AASLD 2016 Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir: High SVR Rates in HCV GT 2, 4, 5, 6 Without Cirrhosis

Nov 13
Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir: High SVR Rates in HCV GT 2, 4, 5, 6 Without Cirrhosis
By Debra Hughes, MS
Patients with chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes (GT) 2, 4, 5, or 6 infection without cirrhosis had SVR12 rates of 97% after 8 weeks of treatment with co-formulated glecaprevir/pibrentasvir, investigators from the SURVEYOR-II, Part 4, concluded at The Liver Meeting® 2016.​

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Nov 11
Update AbbVie's Glecaprevir/Pibrentasvir (G/P) Acheive High SVR12 Rates at 8 Wks Genotypes 1-6
- 97.5 percent of chronic HCV infected patients without cirrhosis and new to treatment across all major genotypes (GT1-6) achieved SVR12 with 8 weeks of G/P
- Across the 8-week arms of three registrational studies, no patients discontinued treatment due to adverse events
- G/P is an investigational, pan-genotypic, once-daily, ribavirin-free regimen for the treatment of chronic HCV

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