Key data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s hepatitis C virus clinical trial programme

Key data from Boehringer Ingelheim’s hepatitis C virus (HCV) clinical trial programme, HCVerso, focusing on interferon-free treatment, has been selected for inclusion in the official European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL) press office activities.

Results from Abbott’s multiple interferon-free Phase 2 HCV studies to be presented at ILC 2012

Abbott will present clinical trial results from two different interferon-free, Phase 2 studies for the treatment of hepatitis C (HCV) at the International Liver Congress 2012 (ILC 2012), the annual meeting of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), April 18-22 in Barcelona, Spain.

Scientists discover new anti-HCV antibodies

A team led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute has found antibodies that can prevent infection from widely differing strains of hepatitis C virus (HCV) in cell culture and animal models.

Study Supports Need for HCV Testing Guidance

Testing rates for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection in the United States remain low; testing occurs most often in people outside of high-risk groups, new research hints. Medscape Medical News

Hepatitis C Incidence Increasing in Younger People

Pennsylvania reports an increasing incidence of hepatitis C in younger people, in line with observations from other states. Medscape Medical News

Model: Broad HCV Testing Cost-Effective (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — Broader screening for hepatitis C would be cost-effective but would not by itself markedly reduce morbidity and mortality from the virus, researchers reported.

Medivir initiates two new HPC3001 and HPC3011 phase III trials in HCV

MedivirAB a research based specialty pharmaceutical company focused on infectious diseases announces that its oral, once daily investigational protease inhibitor TMC435, developed by Janssen Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of Hepatitis C virus (HCV), has commenced patient dosing and started screening in two new phase III clinical trials, HPC3001 and HPC3011, respectively.

FDA Adds More Warnings for Lipitor, Crestor, and Zocor

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — Statins may cause drug-drug interactions for patients taking drugs to treat HIV/AIDS or hepatitis C, according to a new statin warning from the FDA.

Hepatitis C Bigger Killer than HIV (CME/CE)

(MedPage Today) — More Americans now die from hepatitis C infection than from HIV, researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported.

FDA: HCV Drug Interferes With HIV Meds

WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — A new drug for hepatitis C can reduce the effectiveness of some HIV medications if they are taken together and vice versa, the FDA is warning.