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Extrahepatic Manifestation Improvements After SVR
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From: MedscapeNews > Reuters Health InformationExtrahepatic Manifestations of Chronic Hep C Improve With Sustained Virological ResponseBy Will Boggs MDMay 21, 2018 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Extrahepatic manifestations of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection improve or res...
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EASL 2018 Updates: Paris
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EASL Paris 2018 Updates c/o Clinical Care Options - Hepatitis Review Capsules Summaries, download slides, and listen to audio commentary from expert-led Webinars covering critical studies on viral hepatitis and NAFLD/NASH from Paris. credit: Clinical Care Options
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Conquering Hep B/C via Micro-Elimination
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Gilead, Inc., The World Health Organization has established a goal of eliminating viral hepatitis (hepatitis B and hepatitis C) by the year 2030.In support of this target, Gilead’s Medical Affairs team has created the CHIME Program (Conquering Hepatitis via Micro-Elimination), offering r...
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ALF CT Liver Transplant ReBirthday Party
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YOU'RE INVITED!ALF CT Liver Transplant ReBirthday PartyApril is National Donate Life Month. The American Liver Foundation recognizes the incredible gift of life through transplantation.The Liver Tranplant ReBirthday Party is a gathering to hear liver transplantation updates from Con...
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Herpes Zoster Vaccination - "Shingrex" versus "Zostavax"
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There was a fair bit of "talk" in the Journals, about safety profiles, and "Shingrex" getting approved for use over the "live" Zostavax in 2018. Between 2015 and as late as 2017 studies were still being completed about the effectiveness of Hep B and Zostavax immunizations in folk in association wit...
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Viekirax and Exviera (OPrD) - Real World Data
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Funny (not) how "real world" data takes so long to "come out"! Here is a recent publication (2018), all about "Viekirax" (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir) and "Exviera" (dasabuvir) - also known as "OPrD" (similar to later and further formulations named Viekira Pak and then Viekira XR).B...
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Hep C crosses the brain barrier
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https://www.hepmag.com/article/HCV-Brain-Endothelium-21818-1287637502
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Harvoni SVR and then case of psoriasis remission
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Published in Gastroenterology - News · January 18, 2018Psoriasis Remission Described After Hepatitis C Virus TreatmentCase report: After initiation of ledipasvir-sofosbuvir, HCV RNA decreased, and skin lesions improvedHealthDay WEDNESDAY, Jan. 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- A case of...
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"Following" after SVR - Dr. Ira M. Jacobson
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EDITORIAL - HCV Next, January/February - Dr. Ira M. JacobsonManaging the Fruits of HCV Cure: How Much Care do the Cured Need? The feature by Eric Lawitz, MD, very nicely encapsulates the revolutionary changes occurring within hepatitis C therapy over the past few years. As he explains, this ex...
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Looking Back ... on HCV Treatment - Dr. Eric Lawitz
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Helio - HCV Next, January/February - Eric Lawitz, MD COVER STORYLooking Back on an Unprecedented Revolution in Medicine As we conclude another year now past the peak of hepatitis C research, HCV Next asked me to consider where we came from, where we are now, and where we're headed. They wanted me...
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The Unsung Heroes of HCV
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Time to thank all of you that continue to make our forum the best it can be! We have thousands of you to thank for being there for each other through our journey. We are just one of the support groups that have made a difference. A tip of the hat to each of them! Unsung Heroes
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A "new?" NS5B - "AL-355"
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Tig found and posted this very interesting one - it's aptly under "clinical trials", but I don't want to loose track of this new NS5B, so borrowed Tig's find to be over here as well, so it can be seen as new "news" as well! Hope that's OK Tig. Janssen 2a trial
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Abby's - Pan 8 week Glec/Pib
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News about Abby's Pan 8 week Glec (NS3/4A) and Pib (NS5A). No SOF. Especially intersting for those with compromized renal function, TN/TE/cirrhotics. They are stiving for shorter treatment times for these Pans. FDA grants priority review for AbbVie's pan-genotypic HCV regimen - February 3, 2...
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HCV and Tainted Blood Product Inquiries/Studies
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Hm, we have entered into this topic before ... what about those of us who, out of medical necessity and via deemed "best practices" of the times, received not transfusions per say, but various forms of "immunoglobulins" , see (U.K. Tainted Blood Inquiry), see (Viet Nam era veterans/ They gave us t...
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Merck Drops Out
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Looks like Merck is going after different markets and dropping out of the HCV drug business. Zepatier is their last. Not a bad finish! It has cured a lot of people. Merck‘s Out
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About Access to Sofa
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Nonprofit challenges Gilead's patents on sofosbuvir October 27, 2017 - HelioInitiative for Medicines, Access & Knowledge - a U.S.-based nonprofit also known as I-MAK - filed a set of patent challenges against sofosbuvir, according to a press release from the organization. According to...
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Hep C Hope - The Forgotten Virus
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If you would like to educate yourself or have something to share with others, this organization has an informative website that will help. HepCHope Official Site
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Trials - Hep B or Shingles Immunization - (if never immunized for these) and if you have HCV
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https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/record/NCT02429583
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Have your HBV immunity level checked if you have HCV or any other chronic liver disease state(s)
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Updated ACIP Recommendations Nix LAIV, Expand HBV VaccinationDiana Swift - February 06, 2017 The final 2017 adult vaccination schedule has been issued by the Advisory Panel on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).Published in the February 6...
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Fatty Liver Disease and Transplants in US Youth
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Fatty Liver Disease Fastest-growing Reason for Transplants in Young U.S. Adults By Carolyn Crist - October 18, 2017(Reuters Health) - Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and its more aggressive form, nonalcoholic steatohepatitis, have become the fastest-growing reasons for liver transplan...
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AASLD HCV Treatment Guideline Updates
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Apparently they have recently inserted some updates, including recommendations for re-treating TE (treatment-experienced). https://www.hcvguidelines.org/
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Healio/HCV Updates
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This is wonderful news! All you coffee drinkers can rejoice!!Increased coffee consumption lowers mortality risk in HIV/HCV coinfection Carrieri MP, et al. J Hepatol. 2017;doi:10.1016/j.hep.2017.08.005.September 26, 2017Elevated coffee consumption of three or more cups per day halved...
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Assessing Fibrosis in HCV
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Here's a professional article on the various options used to determine levels (stages) of liver fibrosis. It includes the pros and cons of each. It's a 5 page article and may require free registration. I believe you will find it very informative. Assessing Fibrosis
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HCV Drugs for Kids
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I was a little disappointed with this news, not in a treatment plan for kids, nor in use of ledi, but with the age/size caveats - must wait until age 12 and weigh 35kgs (there is a lot of food for thought in that scenario). More so I am troubled and would be conflicted in only being able to offer sofa/riba to m...
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Avella Specialty Pharmacy
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Avella HCV Mobile App Received email today about Avella's HCV mobile app and there is some good info in the tabs so thought I would share. I shortened the URL, Wendy! -- Edited by Tig on Thursday 10th of August 2017 05:18:31 PM
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Healio Updates - HCV Alerts
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HCV News Alerts > Grazoprevir + Ribavirin linked to rapid SVR in GT1: Grazo+Riba SVR > FDA places RG 101 on clinical hold: RG-101/FDA Healio articles may require a free registration
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Hep C Advocate Approved Drugs 2017
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New information from the Hep C Advocate blog on the currently approved HCV drugs for 2017. Thanks to Alan Franciscus and the team there. HCV Medications 2017
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FDA Approves Mavyret
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The FDA approved AbbVie’s Mavyret to treat adults with hepatitis C genotypes 1 through 6 without cirrhosis or with mild cirrhosis, including those who failed previous direct-acting antiviral treatment, according to an agency press release. The new approval indicates only 8 weeks of treatment n...
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World Hepatitis Day
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Today, July 28, 2017 is World Hepatitis Day! Encourage those you know to get tested, it's a simple process that may save your life or that of someone you know. Hep C treatment has never been easier or more effective. Please spread the word and turn on your advocacy machine! Together we can eliminate thi...
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U.K. Tainted Blood Inquiry
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Hmm, seems a litle brief to me, this little "brief". Perhaps a wee bit short on numbers and shy on data and details, but good that they announce they are "looking into things"! We shall see how the info grows and what more and all is revealed. Dejavu all over again, smacks of the tainted blood scandals in...
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