Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . December 15th, 1997
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Conference Coverage (AASLD) - Future of Hepatitis B Therapy Discussed
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - HGV Not Clinically Relevant in Transplant Patients
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - Higher Dose HBV Vaccine Needed for OLT Candidates
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - IFN/Ribavirin Useful in Refractory HCV Patients
Conference Coverage (AASLD) - Long-Term IFN Cost Effective in Those with Mild HCV
AIDS Therapies - New Upjohn Protease Inhibitor Kills Ritonavir-Resistant HIV
Cancer Therapies (AML) - Maxamine/IL-2 Combination Prolongs Disease-Free Survival In AML Patients
Epidemiology (HEV) - Porcine Virus Linked to Hepatitis E
Funding - NIH Contract and Grant Awards Announced
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Hepatitis C Inhibitors to be Developed
Industry News (Joint Venture) - Letters of Intent Signed To Commence Human HIV/AIDS Clinical Trials in Europe
Pediatrics (HAV) - French Study is a Reminder of Liver Failure Potential in Infected Children
Therapy (HCV) - Second Round of IFN Therapy Effective for Some Relapse Patients
Vaccine Development - DNA Vaccinations Promising New Technology, Says Report
Vaccine Development - Mycobacterial hsp70: A Universal CTL Vaccine Adjuvant?
Combination Therapies (HBV) - "Effectiveness of Combination Therapies with 3TC, Famciclovir, and Alpha Interferon against Woodchuck Hepatitis Virus Replication in Chronically-Infected Woodchucks: Model for Potential anti-HB
Disease Associations (HIV/HCV) - "Detrimental Influence of HIV Infection On the Outcome of Chronic Hepatitis C: A Multivariate Analysis."
Epidemiology (HBV) - "Intrafamilial Diffusion of HBV in Fuenlabrada-Leganes, Madrid, Spain."
Therapy (HBV) - "BMS-200475: Single Oral Dose Safety and Pharmacokinetic Study in Healthy Volunteers."
Therapy (HBV) - "Lobucavir Treatment for Chronic Hepatitis B Infection: A Placebo-Controlled Phase 1/2 Study."
Therapy (HBV) - "Pharmacokinetics of Lamivudine in Chronic Hepatitis B Virus-Infected Patients Undergoing Liver Transplantation."
Therapy (HBV) - "Sustained Antiviral Activity of 1-(2-fluoro-methy-b-L-arabinofuranosyl) Uracil (L-FMAU) in the Woodchuck Model of Hepatitis B Virus LEF
Therapy (HBV/HCV) - "Characterization and Clinical Significance of HBV and HCV Polymerase Mutations Before and During Antiviral Therapy."
At-Risk Populations - "Infection by Hepatitis B and C Virus in Female and Transsexual Greek Prostitutes with Serological Evidence of Active Syphilis."
Blood Banking (Safety) - "Potential Increased Risk of Virus Transmission Due to Exclusion of Older Donors Because of Concern Over Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease."
Blood Banking (Screening) - "Value and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Blood Donors for Antibody to Hepatitis B Core Antigen as a Way of Detecting Window-Phase Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 Infections."
Diagnostics (HCV) - "A Method for the Detection and Confirmation of Antibodies to Hepatitis C Virus in Dried Blood Spots."
Epidemiology (HEV) - "A Cluster of Acute Hepatitis E Infection in United Nations Bangladeshi Peacekeepers in Haiti."
Epidemiology (HGV) - "Short Report: Evidence of Worldwide Transmission of Hepatitis G Virus."
HBV Vaccines - "An Effective Intradermal Hepatitis B Vaccination."
Therapy (HBV) - "Effect of Misoprostol on the Course of Viral Hepatitis B."
Therapy (HCV) - "Chronic Hepatitis C: The Viral Load Per Liver Cell before Treatment as a New Marker to Predict Long-Term Response to IFN-alpha Therapy."
Transplantation (GBV-C) - "GB Virus C Infection in Patients Who Underwent Liver Transplantation."
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