| abstract |
An anti-hepatitis C agent which is an anti-metabolite to the host and cannot be administered on a daily or chronic basis as is usual in anti-viral therapy (referred to below as an “anti-HCV anti-metabolite”), can be administered using a traditional anti-cancer dosing regimen (for example via intravenous or parenteral injection), over a period of one, two, three, four, five, six, or seven days followed by cessation of therapy until rebound of the viral load is noted. This dosing regimen runs counter to conventional antiviral experience, wherein effective agents are usually administered over at least fourteen days of sustained therapy, and typically on an indefinite daily basis. |