AASLD 2012: Telaprevir Twice-daily Works as Well as Every 8 Hours, Safe for Hep C Patients with Cirrhosis
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Tuesday, 20 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The HCV protease inhibitor telaprevir (Incivek) taken twice-daily with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin is as likely to produce sustained virological suppression as the approved 3-times-daily schedule, with similar safety and tolerability even for people with advanced liver fibrosis, according to study findings presented last week at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) in Boston. 
AASLD 2012: Simeprevir Safe and Effective for Hepatitis C Patients With Cirrhosis
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 19 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The HCV protease inhibitor simeprevir (formerly TMC435) is generally safe and well-tolerated in people with advanced liver fibrosis or cirrhosis, and improves sustained response rates when added to pegylated interferon and ribavirin, researchers reported at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) last week in Boston. Related presentations showed that simeprevir is not implicated in drug-drug interactions with immunosuppressive agents or oral contraceptives.
AASLD 2012: Sofosbuvir + GS-5885 + Ribavirin Shows High Early Response Rates for Genotype 1 HCV
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 15 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
The hepatitis C virus polymerase inhibitor sofosbuvir produces high rates of sustained virological response for genotype 1 patients when combined with ribavirin and the HCV NS5A inhibitor GS-5885, according to data from the ELECTRON trial presented at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) this week in Boston.
AASLD 2012: Interferon-free Faldaprevir + BI 207127 Safe and Effective for Hepatitis C Patients with Cirrhosis
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Saturday, 17 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Keith Alcorn
The first major data on interferon-free hepatitis C treatment in people with cirrhosis shows that treatment using BI 201335 -- now known as faldaprevir -- and BI 207127 with ribavirin can be safe, and proved effective in up to 69% of patients, according to results from the SOUND-C2 study presented this week at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) in Boston.
AASLD 2012: Sofosbuvir + Daclatasvir Dual Regimen Cures Most Patients with HCV Genotypes 1, 2, or 3
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Thursday, 15 November 2012 00:00
- Written by Liz Highleyman
A 12-week once-daily regimen of 2 direct-acting hepatitis C drugs -- sofosbuvir (formerly GS-7977) and daclatasvir (formerly BMS-790052) -- produced sustained virological response rates for treatment-naive patients in the 90% to 100% range, and appeared effective regardless of HCV subtype, IL28B pattern, or use of ribavirin, according to a late-breaker presentation at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases Liver Meeting (AASLD 2012) this week in Boston. The developers are not planning further studies of this combination, however, leaving its fate uncertain. 
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