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Vosevi effective rescue therapy in patients with chronic HCV after DAA treatment failure
WASHINGTON — Vosevi, a triple-combination therapy for chronic hepatitis C virus infection, was effective when used as a rescue treatment in patients who did not achieve sustained virologic response with direct-acting antiviral agents.
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Recent injection drug use linked to HCV reinfection after DAA treatment
WASHINGTON — The risk for hepatitis C virus reinfection after direct-acting antiviral therapy was high in people with recent injection drug use, while antipsychotic drugs and opioid agonists offered possible protective effects.
HCV care must ‘move away from the ivory tower’ to achieve elimination
WASHINGTON — A decentralized, integrated care model is necessary to eradicate hepatitis C virus in hard-to-reach populations, including among individuals who use drugs, according to a presenter at The Liver Meeting.
Ramping up HCV elimination tactics could save 90,000 lives, $60 billion by 2050
WASHINGTON — An accelerated, nationally organized plan to eliminate hepatitis C virus in the United States could save more than 90,000 lives and nearly $60 billion by 2050, according to a health economics expert at The Liver Meeting.
‘We need your help’: AASLD support, outreach key to success of HCV elimination program
WASHINGTON — An expert panel of physicians, researchers and scientific advisers called upon The Liver Meeting attendees to support a proposed national HCV elimination program in the US.
ReLink programs led to treatment, engagement in nearly 20% of patients with untreated HCV
WASHINGTON — Implementation of care re-engagement programs led to the treatment of more than 700 patients with untreated hepatitis C virus infection who had been lost to follow-up, according to research presented at The Liver Meeting.
Diabetes, hepatitis C predict higher risk for alcohol-associated liver disease
WASHINGTON — Patients with alcohol use disorder and diabetes mellitus or hepatitis C were at higher risk for advanced liver disease, while African American race had a protective effect, according to late-breaking data at The Liver Meeting.
Adults with hepatitis C at increased risk for developing active TB
People with hepatitis C, either treated or untreated, had an increased risk for developing active tuberculosis, according to data published in Clinical Infectious Diseases.
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