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Sub-Optimal 39% Hep C Cure Rate Keeps Merck In Gilead's Rear View

2014-11-13 14:42:27| Biotech - Topix.net

Until Merck's product can deliver an optimal cure rate at a cheaper price, it poses no threat to Gilead's Harvoni. Merck's attempt to compete with Gilead in finding a cure for hepatitis C has fallen short .

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Medical Groups Question Price of New Hep C Drug

2014-03-11 19:47:51| Biotech - Topix.net

An innovative hepatitis C drug that was only recently hailed as a breakthrough treatment is facing skepticism from some health care providers, as they consider whether it is worth the $1,000-a-pill price set by manufacturer Gilead Sciences Inc. A panel of California medical experts voted Monday that Gilead's Sovaldi represents a "low value" ... (more)

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UPDATE 2-AbbVie oral hep C drugs cure 96 pct in late stage trial

2013-12-11 01:07:56| Biotech - Topix.net

AbbVie Inc's all-oral hepatitis C therapy cured 96 percent of difficult-to-treat patients in a late-stage clinical trial after 12 weeks, keeping the company well placed in a highly competitive race to deliver new treatments for the serious liver disease.

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NYS Blazes Trail on Baby Boomer Health; First to Ensure Hep C Screen Test Offered

2013-10-23 22:25:53| Footwear - Topix.net

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made New York a national leader in protecting baby boomers' health by signing an AARP-backed bill requiring that health care providers offer boomers a screening test for potentially deadly hepatitis C. The new Hepatitis C law , sponsored by Senate Health Committee Chairman Kemp Hannon and Assemblyman Kenneth Zebrowski , ... (more)

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