CROI 2015: Hepatitis C -- A Light at the End of the Tunnel [VIDEO]
CROI 2015: Hepatitis C -- A Light at the End of the Tunnel [VIDEO]
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- Category: HCV Treatment
- Published on Monday, 23 February 2015 00:00
- Written by Gregory Fowler
Charles Rice from the Rockefeller University traced the development of scientific knowledge about hepatitis C virus and the evolution of its treatment in a plenary lecture at the 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) taking place this week in Seattle.
Rice gave a preview of his Bernard Fields Lectureat a CROI press conference preceding his talk.
The advent of effective interferon-free treatment for hepatitis C "represents a very significant, almost revolutionary medical advance," he said. But challenges still remain, including "identifying those infected, effective implementation, and figuring out how to pay for it."
[Charles Rice, CROI opening press conference, February 23, 2015]
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Reference
CM Rice. Hepatitis C: Light at the End of the Tunnel. Bernard Fields Lecture. 2015 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections. Seattle, February 23-24, 2015. Presentation 18.
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