New hepatitis C therapies: the toolbox, strategies, and challenges

JM Pawlotsky - Gastroenterology, 2014 - Elsevier
Therapy for hepatitis C is undergoing a revolution. Several new drugs against the hepatitis C
virus (HCV) have reached the market and many others, including direct-acting antivirals and …

Treatment of hepatitis C virus infection with direct‐acting antiviral agents: 100% cure?

T Asselah, P Marcellin, RF Schinazi - Liver International, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Around 71 million people are chronically infected with HCV worldwide. HCV antiviral drug
development has been remarkable. The availability of pangenotypic direct‐acting antivirals …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for HCV genotype 1, 2, 4, 5, and 6 infection

JJ Feld, IM Jacobson, C Hézode… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background A simple treatment regimen that is effective in a broad range of patients who are
chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remains an unmet medical need …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for HCV genotype 2 and 3 infection

GR Foster, N Afdhal, SK Roberts, N Bräu… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background In phase 2 trials, treatment with the combination of the nucleotide polymerase
inhibitor sofosbuvir and the NS5A inhibitor velpatasvir resulted in high rates of sustained …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for HCV in patients with decompensated cirrhosis

MP Curry, JG O'Leary, N Bzowej, AJ Muir… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background As the population that is infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) ages, the
number of patients with decompensated cirrhosis is expected to increase. Methods We …

Current therapy for chronic hepatitis C: The role of direct-acting antivirals

G Li, E De Clercq - Antiviral research, 2017 - Elsevier
One of the most exciting developments in antiviral research has been the discovery of the
direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) that effectively cure chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections …

Challenges and perspectives of direct antivirals for the treatment of hepatitis C virus infection

J Vermehren, JS Park, IM Jacobson, S Zeuzem - Journal of hepatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus infection has been revolutionised by the development
of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs). All-oral, once-daily, 8-to 12-week treatment regimens are …

Sofosbuvir and velpatasvir for the treatment of hepatitis C virus in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1: an open-label, phase 3 study

D Wyles, N Bräu, S Kottilil, ES Daar… - Clinical Infectious …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Background A safe, simple, effective, and pan-genotypic regimen to treat hepatitis C virus
(HCV) infection in patients coinfected with human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) …

In Vitro Antiviral Activity and Resistance Profile of the Next-Generation Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Inhibitor Pibrentasvir

TI Ng, P Krishnan, T Pilot-Matias, W Kati… - Antimicrobial agents …, 2017 - Am Soc Microbiol
ABSTRACT Pibrentasvir (ABT-530) is a novel and pan-genotypic hepatitis C virus (HCV)
NS5A inhibitor with 50% effective concentration (EC50) values ranging from 1.4 to 5.0 pM …

Resistance analysis in patients with genotype 1–6 HCV infection treated with sofosbuvir/velpatasvir in the phase III studies

C Hezode, N Reau, ES Svarovskaia, BP Doehle… - Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background & Aims The fixed-dose combination of sofosbuvir/velpatasvir was highly
efficacious in patients infected with genotype (GT) 1–6 hepatitis C virus (HCV) in the …