Search Results for: HCV

October 6, 2015October 6, 2015

PCORI Awards $29.5 Million to Hepatitis C Research

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The Board of Governors of the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) recently announced it has an approved budget of $83 million to fund 26 patient-centered, comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) initiatives to ... Read more

September 29, 2015September 29, 2015

Benitec Biopharma Adds Fourth Site for Hepatitis C Clinical Trial for TT-034

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Clinical stage biotechnology company, Benitec Biopharma Ltd., recently announced it has opened a 4th additional site to carry out ongoing Phase 1/2a studies on TT-034, a novel treatment for Hepatitis C ... Read more

September 1, 2015September 1, 2015

One in Four Chronic Hepatitis C Patients Are Denied Initial Approval for Drug Therapy

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Results from a recent study entitled “Drug Authorization for Sofosbuvir/Ledipasvir (Harvoni) for Chronic HCV Infection in a Real-World Cohort: A New Barrier in the HCV Care Cascade“, published in the journal ... Read more

August 18, 2015August 19, 2015

FDA Approves Daklinza As New Treatment For Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 3 Infections

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s product Daklinza (daclatasvir) for treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 infections. Daklinza is the first drug that has ... Read more

August 11, 2015August 11, 2015

Transplantation of Hepatitis C-Infected Kidneys in Some Non-Infected Patients

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A recently published perspective paper in The New England Journal of Medicine argues for a new strategy to improve the current kidney transplant process and decrease organ shortage by suggesting ... Read more

July 21, 2015July 21, 2015

Tekmira to Change Name to Arbutus Biopharma, an HBV-Focused Company

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Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation has just revealed corporate plans to change its name to “Arbutus Biopharma Corporation”, shifting its focus to provide therapeutic solutions for chronic hepatitis B. This change will take ... Read more

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Associated With Several Conditions Including Liver Cancer

Hepatitis C, News

A study published in the Journal of Hepatology revealed that intrahepatic cholestasis of pregnancy (ICP) is associated with later medical conditions including liver cancer. The study was led by researchers ... Read more

June 30, 2015June 30, 2015

New Assay For Detection of Drug Resistant Mutants in Hepatitis C Virus Patients

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Researchers at Hiroshima University, Japan, recently developed a new sensitive assay to detect drug resistant mutations in patients infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The study, published in the journal PLoS One, is ... Read more

June 22, 2015July 2, 2015

China Rejects Gilead Patent Bid On $1,000-A-Day Hepatitis C Drug Sovaldi (Sofobuvir)

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In response to news that the Chinese government patent office has denied a request by Gilead Sciences for a key patent on the hepatitis C drug sofosbuvir (trade name Sovaldi) ... Read more

June 11, 2015June 11, 2015

Curing Hepatitis C Would Result In Major Economic Benefit, According To Study

Hepatitis C, News

The novel development of safer, more effective oral medications to address hepatitis C has led to breakthrough therapies that cost patients tens of thousands of dollars for a 12-week regimen, however, investing in these therapies ... Read more