype 1 patients in Japan.
Journal of medical economics - 1 Jan 2015
Kuwabara Hiroyo, Westerhout Kirsten, Treur Maarten, Cerri Karin, Mahlich Joerg, Yatsuhashi Hiroshi
Abstract excerpt
AIM: Simeprevir (SMV), a protease inhibitor, recently became available for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV) genotype 1 patients in Japan. The introduction of triple therapy using SMV in combination with peginterferon and ribavirin (PR) significantly improves the cure rate. The aim was to assess the cost-effectiveness of SMV with PR (SMV/PR) compared to telaprevir with PR (TVR/PR), PR alone, or no...
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