Interferon free hepatitis C treatment regimens: The beginning of another era

Fred Poordad; Grace M. Chee

doi:10.1007/s11894-011-0229-1

Interferon free hepatitis C treatment regimens: The beginning of another era

Fred Poordad, Grace M. Chee

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Abstract

Hepatitis C is a virus affecting millions worldwide and is a major health risk. With the potentially severe adverse event profile of the current backbone of therapy, interferon, there is an impetus to discover interferon free treatment regimens. With the development of new oral direct acting antivirals, interferon free regimens may be available in the next few years. This article discusses some of the preliminary data from interferon free studies.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	74-77
Number of pages	4
Journal	Current Gastroenterology Reports
Volume	14
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s11894-011-0229-1
State	Published - Feb 2012
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Direct acting antivirals
Hepatitis C
Interferon
Interferon free
Polymerase inhibitor
Protease inhibitor
Ribavirin
SVR

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Gastroenterology

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