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Article: Roche's Investigational Polymerase Inhibitor, Combined with PEGASYS(R) and COPEGUS(TM), Shows Potent Antiviral Activity in Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C at Four Weeks.
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- November 2, 2007
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- Roche progresses R1626 into phase IIb study, called POLI 1 -
BOSTON, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- R1626, one of Roche's new investigational drugs for chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has shown promising antiviral activity when given in combination with PEGASYS(R) (peginterferon alfa-2a) and COPEGUS(TM) (ribavirin), according to results being presented at the American Association for the Study of the Liver Disease (AASLD) meeting, being held in Boston, Nov. 2-6. After four weeks of treatment with this triple combination, the virus could no longer be detected in up to 81 percent of patients, with a mean decrease in viral load of 5.2 log10 from baseline. This ...