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New treatments?

Hello,
I have not posted in a long time. Living with hep C and waiting for a safer treatment to come out. Is there anything new I should know about? Im not looking for a trial, just wondering if any new treatments have been released?
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683231 tn?1467323017
Summer welcome to the future!

So much good news run to your treating specialist!

Feb 2014
American Assn for the Study of Liver Diseases AASLD releases Recommendations for Testing, Managing, and Treating Hepatitis C

http://www.hcvguidelines.org/full-report-view

Feb 2014
A step closer to a cure: Gilead seeks FDA OK of oral attack on hepatitis C

The Foster City-based drug developer (NASDAQ: GILD) submitted a new drug application to the Food and Drug Administration for a once-a-day combination of the experimental drug ledipasvir and Sovaldi in patients with genotype 1 hepatitis C

http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/biotech/2014/02/gilead-sovaldi-gild-hepatitis-c.html?page=all

December 2013
U.S. Food and Drug Administration Approves Gilead’s Sovaldi™ (Sofosbuvir) for the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

http://www.gilead.com/news/press-releases/2013/12/us-food-and-drug-administration-approves-gileads-sovaldi-sofosbuvir-for-the-treatment-of-chronic-hepatitis-c

Nov 2013
OLYSIO TM (simeprevir) Receives FDA Approval for Combination Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C

http://www.janssentherapeutics.com/sites/default/files/pdf/PressRelease11222013.pdf

Good luck
Lynn
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oh yes summer....I have started the new Sovaldi,..There are many more...I din't keep track because that & Riba was all I needed....
I think Olysio is out....daclatasvir is still hanging...with all the attention on Gilead lately, here's some on Bristol Myers..

http://news.bms.com/press-release/daclatasvir-marketing-authorization-application-treatment-chronic-hepatitis-c-validate
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