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July 16, 2015July 16, 2015

Intrahepatic Cholestasis of Pregnancy Associated With Several Conditions Including Liver Cancer

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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

April 28, 2015April 28, 2015

Gilead’s Drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi Prove to Be Safe and Effective in Patients with Advanced Liver Disease Associated with HCV

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Gilead Sciences, Inc. recently announced in a press release the promising results from several Phase 2 clinical trials assessing the use of Harvoni® (ledipasvir 90 mg/sofosbuvir 400 mg) and Sovaldi® (sofosbuvir ... Read more

April 24, 2015April 24, 2015

Rapid HCV Test Approved In Europe

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Cepheid recently announced that its quantitative hepatitis C virus infection viral load test, Xpert HCV Viral Load, has achieved CE-IVD status under the European Directive on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. ... Read more

April 16, 2015April 17, 2015

Merck Granted Breakthrough Therapy Designations To Treat HCV

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Merck (MSD) has recently announced that grazoprevir/elbasvir, which is a single tablet investigational regimen to treat chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, has received two Breakthrough Therapy designations granted by the United Stated Food and Drug Administration ... Read more

April 13, 2015April 13, 2015

Clinical Data on Janssen’s Simeprevir for HCV to Feature at International Liver Congress

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Janssen Sciences Ireland UC is going to present clinical data regarding its NS3/4A protease inhibitor, called simeprevir, to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections at the upcoming International Liver Congress 2015. The ... Read more

March 26, 2015March 26, 2015

FDA Warns about Cardiac Risks Associated With HCV Drug Combination Amiodarone and Sofosbuvir

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently announced a drug safety modification regarding the Warnings and Precautions, Adverse Reactions and Drug Interactions sections for Sovaldi and Harvoni medications. Sovaldi ... Read more

March 19, 2015March 19, 2015

Combination of Ledipasvir and Sofosbuvir Adds Slight Therapeutic Benefit For HCV Infection

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The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) is an independent scientific institute that analyzes the benefits and dangers of medical interventions for patients. Recently they examined the ... Read more

March 18, 2015March 18, 2015

Women for Positive Action Launches HIV-HCV Educational Tool to Celebrate International Women’s Day 2015

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Last March 8 was International Women’s Day, and to commemorate the occasion, Women for Positive Action launched an informative, practical and new educational tool called ‘Hepatitis and confection in women living with HIV.‘ Women for Positive Action ... Read more

March 11, 2015March 11, 2015

Gilead Releases Phase 3 Results of Harvoni Study for HCV Genotype 4 Co-Infected with HIV

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Gilead Sciences, a company focused on delivering treatments for patients with a wide range of diseases including Hepatitis C, recently announced the results from its Phase 3 study called ION-4, a ... Read more

March 9, 2015March 9, 2015

Aethlon’s Hemopurifier Protocol Successfully Tested in HCV First Patient

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Aethlon Medical, Inc. has finished the successful dosing of the first chronic dialysis patient diagnosed with hepatitis C virus (HCV) in a clinical trial to evaluate its investigational Hemopurifier treatment protocol without any ... Read more