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French studies report real-world data on use of telaprevir and boceprevir in people with HIV and hepatitis C co-infection

Adding boceprevir or telaprevir to interferon-based therapy showed promising indications of efficacy and acceptable safety for difficult-to-treat HIV/HCV co-infected prior non-responders in a pair of French studies presented

Published
05 March 2013
By
Liz Highleyman
Patient Dilemma: Treat Hepatitis C Now or Hold Out?

Being diagnosed with a potentially fatal disease usually triggers immediate treatment. But a growing number of people infected with hepatitis C are putting off therapy, choosing instead to roll the dice and wait for a new generation of drugs to become available.

Published
05 March 2013
From
Wall Street Journal
'Hepatitis C detector' promises hope and nothing more

Wherever people are confronted with serious threats and a lack of solutions there is a potential market in false hope.

Published
05 March 2013
From
The Guardian
Sofosbuvir/ledipasvir/ribavirin cures 100% of genotype 1 hepatitis C patients

An interferon-free regimen containing sofosbuvir (formerly GS-7997), ledipasvir (formerly GS-5885) and ribavirin produced a 12-week post-treatment sustained virological response (SVR12) rate of 100% for both treatment-naive hepatitis C

Published
05 March 2013
By
Liz Highleyman
Milk Thistle Drug May Help Control HCV Replication after Liver Transplant

Silibinin, a medication derived from the milk thistle plant, lowered hepatitis C virus (HCV) levels in patients awaiting liver transplantation in a pilot study, which may help reduce the risk of HCV recurrence in the new liver, Spanish researchers reported in the March 2013 Journal of Hepatology.

Published
02 March 2013
From
HIVandhepatitis.com
Health Canada Warns Of Serious Skin Reactions From Hepatitis C Drug

Two months after the FDA issued a safety alert informing about the serious skin reactions, some fatal, in patients taking Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s (VRTX: Quote) hepatitis C drug Incivek (telaprevir), it is now health Canada's turn to alert health-care providers and patients.

Published
01 March 2013
From
RTT News
HIV Accelerates Liver Fibrosis by Nearly a Decade Among People With Hep C

Fibrosis in those coinfected with hepatitis C and HIV is comparable in severity to that found in people mono- infected with hep C who are nearly a decade older.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Aidmeds
Addressing Hepatitis C Disparities in the African American Community

African Americans are twice as likely to be infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) compared to the general U.S. population, according to the CDC.

Published
01 March 2013
From
Google Alerts - Hepatitis
Pakistan: Low cost Hepatitis C treatment: ‘Everything is heading in the right direction – on paper’

The production of a local biosimilar version of interferon alfa is being delayed by bureaucratic obstacles, according to its developer.

Published
28 February 2013
From
Express Tribune
Pakistan: Hepatitis C patients get the axe as hospitals stop treatment

ISLAMABAD: Most public hospitals in twin cities have stopped providing treatment to Hepatitis patients who cannot afford to pay, putting their lives at stake.

Published
28 February 2013
From
The Express Tribune

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