Two Modes of Action Explains Daclatasvir’s Potency
February 26, 2013
Although still in development, Daclatasvir appears to cause the fastest decline in Hepatitis C viral load seen to date. A combined effort between mathematicians, clinicians and scientists has found that this drug has two, simultaneous modes of action.
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Feb. 18, 2013 — Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection affects about 4 million in the United States and is the primary cause of liver cirrhosis and liver cancer. Current therapy against HCV is suboptimal. Daclatasvir, a direct acting antiviral (DAA) agent in development for the treatment of HCV, targets one of the HCV proteins (i.e., NS5A) and causes the fastest viral decline (within 12 hours of treatment) ever seen with anti-HCV drugs. An interdisciplinary effort by mathematical modelers, clinicians and molecular virologists has revealed that daclatasvir has two main modes of action against HCV and also yields a new, more accurate estimate of the HCV half-life.
Results of the NS5A study are published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on February 18th, 2013.
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