The following items have been posted to www.hcvadvocate.org:
The following items have been posted to www.hcvadvocate.org:
Medical Writers' Circle:
Future Therapies for Hepatitis C by Robert Gish, MD.
In this article Dr. Gish discusses the many new drugs that have progressed
through at least phase II studies to treat hepatitis C including new types of
interferon, HCV protease inhibitors, ribavirin like drugs, and more. Included
in the article is an explanation of the hepatitis C life cycle which includes a
description of how HCV infects liver cells as well as areas of future research
on drugs to inhibit the replication process.
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hcsp/articles/Future_therapies.html
HCV ADVOCATE WEEKLY NEWS REVIEW:
A Review of HCV, HBV and HIV/HCV Coinfection Related News and Highlights - Week
Ending: February 4th, 2006
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2006/NewsRev-138.html
This Issue:
. Tattooed Donors No Longer Have to Wait
. Hope of Liver Cancer Blood Test
. Long-Term Lamivudine Therapy for Children with Hep B
. Schering-Plough Reports FDA Grants Fast Track Designation to Oral HCV Protease
Inhibitor SCH 503034
. Woman Gets Hepatitis C After Blood Transfusions
. U.S. FDA Approves Cangene's Anti-Hepatitis B Product
. Intercell's Hepatitis C Vaccine Meets Success Criteria for Further Development
- Route and Frequency of Administration Optimized
. Hospitals Face Hepatitis C Mix-Up Probe
. UAB Liver Center Ramps Up Programs Against Viral Hepatitis
. Sharing Blood Lancing Devices Could Result in Transmission of Blood-Borne
Diseases
. Hepatitis B Genotype Linked to Degree of Liver Damage in HIV-Positive Patients
. Antifungal Prophylaxis in Low-Risk Liver Transplant Patients
. Nabi Biopharmaceuticals Announces U.S. Fast Track Designation for Civacir to
Prevent Hepatitis C Re-infection in Liver Transplants
. Kerr Again Rejects Inquiry Into Transfusion Hepatitis Infection
. Preventive Treatment Helps Avoid Hepatitis B Relapse During Chemotherapy
. Wissinoming Man Proves You Can Battle and Survive Hepatitis C
. Hepatitis C Recurs Rapidly After Liver Transplant
. Vertex, Human Genome Sciences Seen Posting More Losses
. Noninvasive Alternative to Upper Endoscopy for Esophageal Varices
. Method for Estimating Deaths on Liver Transplant Waiting List
**We are also updating many of our fact sheets:
http://www.hcvadvocate.org/hepatitis/factsheets.asp