Telaprevir.
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ABSTRACT: Telaprevir (LY 570310; LY-570310; LY570310; MP 424; MP-424; VX 950; VX-950) is an orally administered peptidomimetic inhibitor of the hepatitis C virus (HCV) protease NS3/4A. It is being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals and its licensees for the treatment of HCV infections and has recently been submitted to the US FDA for approval. As the first ever HCV protease inhibitor in phase III development, it is being studied in trials in combination therapy with pegylated interferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in Europe, the US, Australia, Canada, and Puerto Rico in treatment-naive and treatment-experienced patients with HCV genotype 1 infection. Phase III trials of telaprevir as combination therapy are also in progress in Japan. This review discusses the key development milestones and therapeutic trials of this drug to date.
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PROVIDER: S-EPMC3586068 | biostudies-literature |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
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