New treatment options for delta virus: Is a cure in sight?


Journal

Journal of viral hepatitis
ISSN: 1365-2893
Titre abrégé: J Viral Hepat
Pays: England
ID NLM: 9435672

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 2019
Historique:
received: 23 11 2018
accepted: 25 01 2019
pubmed: 17 2 2019
medline: 23 7 2020
entrez: 17 2 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Current treatment of chronic hepatitis D viral infection with interferons is poorly tolerated and effective only in a minority of patients. Despite delta virus causing the most severe form of chronic viral hepatitis, no other treatments are available. After many years of inactivity, there is now hope for new treatment approaches for delta virus and some are likely to enter clinical practice in the near future. Four new treatment approaches are currently being evaluated in phase 2 studies. These involve the hepatocyte entry inhibitor myrcludex B, the farnesyl transferase inhibitor lonafarnib, the nucleic acid inhibitor REP 2139 Ca and pegylated interferon lambda. Results obtained so far are promising, and phase 3 studies are expected shortly. This review summarizes the available data on the efficacy and safety of these new drugs.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30771261
doi: 10.1111/jvh.13081
doi:

Substances chimiques

Antiviral Agents 0
Interferon-alpha 0
Interleukins 0
Lipopeptides 0
Nucleic Acids 0
Piperidines 0
Polymers 0
Pyridines 0
REP 2139 0
myrcludex-B 0
peginterferon lambda-1a 0T0250N43U
Polyethylene Glycols 3WJQ0SDW1A
lonafarnib IOW153004F

Types de publication

Journal Article Review

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

618-626

Informations de copyright

© 2019 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

Auteurs

Cihan Yurdaydin (C)

Department of Gastroenterology, Ankara University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey.
Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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