Search Results for: HCV

April 18, 2017April 18, 2017

RTT MolecularDX Launches Tests to Detect Drug-resistant Hepatitis Viruses

RTT MolecularDx recently announced the pre-market launch of new genotyping tests to detect the presence of hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1), and ... Read more

April 10, 2017April 10, 2017

FDA Approves Sovaldi and Harvoni for Pediatric Hepatitis C Patients

Hepatitis C, News

Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) were recently added to the list of approved medications for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in pediatric patients ages 12 to 17 by the ... Read more

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017

New Study Investigates Link Between Viral Hepatitis and Parkinson’s Disease

Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C, News

A new study reported that both hepatitis B and hepatitis C viral infections may be associated with an increased risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The study was published in the journal Neurology, the ... Read more

March 23, 2017March 23, 2017

Gilead’s Harvoni Cured 97% of Hepatitis C Patients in Real-world Study

Hepatitis C, News

Prime Therapeutics recently announced that 97% of hepatitis C patients who were treated with Gilead’s Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) were cured of the virus in a new real-world study. The results obtained are similar to ... Read more

March 9, 2017March 9, 2017

Baby Boomers at Risk of Hepatitis C Infection Aren’t Getting Tested, Despite Official Prodding

Hepatitis C, News

Despite official recommendations, most Americans born between 1945 and 1965 aren’t being tested for hepatitis C virus (HCV). That’s according to a new study, “Recent Hepatitis C Virus Testing Patterns Among Baby ... Read more

February 28, 2017February 28, 2017

Scientists Identify Key Regulator of Immune Responses, Promising More Effective Antiviral Therapies

Hepatitis C, News

Researchers have discovered a key regulator of our cells’ innate immune response against pathogens, including the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Findings from scientists at Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute ... Read more

February 16, 2017February 16, 2017

Cirrhosis Increasing Among Hepatitis C Patients, According to Large US Study

Hepatitis C, News

The past decade has seen a nearly 40 percent increase in the prevalence of cirrhosis among people with hepatitis C in the U.S., a new study found. The reasons remain ... Read more

February 7, 2017February 7, 2017

Hepatitis C Therapy Candidate Granted Priority Review from Health Canada

Hepatitis C, News

A potential new drug being developed for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C received priority review from Health Canada. This means that the compound may be reviewed in advance of ... Read more

January 31, 2017January 31, 2017

Hepatitis C Virus Associated with Multiple Cancers, Study Finds

Hepatitis C, News

The hepatitis C virus (HVC) had been linked previously to increased risk of a certain liver cancer and subtypes of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Now a new study that examined more than ... Read more

January 10, 2017January 10, 2017

Blacks, Hispanics with Hepatitis C More Likely to Fail Treatment with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents

Hepatitis C, News

Within the U.S. Veterans Affairs’ healthcare system, black and Hispanic patients with hepatitis C are more likely to fail treatment with direct-acting antiviral (DAAs) drugs, than patients who are white, a ... Read more