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[TnHepGuy_]

<a href="http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2005/NewsRev-88.html#10">Bioenvision Evaluates New Agent in Fight against Hepatitis C; Patient Enrollment Begins in Multi-Center, International Phase II Clinical Trial</a>

<a href="http://www.hcvadvocate.org/news/newsRev/2005/NewsRev-88.html#11">Human Genome Sciences Completes Enrollment in a Phase 2 Clinical Trial of Albuferon(TM) in Treatment-Naive Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C</a>

<a href="http://www.natap.org/2005/HCV/022205_05.htm">How Hepatitis C Short-Circuits the Immune System</a>

<a href="http://www.natap.org/2005/HCV/022205_03.htm">Medicaid Utilization of IFN/RBV for HCV Therapy</a>

<a href="http://www.natap.org/2005/HCV/022205_02.htm">
CD8/CTLs Predict Response to IFN/RBV Therapy</a>

<a href="http://www.natap.org/2005/HCV/021805_01.htm">The Spectrum of Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection in the Virginia Correctional System: Development of a Strategy for the Evaluation and Treatment of Inmates with HCV</a>

<a href="http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2005/021805_a.html">Predicting Progressive Hepatic Fibrosis Stage on Subsequent Liver Biopsy</a>

<a href="http://www.hivandhepatitis.com/hep_c/news/2005/021805_b.html">Persistence of HCV After Successful Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C: Is HCV Infection for Life?</a>

<a href="http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/109930117/ABSTRACT">Patients with cirrhosis and bare-stent TIPS may have increased risk of hepatocellular carcinoma</a>

[Tallblonde]

Hey, those numbers look very encouraging!  I hope you're resting a little easier now.  I know that the PCR is the final word on this, but every piece of good news along the way is welcome, right?

Take care,
Susan

[stc1993]

Is it okay to take ampicillin antibiotic while i'm on treatment. I told the dentist I was on treatment, I was reading the posts tonight and got to thinking what if the a.b. kills the interferon?

Monte

[Soleus]

Looking good THG I

[Califia]

Really great news.

[TnHepGuy_]

I received the results of the my first blood work since finishing tx. Though I didn't have a PCR drawn (I get to wait for that until the 3 month mark in April), I did get some information that is helpful - and so far it looks good:


ALT = 26  (range 0-55)
AST = 27  (range 5-34)
AFP (alpha feta protein) = 3.6   (range 0.0-8.9)


All three of these were elevated prior to tx, with the ALT and AST normalizing early on during the course of it. I wasn't tested for AFP during tx.


I'm very pleased and thankful. These results are my first hurdle. Though I realize they most certainly are by no means conclusive of anything long-term. Like everyting else associated with Hep C, there comes more waiting and wondering.


TnHepGuy

[DRAGON SLAYER]

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2005-02/jws-cip022205.php