Treatment For Hepatitis and Added Anti-Viral Halves Duration of Hepatitis C Treatment
by admin on Saturday, January 24th, 2009 | 4 Comments
| Hepatitis C And news About three million Americans have chronic Hepatitis C, a liver disease thats the most common condition leading to liver transplantation in the US Although Hepatitis C is treatable, the standard 48-week therapy only cures about 40% of patients, and its side effects are notoriously brutal and very difficult for many patients to endure. But a new Duke University medical Center study finds adding a new anti-viral drug to the standard therapy can cut the length of the treatment regimen in half, while curing more patients. Lots of people have side effects- they feel like they have the flu, a third of patients get depressed, so its not easy for patients. So being able to reduce the duration of therapy from 48 weeks to 24 weeks is really a significant benefit for patients. Renee Webb is a nurse and mom who received several accidental needle sticks back in the 1980s. She was diagnosed with Hepatitis C seven years ago, but waited to be a part of the study instead of having the standard 48-week treatment. I just dont think its something that I could have done. You really have to put life on hold for a year, and I just wasnt willing to do that with a 2 year old and a 6 year old. The study drug is telaprevir, an experimental compound that blocks an enzyme that the Hepatitis C virus needs in order to grow. Not surprisingly, about 40% of patients in the study who received the standard 48-week treatment were cured, but cure rates were significantly higher in patients who received ... All Cdc Hepatitis development. |
Duration: 00:02:32 Rating:  View: 2,495From: Dukemedicine Keywords: Duke, University, medical, Center, hepatitis, virus, study, drug, telaprevir, cure, 48, weeks, 24 |
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