What defines a cure?
By Donald Jensen, MD
Hepatitis Expert
This blog is all about current FDA approved drugs to treat the hepatitis C virus (HCV) with a focus on treating HCV according to genotype, using information extracted from peer-reviewed journals, liver meetings/conferences, and interactive learning activities.
Risk Of Developing Liver Cancer After HCV Treatment
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Thursday, November 12, 2015
Is cure of hepatitis C with medications possible? What defines a cure?
Is cure of hepatitis C with medications possible?
What defines a cure?
By Donald Jensen, MD
Hepatitis Expert
The term ‘cure’ is such a powerful word with such important implications that liver specialists and virologists avoided using it for decades to describe one outcome of hepatitis C therapy (WebMD). The hepatitis C virus is virus that needs to continue to replicate in the liver to survive. There is no ability of HCV to become dormant or go into a state of suspended animation. Therefore, if HCV is suppressed with treatment for a sufficient period of time, the virus cannot survive.
What defines a cure?
By Donald Jensen, MD
Hepatitis Expert
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