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Nucleotide Polymerase Inhibitor So fos bu vir plus Ribavirin for Hepatitis C
E.J. Gane,Catherine A.M. Stedman,Robert H. Hyland,Xiao Ding,Evguenia S. Svarovskaia,William T. Symonds,R. Hindes,M.M. Berrey +7 more
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Sofosbuvir plus ribavirin for 12 weeks may be effective in previously untreated patients with HCV genotype 1, 2, or 3 infection, and the rate of sustained virologic response 24 weeks after therapy is reported.Abstract:
BACKGROUND The standard treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is interferon, which is administered subcutaneously and can have troublesome side effects. We evaluated so fos bu vir, an oral nucleotide inhibitor of HCV polymerase, in interferon-sparing and interferon-free regimens for the treatment of HCV infection. METHODSread more
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