Sunday, October 5, 2014

Weekend Reading; Friday, anticipated date for FDA decision on Gilead's ledipasvir/price? And our hep hero

Hello everyone, welcome to Weekend Reading, getting ready for Autumn? No doubt you have a few outside chores to finish up, me too.

Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases

Next month the 65th Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases will take place in Boston, the liver meeting will begin on November 7th, and end on November 11th.

Late-breaking abstracts now available

Hep Hero - Fall Newsletters


Lucinda K. Porter, RN

Readers, you are in for treat, Tim Murphy writes about our devoted HCV advocate, Lucinda K. Porter, RN., in his article; Hep Hero, published online at HepMag.com

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In this months issue
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by Tim Murphy
How one woman overcame hepatitis C and ended up helping others fight it, too.

Eye of the Tiger
by Oriol R. Gutierrez Jr.
The potential for up to millions of Americans to benefit from the new hep C meds makes this one of the most exciting moments in modern medicine.

Sovaldi-Ledipasvir Pill Safe With Major HIV Meds
by Benjamin Ryan
Gilead Sciences’ fixed-dose combination pill of Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) and the investigational ledipasvir, likely to receive FDA approval on October 10, does not significantly interfere with five common HIV antiretrovirals.

'3D' Cures 99% to 100% of Genotype 1b
by Benjamin Ryan
AbbVie’s so-called “3D” combo regimen ditched ribavirin and still cured 99 percent to 100 percent of study participants with genotype 1b of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in two recent Phase III trials.

Daclatasvir and Asunaprevir Cure Up to 87% of 1b
by Benjamin Ryan
Bristol-Myers Squibb's daclatasvir and asunaprevir cured 81 percent to 87 percent of people with genotype 1b of hepatitis C in a recent Phase III trial.

Primary Care Docs Clueless About Hep C Drugs
by Benjamin Ryan
About three out of four primary care physicians (PCPs) are unfamiliar with the new generation of hep C drugs which received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval at the end of 2013.

Hep C Suppression Linked to Major Health Benefits
by Benjamin Ryan
Suppressing the hep C viral load is associated with a diminished risk of liver disease and death.

Curing Hep C Lowers Central Nervous System Fatigue
by Benjamin Ryan
Ridding the body of hep C reduces central fatigue, which is weakness originating in the central nervous system. 

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In This Issue:


Alan Franciscus, Editor-in-Chief
In this month’s column, I will provide a short overview of phase 3 data from sofosbuvir plus ledipasvir. It is important to know, however, that when approved the FDA may add or change the cure rates and add additional warnings or restrictions to the use of the medications based on their review of the clinical trial data. 
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Lucinda K. Porter, RN
This month, Lucinda discusses the AASLD and IDSA’s recommendations assigning high treatment priority to those with high risk of HCV transmission. When we reduce HCV transmission, we reduce the prevalence, which benefits us all.
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Alan Franciscus, Editor-in-Chief
One of the most important decisions that anyone with hepatitis C (HCV) will make is about HCV treatment. In the past, it has been a difficult decision because of the significant side effects, long treatment duration and modest cure rates. 
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Lucinda K. Porter, RN
Lucinda reviews studies on depression and HCV disease progression, mother-to-child transmission, healthcare utilization and racial differences in progression to cirrhosis and HCC. 
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Website Plan & Survey Report
Alan Franciscus, Editor-in-Chief

Find out what the results of our recent survey were; what we are going to do about them, and who won the autographed copy of Lucinda's book Hepatitis C One Step at a Time. 
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Stay safe, enjoy the weekend
Tina

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