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Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir Plus Ribavirin for Treatment of HCV Infection in Patients With Advanced Liver Disease.
Gastroenterology - 1 Sept 2015
Charlton Michael, Everson Gregory T, Flamm Steven L, Kumar Princy, Landis Charles, Brown Robert S, Fried Michael W, Terrault Norah A, O'Leary Jacqueline G, Vargas Hugo E, Kuo Alexander, Schiff Eugene, Sulkowski Mark S, Gilroy Richard, Watt Kymberly D, Brown Kimberly, Kwo Paul, Pungpapong Surakit, Korenblat Kevin M, Muir Andrew J, Teperman Lewis, Fontana Robert J, Denning Jill, Arterburn Sarah, Dvory-Sobol Hadas, Brandt-Sarif Theo, Pang Phillip S, McHutchison John G, Reddy K Rajender, Afdhal Nezam
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BACKGROUND & AIMS: There are no effective and safe treatments for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection of patients who have advanced liver disease. METHODS: In this phase 2, open-label study, we assessed treatment with the NS5A inhibitor ledipasvir, the nucleotide polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir, and ribavirin in patients infected with HCV genotypes 1 or 4. Cohort A enrolled patients with cirrhosis and...
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