Hepatitis C: No overall difference in sustained viral response in most widely used treatments
Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 16:56
in Health & Medicine
Findings from the largest study to date comparing the efficacy of competing treatments for chronic hepatitis C infection (HCV) show that the regimens are similar when it comes to safety and their ability to provoke long-term viral eradication, according to researchers at Duke University Medical Center. Still, subgroup analysis reveals provocative data suggesting some approaches might be better than others for women and minorities.