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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 18, 2009
Filed:
Sep. 01, 2004
Applicant:
Devron R. Averett, Cardiff By The Sea, CA (US);
Inventor:
Devron R. Averett, Cardiff By The Sea, CA (US);
Assignee:
Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc., San Diego, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A01N 43/04 (2006.01); A61K 31/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
This invention relates to methods for treating or preventing hepatitis C virus infections in mammals using Toll-Like Receptor (TLR)7 ligands and prodrugs thereof. More particularly, this invention relates to methods of orally administering a therapeutically effective amount of one or more prodrugs of TLR7 ligands for the treatment or prevention of hepatitis C viral infection. Oral administration of these TLR7 immunomodulating ligands and prodrugs thereof to a mammal provides therapeutically effective amounts and reduced undesirable side effects.