These steps may identify patients eligible for shorter DAA therapy

Measuring hepatitis C virus at baseline and on days 7 and 14 of therapy — and eliminating blood draws on days 2 and 28 — can identify patients who may be eligible for a shorter duration of therapy, according to a study.
Direct-acting antivirals have “revolutionized” the treatment of HCV infection, leading to a cure in most patients, but their cost remains one of the barriers to elimination, according to Harel Dahari, PhD, an associate professor of hepatology in the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and Ohad Etzion, MD, director of the department of

Measuring hepatitis C virus at baseline and on days 7 and 14 of therapy — and eliminating blood draws on days 2 and 28 — can identify patients who may be eligible for a shorter duration of therapy, according to a study.
Direct-acting antivirals have “revolutionized” the treatment of HCV infection, leading to a cure in most patients, but their cost remains one of the barriers to elimination, according to Harel Dahari, PhD, an associate professor of hepatology in the Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine, and Ohad Etzion, MD, director of the department of