Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection in the future

Abstract Two direct‐acting antivirals (DAAs) against hepatitis C virus (HCV): telaprevir and boceprevir, are now available in combination with peginterferon plus ribavirin for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection. Although these drugs are potent inhibitors of HCV replication, they occasion...

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Main Authors: Tatsuo Kanda, Osamu Yokosuka, Masao Omata
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2013-12-01
Series:Clinical and Translational Medicine
Subjects:
HCV
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/2001-1326-2-9