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Coverage of the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections

HIVandHepatitis.com coverage of the 2017 Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic infections (CROI 2017), February 13-16, 2017, in Seattle.

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CROI 2017: Glecaprevir/ Pibrentasvir for HCV Can Be Safely Administered with Common Antiretrovirals

AbbVie's investigational glecaprevir/pibrentasvir treatment for hepatitis C is not expected to interact with or require dose adjustment when taken with commonly used antiretroviral regimens, offering a new option for HIV/HCV coinfected people, according to a study presented at the Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections this month in Seattle.

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AASLD 2016: Glecaprevir/ Pibrentasvir Effective for Hepatitis C Patients with Severe Kidney Disease

A 2-drug pangenotypic regimen combining AbbVie's glecaprevir and pibrentasvir demonstrated a high sustained response rate for chronic hepatitis C patients with severe kidney impairment, according to results from the EXPEDITION-4 study presented at the 2016 AASLD Liver Meeting last month in Boston.

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Gilead and AbbVie Seek FDA Approval of Pangenotypic Hepatitis C Treatments

Gilead Sciences and AbbVie both announced this month that they have applied for U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval of new all-oral ribavirin-free combination regimens to treat all genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV). Gilead's sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/ voxilaprevir and AbbVie's glecaprevir/pibrentasvir have demonstrated high cure rates in Phase 3 clinical trials.

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AASLD 2016: Grazoprevir Triple Regimen Demonstrates High Cure Rates, Even for Hard-to-Treat Patients

A new 3-drug coformulation containing Merck's grazoprevir plus the investigational agents MK-3682 and ruzasvir was highly effective for people with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotypes 1, 2, or 3, with sustained response rates of 86% to 100% depending on treatment duration, according to study results presented this month at the AASLD Liver Meeting in Boston. Related studies showed that the combination is also effective for retreating people who were not cured with a previous course of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs).

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