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Chemical Compound Review

Ribamide     1-[(2R,3R,4S,5R)-3,4- dihydroxy-5...

Synonyms: Viramide, Virazide, Virazole, Rebetol, Ribamidil, ...
 
 
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Disease relevance of Rebetol

 

High impact information on Rebetol

  • At the end of 4 weeks, all patients were offered 48 weeks of treatment with IFN-alpha/RBV [11].
  • Inhibition of inosine monophosphate dehydrogenase (IMPDH) is one of several proposed mechanisms of action for ribavirin (RBV), a critical component of the current treatment for chronic hepatitis C (CHC) [11].
  • HCV-infected LT patients with at least 6 months of follow-up following end-of-therapy (EOT) received combination therapy of ribavirin (Rbvr) + standard (n=31)/pegIFN (n=36) between 1999 and 2004 (95% genotype 1) [12].
  • Successful treatment of giant cell hepatitis with Rebetron (interferon/ribavirin) [13].
  • OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is to report the clinical response observed in a U.S. veteran population with hepatitis C to combination therapy with Rebetron (interferon/ribavirin) outside of a controlled study environment [5].
 

Biological context of Rebetol

 

Associations of Rebetol with other chemical compounds

  • At week 1, serum HCV RNA levels and changes in alanine aminotransferase levels relative to baseline could identify likely responders better than plasma ribavirin levels [15].
 

Gene context of Rebetol

 

Analytical, diagnostic and therapeutic context of Rebetol

  • CONCLUSIONS: Our data confirm that the combination of interferon alfa-2b and tribavirin is well tolerated and feasible in patients with HIV-HCV co-infection and it can be associated safely with highly active antiretroviral therapy [4].
  • In the interim, decisions regarding retreatment with PEG IFN and RBV should be made on a case-by-case basis after considering the tolerability of prior treatment, the severity of underlying liver disease, and the anticipated likelihood of response [17].
  • Treatment with intravenous and intraventricular injections of high doses of lymphoblastoid interferon alfa in three patients and tribavirin in one patient [18].

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  5. U.S. veterans' experience with rebetron in a nonstudy environment: success or failure? Morelli, J., Kim, C.Y., Willner, I.R. Am. J. Gastroenterol. (2002) [Pubmed]
  6. High predictive value of early viral kinetics in retreatment with peginterferon and ribavirin of chronic hepatitis C patients non-responders to standard combination therapy. Moucari, R., Ripault, M.P., Oulès, V., Martinot-Peignoux, M., Asselah, T., Boyer, N., El Ray, A., Cazals-Hatem, D., Vidaud, D., Valla, D., Bourlière, M., Marcellin, P. J. Hepatol. (2007) [Pubmed]
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  8. Interferons and ribavirin effectively inhibit Norwalk virus replication in replicon-bearing cells. Chang, K.O., George, D.W. J. Virol. (2007) [Pubmed]
  9. Impact of asian race on response to combination therapy with peginterferon alfa-2a and ribavirin in chronic hepatitis C. Missiha, S., Heathcote, J., Arenovich, T., Khan, K. Am. J. Gastroenterol. (2007) [Pubmed]
  10. Patients with chronic hepatitis C achieving a sustained virological response to peginterferon and ribavirin therapy recover from impaired hepcidin secretion. Fujita, N., Sugimoto, R., Motonishi, S., Tomosugi, N., Tanaka, H., Takeo, M., Iwasa, M., Kobayashi, Y., Hayashi, H., Kaito, M., Takei, Y. J. Hepatol. (2008) [Pubmed]
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  13. Successful treatment of giant cell hepatitis with Rebetron (interferon/ribavirin). Liu, J.J., Piper, J.K., Glickman, J.N., Farraye, F.A. Am. J. Gastroenterol. (2003) [Pubmed]
  14. Impact of a designated hepatology nurse on the clinical course and quality of life of patients treated with rebetron therapy for chronic hepatitis C. Ahern, M., Imperial, J., Lam, S. Gastroenterology nursing : the official journal of the Society of Gastroenterology Nurses and Associates. (2004) [Pubmed]
  15. Early ribavirin pharmacokinetics, HCV RNA and alanine aminotransferase kinetics in HIV/HCV co-infected patients during treatment with pegylated interferon and ribavirin. Dahari, H., Markatou, M., Zeremski, M., Haller, I., Ribeiro, R.M., Licholai, T., Perelson, A.S., Talal, A.H. J. Hepatol. (2007) [Pubmed]
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