Merck Announces Results from Phase 2/3 Study of Investigational Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy Grazoprevir/Elbasvir in Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease
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C-SURFER Trial is First to Investigate an All-Oral Ribavirin-Free Hepatitis C Treatment Regimen in Treatment-Naïve and Treatment-Experienced Patients with Advanced Chronic Kidney Disease Infected with Hepatitis C Virus Genotype 1
VIENNA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE:MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced the first presentation of data from C-SURFER, the
company’s Phase 2/3 clinical trial evaluating the investigational
once-daily treatment regimen of grazoprevir (100mg) and elbasvir (50mg)
in patients with advanced chronic kidney disease (CKD) infected with
chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1).1
Treatment-naïve patients and patients who failed prior pegylated
interferon HCV therapy, with or without cirrhosis, all of whom had
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