Efficacy of a 12-Week Simeprevir Plus Peginterferon/Ribavirin (PR) Regimen in Treatment-Naïve Patients with Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Genotype 4 (GT4) Infection and Mild-To-Moderate Fibrosis Displaying Early On-Treatment Virologic Response.

BACKGROUND:HCV GT4 accounts for up to 20% of HCV infections worldwide. Simeprevir, given for 12 weeks as part of a 24- or 48-week combination regimen with PR is approved for the treatment of chronic HCV GT4 infection. Primary study objectives were assessment of efficacy and safety of simeprevir plus...

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Main Authors: Tarik Asselah, Christophe Moreno, Christoph Sarrazin, Michael Gschwantler, Graham R Foster, Antonio Craxí, Peter Buggisch, Faisal Sanai, Ceyhun Bicer, Oliver Lenz, Gino Van Dooren, Catherine Nalpas, Isabelle Lonjon-Domanec, Michael Schlag, Maria Buti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5215882?pdf=render