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interferon alfa-2a + adefovir

Development stage
Preclinical
Lead developer
Roche
Modality
Cytokines & Interferons → Recombinant Proteins and Enzymes, Small Molecules
Administration
Oral, Subcutaneous
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Overview

This drug is a combination of interferon alfa-2a and adefovir. Interferon alfa-2a is a recombinant cytokine that binds to the interferon alpha/beta receptor, activating intracellular signaling pathways that induce antiviral, antiproliferative, and immunomodulatory effects. Adefovir (commonly abbreviated as ADV) is an oral nucleotide analog reverse transcriptase inhibitor with potent activity against hepatitis B virus (HBV); it inhibits viral DNA polymerase by competing with natural substrates and causing chain termination during viral replication. The combination has been explored for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B infection to enhance antiviral efficacy by combining immune modulation (interferon) with direct inhibition of HBV replication (adefovir).

Other names
interferon alfa-2a + ADVinterferon alpha-2a + adefovir
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Targets

IFNAR (Immune system modulation via type I interferon receptor)HBV Pol (Hepatitis B virus polymerase)POLG (Mitochondrial DNA polymerase gamma)POLA1 (DNA polymerase alpha)

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