This is an interesting article as it discusses results for the over 65's. Note that the IL28B gene test is quoted, but only using the SNP rs8099917, rather than rs12979860 (commonly used in the USA). See my article on Gene testing in General Information. Also note that all patients were Genotype 1b....
Well here I am in the middle of week 11. I had to transfuse again. Last time was at week 7. When I left the Hos. back then my red cells where 9.4 not great but better than they were 7.4. In the mean time my Doc had to order and get my procrit ok'ed. That took untill week 10. So by then I was a little low for the procri...
Hi folks, ...I had some dental work 2 days ago, they removed a real old filling, (with mercury) prepping for a crown. I asked for a dental dam and he said it wasn't necessary. Yesterday and today I feel like crap, think it is related? BB, Iris
My husband just officially completed week six of his triple therapy. I have not posted on here in a while just from being so busy with everything but check in regularly to the posts.
I am really starting to get a bit depressed from his mood swings an him lashing out towards me. It has gotten pretty bad in t...
On Oct 3rd I took the last pills for the Turquoise II study with a 24 week duration. While the first few months were a breeze the last month the Ribavirin took hold and really worked over my anxiety level a lot. But I have now finished my part and have come a long way from the start of this program. At the sta...
Hey everyone! My name is Hillary, I'm very new to treatment just had my 3rd shot today and I'm on the triple drug treatment with Victrelis(boceprevir). So far things are better than expected But my hugest dilemma is what to tell people I'm going thru? I'm not sure if most people get hep c the way I did.. Go...
Saturday, October 5, 2013. A new injection device, ViraferonPeg Clearclick, has launched in the UK today for hepatitis C patients to accurately titrate and self-administer their weekly dose of ViraferonPeg (peginterferon alfa-2b).The device has been specially designed to maintain dosing fl...
Inactivation of Hepatitis C Virus Infectivity by Human Breast Milk 30th Sept, 2013. An interesting study that looked at breast milk and the transmission of HCV. The authors concluded that human breast milk has antiviral properties against the hepatitis C virus that prevent the transmission of...
Hi, I got this from "abbvie" and I am not fully sure, whether I read SVR12 or not. Does the number 1.4 state the sensivity of the pcr? HCV RNA PCR LOG10 HCV Log10 1.4 HCV RNA PCR LOG10 NADIR Log Nadir 1.4 HCV RNA LOG10 Change NADIR LogChNadir 0.00...
I am new here and confronting the onset of some Nasty symptoms. It's like a switch was thrown at age 59 and the HCV is taking some great strides to do me harm. Up to now, it's been pretty manageable. So I find myself confronted with what to do for treatment. I can start Peg Interferon Ribi or wait. I hav...
Hi all, This trial could bring hope to those of us who have the "unlucky" IL28B CC genotype. Here a communication from a French Hepato from September 2013. It's written in English, so no problem. It's about the great efficacy of the combination of ABT-450/r with ABT-072 and ribavirin in t...
Saw doctor today for my 7.5 month post treatment checkup. My lab results from two weeks ago showed all GI's as normal. Viral load is still UND per the quantitative test result which means I am considered to have a durable response. According to doc. its like reaching SVR. Next checkup in one year from no...
Well...... I have been off treatment now for over a month after doing the 12 weeks of the incivek. All during the treatment my liver enzymes have been normal to slightly elevated. My 12 week labs saw a HUGE jump in my count and now they are even higher!!!! Im really starting to worry.....will they ever co...
HCV RTPCR, Quant (Graph) Hepatitis C Quantitation 9,620 IU/mL 01 HCV log10 3.983 log10 IU/mL . 01 Test Information: 01 The quantitative range of the assay is 15 IU/mL to 100 million IU/mL using COBAS(R) TaqMan(R) HCV test, v 2.0. The limit of detection (LOD) and lower limit of quantification (...
A guide to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) - an updated fact sheet from the HCV Advocate website. file..http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets_pdf/ACA_Guide.pdf
Hi all my hep c family - I just had my 12 week post tx bloodwork done and sadly the hep c is back. I wasn't going to post but (thank you for your advice malcomb) have decided to share this. I am having a very difficult time with this news but this too shall pass. New meds on the horizon and I have faith that one day...
Hello Friends After reading Jumpy's post about relapse in Genotype 1 from the Abbvie Aviator study I found myself with this question about relapsed patients. " If you relapsed and did not develop Rav's can you be treated with the same type of DAA'S drugs?" Here is the URL that Jumpy listed ...
UPDATED: Merck demand triggers expanding patent war with Gilead over sofosbuvir Gilead is rolling out its big legal guns to defend its control of the experimental Hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir,, one of the most valuable therapies in the industry's late-stage pipeline. On Friday the company fired o...
Telaprevir twice-daily works as well as every eight hours, safe for hepatitis C patients with cirrhosisNews from ASSLD 2012, provided by NAMThe HCV protease inhibitor telaprevir (Incivo or Incivek) taken twice daily with pegylated interferon plus ribavirin is as likely to produce sustained vi...
Completed treatment a year ago. I did not do the six month test, just went on with life because I knew I would never do that treatment again. So I found my blood test schedule and did a RNA test. Results No HCV detected. thank goodness brian
Despite FDA shutdown, Gilead still on for high-profile panelsOctober 1, 2013. As of today, the FDA has been virtually halved, and while the mandatory furloughs spelled out by a government shutdown may imperil some of the agency's duties, it appears that drug approvals and reviews will go unmarred...
well I am quite pleased seems the inside is good just have to work on the mental part here are the results, hemo 142;red 4.34; white4.8; NCD98.2; nch32.7; nchc33.3; plat 192; absolute 3.3; glucose 5.7; creat103; AST 31; ALT 48. That really impressed me for where I was at and all problem with treatment a...
Hey guys, my husband just rang our nurse to see if his 12 week viral load results were in. She did not want to say over the phone, but said 'that she was smiling and that we should be smiling very big'. So we take it that he has got the 12 week undetected. What an absolute relief. Thank you to everyone who h...
Hi every body, Just wanted to share with you my joy : I got my EOT results few minutes ago : UND ! Now waiting for a Fibroscan in December, would love to ear that I am F3 but I know it's just a dream :) Cheers all, Dominique
Hello again! My husband just started taking Victrilis after the four week lead in with Interferon/Riba. He has developed sores in his mouth that are getting pretty uncomfortable. The Dr. has prescribed a Lidocaine rinse that is really thick and gross. But it does work, just tastes terrible. Ne...
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I just noticed this clinical trial in clinicaltrials.gov and I had not seen it before. It is using Gilead's sofosbuvir/ledipasvir and is for those with advanced liver disease or post-liver transplant. I thought I would post this as others might be interested. The link is below: http://clinicalt...
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