Will new treatments coming soon cure Hep C

[mary1979r]

Does anyone know if there will be a cure for Hep C and how much it will cost?

[alagirl]

there is a treatment available to cure hcv now.  Unfortunately, it doesn't cure every patient, you can get the percentage for your genotype.  The drug companies have departments to assist those who are underfunded with their medication.  In the next few years, a new treatment will be added to the standard treatment that should give patients a higher cure rate.

[banarep]

the cost depnds on insurance.  if you have it, cheap (relatively) without insurance 80,000 per year, but if you can show a need, you might get them from the compaines themselves.

[copyman]

the current drugs can cure you. the new drugs coming out will increase the odds of cure and at least one of them is looking to cut the treatment time in half.

[newleaf09]

If you were genotype 1 and could afford to wait (not so much liver damage that you need to hurry up and start therapy soon), there are a number of protease inhibitors that will likely be added to TX in late 2011 or 12 when they hit the market.   They will add a considerable additional cost, but for responsive geno 1 patients, will shorten treatment times to 7 mos. of PI, IFN and ribavirin.  Even for those less reponsive 1's who require 11 mos. of TX with PI, IFN and riba, they will increase the cure rate from the current 50% to between 70 & 80%.

Geno 2 and 3's are usually so responsive to standard IFN/riba therapy that it doesn't make sense to wait on the new drugs.

[cb867]

I know mine is not a new treatment but hopefully it wil cure me.  My doc said if my type was not so cureable she would not have put me on it. She would have had me wait if I had a different type. My bio showed minimal liver damage. I could have waited but she said why not go ahead and get cured?

[cb867]

I am Genotype 2 on Pegasys and ribovarin. My doc says I have a 90% cure rate in 6 months. It costs me 80.00 a month. I am on my 3rd week, no sx except headaches and they are getting better