Friday, November 4, 2017
News Recap:
Access to Treatment
Hepatitis C could be eliminated in Canada, but drug prices, screening barriers stand in the way – Most of the 70 million patients infected with hepatitis C worldwide could be cured for $50 US each Many countries — including Canada — have committed to a global goal of eliminating hepatitis C by 2030. But new data released at the summit in Brazil shows that only nine countries are on track to me...
This is great news, especially for people with GT3 and cirrhosis. Remember to help us get Maviret (Mavyret in Canada) covered by BC PharmaCare by filling in the Patient Input questionnaire found here.
Glecaprevir and pibrentasvir, the two drugs in the recently approved Maviret co-formulation, demonstrated high sustained response rates for people with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 3 and for people with liver cirrhosis, according to a pair of rep
- 16 HCV abstracts to be presented including 12 data presentations on the safety and efficacy of MAVYRET - MAVYRET is recommended in new AASLD guidelines as a first line treatment option for 8 weeks in treatment-naïve non-cirrhotic HCV patients across all genotypes (GT1-6)
NORTH CHICAGO, Ill., Oct. 11, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), a global research and development based biopharmaceutical company, today announced that it wi...
Friday, October 6, 2017
News Recap:
Liver Cancer
Two studies on liver cancer in the news last week highlighted the global prevalence and causes of this terrible disease. The first showed a direct correlation between excess weight and cancer occurrence (including liver cancer) – Cancers linked to excess weight make up 40% of all US diagnoses, study finds, while the second focussed on the global incidence of primary liver cancer. Hepatitis B virus wa...
Valerie Green is still waiting to be cured. The Delaware resident was diagnosed with hepatitis C more than two years ago, but she doesn’t qualify yet for the Medicaid program’s criteria for treatment with a new class of highly effective but pricey drugs. The recent approval of a less expensive drug that generally cures hepatitis C in just eight weeks may make it easier for more insurers and correctional facilities to expand treatment.
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