Ravidasvir

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Ravidasvir
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Clinical data
Other namesPPI-668
ATC code
  • None
Identifiers
CAS Number
  • 1242087-93-9
PubChem CID
ChemSpider
UNII
ChEMBL
Chemical and physical data
FormulaC42H50N8O6
Molar mass762.912 g·mol−1
3D model (JSmol)

Ravidasvir (PPI-668) is an investigational NS5A inhibitor (by ) in clinical trials for chronic hepatitis C genotype 4.[1]

Preliminary clinical trial results were announced in Nov 2015.[2] In April 2017, press reports stated that a combination treatment involving ravidasvir and sofosbuvir had achieved a 97% clearup rate against hepatitis C in a clinical trial conducted in Malaysia and Thailand, and 100% in another conducted in Egypt.[3] It has been granted conditional registration by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia.[4][5]

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  1. ^ Clinical trial number NCT02371408 for "Study of the Efficacy and Safety of PPI-668 (NS5A Inhibitor) Plus Sofosbuvir, With or Without Ribavirin, in Patients With Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype-4" at ClinicalTrials.gov
  2. ^ "Good Results for Sovaldi and Ravidasvir Treating Hepatitis C Genotype 4". Hepatitis Magazine. 24 November 2015.
  3. ^ Kollewe J (13 April 2018). "Non-profit's $300 hepatitis C cure as effective as $84,000 alternative". The Guardian.
  4. ^ "List of new products approved by the National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency (NPRA) of Malaysia" (PDF).
  5. ^ "First hepatitis C treatment developed through South-South cooperation registered in Malaysia | DNDi". dndi.org. 14 June 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
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