Experimental drug is combating hepatitis C in chimps, researchers say
Friday, December 4, 2009 - 13:56
in Health & Medicine
The antiviral, which is already being tested for safety in humans, has exhibited no toxic side effects and has not allowed development of resistance, a characteristic that plagues other treatments. An experimental antiviral drug that works by a different mechanism than existing drugs has been shown to suppress hepatitis C in chimpanzees and is already being tested in human clinical trials, researchers reported...