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ArticleHepatology communications2020

Efficacy of an Inhibitor of Hepatitis B Virus Expression in Combination With Entecavir and Interferon-α in Woodchucks Chronically Infected With Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus.

Stephan Menne, Steffen Wildum, Guido Steiner, Manasa Suresh, Kyle Korolowicz, Maria Balarezo, Changsuek Yon, Marta Murreddu, Xupeng Hong, Bhaskar V Kallakury and 4 more

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Article in Hepatology communications, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 14 papers.

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14citing papers in PubMed
1.9field-weighted citation impact, top 14% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

14 citing papers in PubMed, 18 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

14 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Stephan MenneDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Steffen WildumRoche Pharma Research and Early Development Roche Innovation Center Basel Basel Switzerland.
Guido SteinerRoche Pharma Research and Early Development Roche Innovation Center Basel Basel Switzerland.
Manasa SureshDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Kyle KorolowiczDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Maria BalarezoDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Changsuek YonDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Marta MurredduDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Xupeng HongDepartment of Microbiology and Immunology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Bhaskar V KallakuryDepartment of Pathology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Robin TuckerDepartment of Pharmacology Georgetown University Medical Center Washington DC.
Song YangRoche Pharma Research and Early Development Roche Innovation Center Shanghai Shanghai China.
John A T YoungRoche Pharma Research and Early Development Roche Innovation Center Basel Basel Switzerland.
Hassan JavanbakhtRoche Pharma Research and Early Development Roche Innovation Center Basel Basel Switzerland.
Georgetown University · USRoche (Switzerland) · CHRoche (China) · CN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

RG7834 is a small-molecule inhibitor of hepatitis B virus (HBV) gene expression that significantly reduces the levels of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) and HBV DNA in a humanized liver HBV mouse model. In the current study, we evaluated the potency of RG7834 in the woodchuck model of chronic HBV infection, alone and in combination with entecavir (ETV) and/or woodchuck interferon-α (wIFN-α). RG7834 reduced woodchuck hepatitis virus (WHV) surface antigen (WHsAg) by a mean of 2.57 log

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PMID32490326
PMCPMC7262289
OpenAlexW3019553630

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