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Added anti-viral improves response, halves duration of hepatitis C treatment
Apr 30, 2009 |
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The addition of the anti-viral drug telaprevir to a standard treatment for hepatitis C can shorten the duration of therapy and increase the number of patients who can be cured of their disease, according to the results of ...
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Good news for some hard-to-treat hepatitis C patients
Jun 16, 2009 |
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In a multi-center trial led by a Saint Louis University researcher, investigators found that a new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon and ribavirin helps some hepatitis C patients who have not responded to ...
Novel therapy may prove effective in treatment of 30 percent of cancers
May 13, 2009 |
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A ground-breaking Canada-wide clinical trial led by Dr. Katherine Borden, at the Institute for Research in Immunology and Cancer (IRIC) of the Université de Montréal, has shown that a common anti-viral drug, ...
New treatment therapy helps inhibit hepatitis C
Jul 31, 2008 |
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Two new studies examine the use of the nucleoside polymerase inhibitor, R1626, to the standard therapy for hepatitis C. The reports appear in the August issue of Hepatology, a journal published by John Wiley & Sons on beh ...
New treatment option for patients with chronic hepatitis C
May 28, 2009 |
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A new combination therapy of daily consensus interferon (CIFN) and ribavirin is effective for some people with chronic hepatitis C (HCV) who do not respond to standard therapy. The treatment works particularly well in interferon-sensitive ...
Men experience sexual dysfunction during hepatitis C therapy
Sep 01, 2009 |
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Sexual impairment is common among men with chronic hepatitis C undergoing antiviral therapy, according to a new study in Gastroenterology, the official journal of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Instit ...
Current hepatitis C treatments work equally well, researchers report
Aug 07, 2009 |
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The three treatment combinations for clearing the most common form of the hepatitis C virus work equally well with similar side effects, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues in 13 ...
Interferon as long-term treatment for hepatitis C not effective
Dec 04, 2008 |
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Use of the drug interferon as a long-term maintenance strategy to slow the progression of liver disease associated with the hepatitis C virus is ineffective, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers and their colleagues ...
Statins stop hepatitis C virus replication
Jul 06, 2006 |
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Japanese scientists say they've found statins, typically used as anti-cholesterol medications, can inhibit the replication of the hepatitis C virus.
Researcher Announced Cure for Hepatitis C
May 22, 2007 |
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The use of peginterferon alone, or in combination with ribavirin, points to a cure for hepatitis C, the leading cause of cirrhosis, liver cancer and the need for liver transplant, a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher ...
Shorter HCV treatment shows notable success
Jan 02, 2008 |
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[B]It also lowers costs and the risk of serious side effects[/B] Two new randomized controlled trials show that treating Hepatitis C (HCV) with peginterferon and ribavirin for shorter durations can yield success rates sim ...
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