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An Introduction to Hepatitis

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Oriol R. Gutierrez

Pretty Woman

Getting access to the new hep C drugs remains an ongoing barrier for too many people, but the drugs keep getting better.

High Marks for Merck’s Hep C Treatment in Those With HIV

Merck’s investigational hepatitis C treatment grazoprevir/elbasvir cured high rates of the virus among individuals coinfected with HIV.

Success in Adding Sovaldi to Hep C Re-treatment Regimens

Individuals who have failed hepatitis C treatment may ultimately achieve a cure if they add Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) to a subsequent treatment reg...

Less Liver Fibrosis for Coffee Drinkers With Hep B or C

Drinking coffee is linked with reduced liver fibrosis among people with hepatitis B, hepatitis C, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease.

Good Results for Sovaldi and Ravidasvir Treating Hepatitis C Genotype 4

Twelve or 16 weeks of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and ravidasvir cured high rates of people with genotype 4 of hepatitis C virus in a recent large tr...

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More Good Hep C Cure Rates for Sovaldi/Velpatasvir

Sovaldi and velpatasvir, with/without ribavirin, yielded good results among people with various genotypes of HCV and decompensated cirrhosis

Gilead’s Sovaldi/Velpatasvir Cures High Rates of All Hep C Genotypes

Gilead Sciences Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and velpatasvir posted near-perfect results in curing an array of genotypes of hepatitis C.

8 Weeks of Harvoni + Vedroprevir Cures 96% of Hard-to-Treat Hep C

8 weeks of Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) and vedroprevir boasted a near-perfect cure rate among those with genotype 1 and advanced liver dis...

Daklinza & Sovaldi Better Treats Those With HIV & HCV

Daklinza (daclatasvir) and Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) more effectively cures hepatitis C among those coinfected with HIV than does Sovaldi and...

Hepatitis C Cure Often Leads to Improvement in Liver Health

Those with advanced fibrosis or cirrhosis who are cured of hepatitis C often experience regression of liver damage, improving by at least one...

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Forums: Support and discussion
Blogs: The community speaks

Reflections of a Hepatitis C Advocate

Long time health advocate Bill Remak’s reflections on the 2015 AASLD Liver Meeting and hepatitis C advocacy

High Genotype 2 and 3 Hep C Cure Rates for New AbbVie Combo

AbbVie’s investigational hepatitis C treatments ABT-493 and ABT-530 posted mostly high cure rates among people with genotypes 2 and 3.

Near-Perfect Results for New AbbVie Hep C Combo in Genotype 1s

Eight or 12 weeks of AbbVie’s investigational hepatitis C treatments ABT-493 and ABT-530 cured 97 to 100 percent of people with genotype 1.

Promising Results for REP 2139 Treating Hep B and D Coinfection

A nucleic acid-based polymer called REP 2139, given alone and with interferon, has shown promise treating coinfection with hep B and hep D.

Today’s Hep C Drugs May Avert Many Liver Transplants

The high success rate of today’s hepatitis C treatments may keep many people from needing a liver transplant.
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