Hodge R Anthony Vere
Vere Hodge AntiVirals Ltd, Old Denshott, Leigh, Reigate, Surrey, RH2 8RD, UK.
Curr Opin Investig Drugs. 2004 Feb;5(2):232-41.
Idenix (formerly Novirio) and Novartis are developing two beta-L-deoxynucleosides, telbivudine and torcitabine, for the potential treatment of hepatitis B virus infection. Phase III trials of telbivudine were underway by August 2002 and phase I/II trials of the torcitabine prodrug, valtorcitabine, were ongoing in November 2003.
艾迪尼克斯公司(前身为诺维里奥公司)和诺华公司正在研发两种β-L-脱氧核苷,即替比夫定和替诺福韦,用于潜在治疗乙型肝炎病毒感染。至2002年8月,替比夫定的III期试验正在进行中,2003年11月,替诺福韦前体药物(伏西他滨)的I/II期试验正在进行。