Balapiravir plus peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)/ribavirin in a randomized trial of hepatitis C genotype 1 patients(♦♦ Grant Support: This study was funded by Roche. The sponsor contributed to study design as well as data collection, analysis, and interpretation with input from the investigators. Writing support was provided by Blair Jarvis of Health Interactions and funded by Hoffman La-Roche Ltd. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00517439)
Introduction. Balapiravir (R1626, RG1626) is the prodrug of a nucleoside analogue inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (R1479, RG1479). This phase 2, double-blind international trial evaluated the optimal treatment regimen of balapiravir plus peginterferon alfa-2a (4...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2012-01-01
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Series: | Annals of Hepatology |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1665268119314826 |