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Hepatitis C virus inhibitors

US8778938B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 3, 2011
Grant dateJul 15, 2014
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Expiry dateOct 13, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
  • CPC primaryC12N2770/24211
  • WIPO fieldPharmaceuticals
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

The present invention discloses compounds of Formula (I), or pharmaceutically acceptable salts, esters, or prodrugs thereof:which inhibit RNA-containing virus, particularly the Hepatitis C Virus (HCV). Consequently, the compounds of the present invention interfere with the life cycle of the Hepatitis C Virus and are also useful as antiviral agents. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising the aforementioned compounds for administration to a subject suffering from HCV infection. The invention also relates to methods of treating an HCV infection in a subject by administering a pharmaceutical composition comprising the compounds of the present invention.

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