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Brivanib fails to match sorafenib for liver cancer, but tivantinib looks promising

Philip Johnson from the University of Birmingham.  © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.com

Telaprevir and VX-222 pair well in interferon-free regimen, VX-135 on the horizon

Ira Jacobson, Weill Cornell Medical College

Telaprevir twice-daily works as well as every eight hours, safe for hepatitis C patients with cirrhosis

Which patients should be prioritised for new hepatitis C treatments?

Sofosbuvir and daclatasvir dual regimen cures most people with HCV genotypes 1, 2, or 3

Mark Sulkowski from Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.  © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.com

Interferon-free hepatitis C treatment with faldaprevir proves safe and effective in people with cirrhosis

Simeprevir is safe and effective with interferon/ribavirin for hepatitis C patients with cirrhosis

Fred Poordad from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.com

Sofosbuvir demonstrates high response rate in interferon-free combination with ribavirin and GS-5885

Edward Gane from Auckland City Hospital in New Zealand  © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.com

94% response rate to HCV treatment without ribavirin or interferon in harder-to-treat

Dr Greg Everson of the University of Colorado  © Liz Highleyman / hivandhepatitis.com