Hepatitis C Virus

New Study Shows That Pegasys Regimen Provides Higher Cure Rates for Hepatitis C Patients

Published in Drug Law Weekly, November 18th, 2008

A new, independently-conducted study being presented at AASLD shows that PEGASYS(R) (peginterferon alfa-2a (40KD)) regimens result in higher cure rates for hepatitis C patients compared to regimens with another pegylated interferon.(1)

Comparing Today's Standard Treatment Regimens: The Milan Safety Tolerability Study

Prof. Colombo, Head of the 1st Division of Gastroenterology and A.M. Migliavacca Center for Liver Disease at the University of Milan, and colleagues will present the results of a study which found significantly higher cure rates in patients treated with Pegasys/ribavirin compared to those treated with peginterferon alfa-2b...

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Source: Drug Law Weekly (2008-11-18)

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