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Fine-Needle Aspiration for the Evaluation of Hepatic Pharmacokinetics of Vaniprevir: A Randomized Trial in Patients With Hepatitis C Virus Infection.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Jun 2020
Gao Wei, Webber Andrea L, Maxwell Jill, Anderson Melanie, Caro Luzelena, Chung Chris, Miltenburg André M M, Popa Serghei, Van Dyck Kristien, Wenning Larissa, Mangin Eric, Fandozzi Christine, Railkar Radha, Shire Norah J, Fraser Iain, Howell Bonnie, Talal Andrew H, Stoch S Aubrey
Abstract excerpt
Fine-needle aspiration (FNA) for serial hepatic sampling may be an efficient and less invasive alternative to core needle biopsy (CNB), the current standard for liver tissue sampling. In this randomized, open-label trial in 31 participants with hepatitis C virus genotype 1 infection (NCT01678131/Merck protocol PN048), we evaluated the feasibility of using FNA to obtain human liver tissue samples appropriate for...
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