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Title: Adding Ribavirin to Zepatier Treatment Ups Success for Some With Hep C
Post by: Hep Editors on February 09, 2018, 10:21:39 am

People with genotypes of hepatitis C virus (HCV) other than genotype 1 may have a better chance of a cure with Zepatier (grazoprevir/elbasvir) if they add ribavirin to the regimen, Infectious Disease Advisor reports.

Publishing their findings in the Journal of Viral Hepatitis, researchers from the Phase II part-randomized open-label parallel group C-SCAPE study investigated 12 weeks of Zepatier treatment with or without ribavirin among individuals with genotype 2, 4, 5 or 6 of hep C.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/adding-ribavirin-zepatier-treatment-ups-success-hep-c