Combating HIV and Hepatitis C Viral Diseases: Roche Palo Alto ...
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As the number and impact of new viral diseases such as HIV began increasing ... Today Roche has a strong viral diseases research group that can cite among ...
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Combating HIV and Hepatitis C Viral Diseases: Roche Palo Alto Virology BackgrounderPage 1Combating HIV and Hepatitis C Viral Diseases:Roche Palo Alto Virology BackgrounderThe impact of viruses is a growing medical concern. These tiny parasites have long helped shape thecourse of human evolution and in some cases have likely become embedded in genes and in thestructure of parts of cells. As the human population has grown viral diseases have gained anincreasing foothold spurred by the increased proximity of human populations and migration intonew areas. In addition some viruses have begun to cross species barriers (i.e. from monkeys tohumans) and propagate in explosive ways. While concentrated vaccination efforts have resulted ineradication of a few viral diseases including polio and smallpox many viruses still remain a majorchallenge for public health. In addition medical professionals and researchers are now struggling toaddress the rapid emergence or reemergence and spread of virulent new viral diseases such asWest Nile Ebola and severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).As the number and impact of new viral diseases such as HIV began increasing exponentially in thelate 1980s the international Roche Group became committed to virology research. Motivated byobvious unmet medical need and increasing knowledge about specific viral diseases Rochelaunched aggressive therapeutic and diagnostic viral research programs targeted primarily at two ofthe most widespread life threatening and challenging viral diseases: human immunodeficiencyvirus (HIV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV).Today Roche has a strong viral diseases research group that can cite among its accomplishmentssince 1986 the development of two firstinclass drugs for the treatment of HIV (protease inhibitorInviraseand fusion inhibitor Fuzeon) and the development of an improved formulation ofinterferon called pegylated interferon a standard therapy when combined with ribavirin for adultswith hepatitis C (Pegasys). ...
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