Antiviral treatment of hepatitis C.

Abstract:

:Therapy of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection may prevent progression to cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma and end-stage liver disease. The cornerstone of treatment has long been standard IFN-alpha, the use of which was associated with a sustained biochemical and viral response in only a small proportion of patients. More recently, the success of interferon-based regimens has substantially improved due to the combination with the guanosine analogue ribavirin and to the advent of pegylated interferon formulations. However, even the most up-to-date regimens fail to cure the infection in many cases and are limited by side effects and high costs. A better understanding of the HCV genomic organisation, the elucidation of the three-dimensional structures of virally encoded enzymes and the recent development of a HCV-replicon system in human hepatoma (Huh-7) cells have led to significant advances in the development of new antiviral compounds, many of which are under evaluation in clinical trials. The aim of this review is to trace a brief overview of the progress made by interferon-based treatments for hepatitis C since their introduction in the early 1990s, and to highlight the results of recent clinical studies concerning new and emerging drugs.

authors

Toniutto P,Fabris C,Pirisi M

doi

10.1517/14656566.7.15.2025

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2006-10-01 00:00:00

pages

2025-35

issue

15

eissn

1465-6566

issn

1744-7666

journal_volume

7

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