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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 10, 2010
Filed:
Jan. 08, 2008
Applicants:
Raymond Schinazi, Atlanta, GA (US);
Robert Striker, Madison, WI (US);
Junxing Shi, Duluth, GA (US);
Inventors:
Assignees:
Pharmasset, Inc., Princeton, NJ (US);
Leland Stanford Junior University, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Emory University, Atlanta, GA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A61K 31/7068 (2006.01); A61K 31/7072 (2006.01); C07H 19/10 (2006.01); C07H 19/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for the treatment or prevention of Flaviviridae infections, in particular, hepatitis C virus infection, in a host, and in particular, a human, is provided that includes administering an effective amount of a β-L- or β-D-2',3′-dideoxynucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, optionally in a pharmaceutically acceptable diluent or excipient.