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Title: When’s the Most Cost-Effective Point for Hep C Treatment Around a Transplant?
Post by: Hep Editors on April 10, 2017, 10:25:30 am

The most cost-effective time to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) for those eligible for a liver transplant depends on the severity of their liver disease at the time of the transplant.

Publishing their findings in Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, researchers used a mathematical model to simulate follow-up of a group of people with genotype 1 or 4 of hep C from the time they registered for a liver transplant until their death.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/costeffective-point-hep-c-treatment-around-transplant