DAAs

Senators Introduce Bill Aimed to Support Fight to Cure Hep C

A new bill introduced to the U.S. Senate aims to increase funding and access for hepatitis C virus treatment in the ...

JUNE 27, 2025

Novel Methods Foster Successful HCV Treatment

Despite the availability of effective, curative treatment for hepatitis C virus, substantial gaps remain in care.

DECEMBER 25, 2023

Hep C Cure Linked to Lower Mortality From Liver Cancer

Boston—Curing infection with the hepatitis C virus appears to dramatically improve five-year survival rates ...

FEBRUARY 26, 2020

Short-Course Treatment Opens Door to HCV+ Organ Transplants

Boston—Combination therapy with direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) and the cholesterol drug ezetimibe is ...

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Improving Hepatitis C Care Cascade in IV Drug Users

Many people who are infected with the hepatitis C virus (HCV) remain undiagnosed and untreated.

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Treating the Elderly With the New HCV Treatments

The latest generation of treatments for hepatitis C virus (HCV), direct-acting antivirals (DAAs), have been hailed ...

OCTOBER 17, 2019

Linkage to Care Key to Address Evolving Hep C Epidemic

People who inject drugs and subsequently contract the hepatitis C virus may be overlooked by the health care ...

OCTOBER 10, 2019

How Short Can We Go With DAAs for HCV?

It looks increasingly likely that the course of treatment for hep C can be shortened from 12 weeks—already a ...

FEBRUARY 5, 2019

Study May Lessen Controversy Over DAAs’ Relationship to Liver Cancer

Washington—Eradication of chronic infection with the hepatitis C virus with the new class of antiviral agents ...

JUNE 25, 2018

Large Study Confirms DAAs Protect Against HCC When SVR Achieved

Patients with hepatitis C who are successfully treated with direct-acting antiviral agents experience a dramatic ...

FEBRUARY 23, 2018

Fibrosis Regression Slower Than Thought for HCV Patients on DAAs

New findings confirm that regression of liver fibrosis after sustained virologic response is possible after ...

NOVEMBER 3, 2017

Payors Denying DAAs to More HCV Patients

An increasing number of people infected with the hepatitis C virus are being denied a lifesaving treatment by their ...

AUGUST 28, 2017

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