Hepatitis C

October 10, 2014October 10, 2014

UChicago Medicine Receives CDC Grant to Address Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C, News

The prevalence of Hepatitis C infections in the U.S. is alarming at roughly 3 million infected Americans, with nearly half unaware they are infected. Chicago is home to an estimated ... Read more

October 9, 2014October 9, 2014

Bristol-Myers Lets Go U.S. FDA Submission for Hepatitis C Dual Therapy

Hepatitis C, News

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that it is giving up on the efforts for U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of its treatment for hepatitis C, asunaprevir. The company had submitted the ... Read more

October 8, 2014October 8, 2014

Authorities Warn Against Multi-dose Drug Vial Use In Wake Of Colonoscopy Clinic Hepatitis C Outbreaks

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Hepatitis C outbreaks at three Toronto, Canada, colonoscopy clinics were not made public until the Toronto Star newspaper broke the story. The authorities that investigate outbreaks and inspect clinics, Toronto ... Read more

October 7, 2014October 9, 2015

Hepatitis C Might Become a Rare Disease by 2036

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While Hepatitis C currently represents a serious contagious threat that infects 180 million people in world, by 2036 it may already be a rare disease, as suggested by researchers from the University of ... Read more

October 6, 2014October 6, 2014

Experimental Hepatitis C Treatment Returns Home

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Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company working on the development of small molecule drugs to treat infections, has announced that it is entering into a new licensing agreement with Novartis to recover the full rights ... Read more

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014

At-Home Tattooing is a Hepatitis C Health Hazard

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The Wall Street Journal recently conducted a survey that asked young adults if they or somebody they lived with had a tattoo. From only 21% in 1999, the number of ... Read more

October 2, 2014October 2, 2014

$1.3 Million Awarded To Study Increased Prevalence Of Hepatitis C In Young Adults

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A $1.3 million grant was recently awarded to fund a study that will explore the increased prevalence of hepatitis C infection in young adults. Kimberly Page, a professor at the University ... Read more

September 29, 2014September 29, 2014

Gilead’s HCV Combination Therapy Tablet Harvoni Gets Positive CHMP Opinion

Hepatitis C, News

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), the scientific committee of the European Medicines Agency (EMA), has published a positive report on Gilead’s experimental once-daily dose of the combination therapy ... Read more

September 26, 2014September 26, 2014

Genetic ‘Instruction Set’ For Antibodies Effective Treatment For Hepatitis C In Mice

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A new study led by Princeton University researchers has determined that a “triple-punch” of antibodies both prevented hepatitis C infection and wiped out the disease after it had established itself ... Read more

September 25, 2014September 25, 2014

Gilead Files Fixed-Dose Hepatitis C Combo NDA for Japanese Market

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. recently submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in Japan for approval of an experimental combination therapy of the NS5A inhibitor ledipasvir ... Read more