My understanding on Incevek it is 12 weeks for Incevek and another 24 of pegesys and ribavirin ,18 weeks on victrellis and 24 of the other two.Why am I reading of people having to do 48 weeks?
You really should at least understand the treatment times before you give out info about other things, see you might just be wrong as your not even close when it comes to how long people should treat.
You are reading it because you are looking to find things to slam treatment about and to post repeatedly about it.
To those of us in here, it is all logical and after watching the clinical trials become an FDA approved set of new drugs we understand what is going on.
Perhaps, reading about the miracles they are doing would be a better way to spend your time than to repeatedly try and talk people out of the meds.
Again. They have changed the landscape of having HCV and new drugs will be even better someday.
2.7.1 Duration of Treatment in Treatment-Naive Subjects
In subjects who have had no previous treatment for HCV (treatment-naive), treatment with telaprevir must be initiated in combination with Peg-IFN and RBV and administered for 12 weeks.
• Subjects with undetectable HCV RNA at Weeks 4 and 12 receive an additional 12 weeks of Peg-IFN and RBV alone for a total treatment duration of 24 weeks
• Subjects with detectable HCV RNA at either Weeks 4 or 12 receive an additional 36 weeks of Peg-IFN and RBV alone for a total treatment duration of 48 weeks
HCV-RNA levels should be monitored at Weeks 4 and 12 to determine treatment duration.
Treatment with telaprevir should be discontinued in subjects who do not have an adequate viral response during treatment.
2.7.2 Duration of Treatment—Previously Treated Subjects
In subjects who have had previous treatment for HCV, treatment with telaprevir must be initiated in combination with Peg-IFN and RBV and administered for 12 weeks. Subjects who had a partial response to previous treatment (partial responders) or minimal response
(null responders) to Peg-IFN plus RBV receive an additional 36 weeks of Peg-IFN and RBV treatment alone for a total treatment duration of 48 weeks.
In subjects who had relapse after previous treatment to Peg-IFN plus RBV, a responseguided regimen is recommended.
• Subjects with undetectable HCV RNA at Weeks 4 and 12 of telaprevir-based treatment receive an additional 12 weeks of Peg-IFN and RBV alone for a total treatment duration of 24 weeks
• Subjects with detectable HCV RNA at either Weeks 4 or 12 of telaprevir-based treatment receive an additional 36 weeks of Peg-IFN and RBV alone for a total treatment duration of 48 weeks
Telaprevir must be dosed with Peg-IFN and RBV to prevent treatment failure.
http://www.fda.gov/downloads/AdvisoryCommittees/CommitteesMeetingMaterials/Drugs/AntiviralDrugsAdvisoryCommittee/UCM252562.
Treatment Futility Rules: All Patients
HCV-RNA Week 4 or Week 12: Greater than 1000 IU/mL Discontinue INCIVEK and peginterferon alfa and ribavirin (INCIVEK treatment complete at 12 weeks)
Week 24: Detectable Discontinue peginterferon alfa and ribavirin
Laboratory Tests
HCV-RNA levels should be monitored at weeks 4 and 12 and as clinically indicated. Use of a sensitive real-time RT-PCR assay for monitoring HCV-RNA levels during treatment is recommended. The assay should have a lower limit of HCV-RNA quantification equal to or less than 25 IU/mL and a limit of HCV-RNA detection of approximately 10-15 IU/mL. For the purpose of assessing response-guided therapy eligibility, an “undetectable” HCV-RNA result is required; a confirmed “detectable but below limit of quantification” HCV-RNA result should not be considered equivalent to an “undetectable” HCVRNA result.
http://pi.vrtx.com/files/uspi_telaprevir.pdf .
I am seeing too many posts of people being told to stay on further on the new tx.My understanding on Incevek it is 12 weeks for Incevek and another 24 of pegesys and ribavirin ,18 weeks on victrellis and 24 of the other two.Why am I reading of people having to do 48 weeks?
have you had a liver biopsy? do you know what stage your liver is at? Are you sure there is no damage to your liver at this time?
I have hep c 1a.I am 63 and put off treatment for decades.My dr suggested the tx's before I get to old to do treatments.