Hepatitis C Virus Therapy
Study data from Toranomon Hospital update knowledge of hepatitis C virus therapy
Published in Hepatitis Weekly, March 8th, 2010
Fresh data on hepatitis C virus are presented in the report 'Sustained virological response in a patient with chronic hepatitis C treated by monotherapy with the NS3-4A protease inhibitor telaprevir.' "Here, we describe for the first time a case of sustained virological response (SVR) achieved in a patient with chronic hepatitis C (CH-C) by monotherapy with a NS3-4A protease inhibitor, telaprevir, without interferon therapy. A 59-year-old treatment-naive Japanese man was enrolled in a phase II trial of telaprevir by repeat oral administration at a dose of 750mg every 8h for 24 weeks," researchers in Tokyo, Japan report.
"At the start of treatment, he exhibited a...
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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2010-03-08)
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