&bgr;-L-2'-deoxy-nucleosides for the treatment of hepatitis B
US6444652B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 10, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 3, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 10, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC07H19/06
- WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
This invention is directed to a method for treating a host infected with hepatitis B comprising administering an effective amount of an anti-HBV biologically active 2′-deoxy-&bgr;-L-erythro-pentofuranonucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof, wherein the 2′-deoxy-&bgr;-L-erythro-pentofuranonucleoside has the formula: wherein R is selected from the group consisting of H, straight chained, branched or cyclic alkyl, CO-alkyl, CO-aryl, CO-alkoxyalkyl, CO-aryloxyalkyl, CO-substituted aryl, alkylsulfonyl, arylsulfonyl, aralkylsulfonyl, amino acid residue, mono, di, or triphosphate, or a phosphate derivative; and BASE is a purine or pyrimidine base which may be optionally substituted. The 2′-deoxy-&bgr;-L-erythro-pentofuranonucleoside or a pharmaceutically acceptable salt or prodrug thereof may be administered either alone or in combination with another 2′-deoxy-&bgr;-L-erythro-pentofuranonucleoside or in combination with another anti-hepatitis B agent.
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