Sofosbuvir for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection

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Sofosbuvir is a nucleotide analogue selective inhibitor of the RNA-directed RNA polymerase (NS5B) enzyme of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) genome. It has shown potent antiviral activity across all HCV genotypes and in a variety of patient populations, including treatment-naive patients; treatment-experienced patients who had failed previous standard therapy; patients with decompensated liver disease, including cirrhosis; and HIV co-infected patients. It is administered as a single, once-daily 400-mg tablet, has no food restrictions, has low potential for drug interactions, and requires no dose adjustment in mild to moderate kidney or liver impairment. When sofosbuvir is combined with pegylated interferon and/or ribavirin, its clinical and laboratory safety profile is similar to that which is expected from pegylated interferon or ribavirin alone. Rates of treatment discontinuation and dose reduction with sofosbuvir-containing regimens were lower than those commonly observed with pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2014

Erschienen:

2014

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:50

Enthalten in:

Drugs of today (Barcelona, Spain : 1998) - 50(2014), 6 vom: 13. Juni, Seite 421-34

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Temesgen, Z [VerfasserIn]
Talwani, R [VerfasserIn]
Rizza, S A [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Anti-hepatitis C virus drugs
Antiviral Agents
E2OU15WN0N
GS-7977
Journal Article
RNA-directed RNA polymerase (NS5B) inhibitors
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Review
Sofosbuvir
Uridine Monophosphate
WJ6CA3ZU8B

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 30.09.2014

Date Revised 27.04.2017

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1358/dot.2014.50.6.2141371

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM239703472