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June 4, 2015June 4, 2015

FDA Addresses Concerns Over Chronic Hepatitis C Therapy Approvals

Hepatitis C, News

The treatment options available to address chronic hepatitis C, a serious and life-threatening infection, have substantially improved over the years, and an ever-increasing number of novel HCV regimens with shorter treatment duration ... Read more

June 2, 2015June 2, 2015

Benitec Biopharma Signed Manufacturing Deal For Hepatitis C Treatment

Hepatitis C, News

Benitec Biopharma recently announced an agreement with Omnia Biologics, a Maryland-based biotechnology company, to manufacture materials for the TT-034 trial, the first-in-man clinical trial for hepatitis C treatment. The agreement was ... Read more

May 28, 2015May 28, 2015

AbbVie Presents Data On Hepatitis C Treatment In Japanese Patients

Hepatitis C, News

AbbVie recently presented new outcomes from the Phase 3 GIFT-I study of its all-oral, investigational, interferon (IFN)- and ribavirin (RBV)-free, 2-direct-acting antiviral treatment, ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir. The presentation took place at the Annual Meeting of the Japan ... Read more

May 21, 2015May 28, 2015

Oxidized LDL Detection May Lead to the Development of New Hepatitis C Therapy

Hepatitis C, News

Findings from a new study recently published in the journal Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology, the official journal American Gastroenterological Association, determined that a novel blood test is able ... Read more

May 1, 2015May 1, 2015

ALLY-1 Clinical Trial Results Suggest Viable Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Treatment

Hepatitis C, News

In a recent press release from Bristol-Myers Squibb, officials announced the success of their ongoing phase III clinical trial, ALLY-1, in meeting its predicted end-points. The trial had been conducted among ... Read more

April 27, 2015April 27, 2015

Direct Antiviral Agents Significantly Decreases Hepatitis C Recurrence After Liver Transplantation

Hepatitis C, News

During the 50th International Liver Congress 2015 held in Vienna 22-26 of April in Austria, it was revealed that sofosbuvir (SOF)- and daclatasvir (DCV)-based regimens showed excellent results in patients with ... Read more

April 23, 2015April 23, 2015

Researchers Find that HIV Patients and Injection Drug Users Have a Higher Risk for Hepatitis D Infection

Hepatitis D

A collaborative study involving several research institutes and hospitals in Taiwan recently revealed that individuals infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or individuals who use injectable illicit drugs are ... Read more

April 20, 2015April 20, 2015

Better Kidney Transplant Outcomes Found Among HIV Patients in Comparison to Hepatitis C Patients

Hepatitis C, News

A study recently published in the journal Kidney International conducted by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, revealed that patients infected with the ... Read more

April 15, 2015April 15, 2015

Technical Feasibility Established for MosaiQ Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Assay

Hepatitis B, News

Edinburgh, UK based commercial-stage diagnostics company Quotient Limited has announced that results generated using the company’s MosaiQ transfusion diagnostics methodology indicate a high degree of sensitivity and specificity for this Hepatitis ... Read more

April 10, 2015April 10, 2015

Antihistamine Medication May Be A Promising Treatment For Hepatitis C

Hepatitis C, News

In a new study entitled “Repurposing of the antihistamine chlorcyclizine and related compounds for treatment of hepatitis C virus infection” researchers report to have identified that an antihistamine medication to treat ... Read more