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Author Topic: Hep C Reinfection Rate Is Low After Zepatier Cures Opioid Addicts  (Read 5694 times)

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After Zepatier (grazoprevir/elbasvir) cured a high rate of individuals addicted to opioids of hepatitis C virus (HCV), few became reinfected during a large study’s long-term follow-up period, aidsmap reports.

Researchers from the multinational Zepatier Phase III C-EDGE CO-STAR study presented long-term follow-up data at the 25th International Harm Reduction Conference (HR17) in Montreal. The initial phase of the study included 301 first-timers to hep C treatment with genotypes 1, 4 or 6 of the virus. All had been taking opioid substitution therapy, including methadone or buprenorphine, for at least three months prior to entering the study. All were given 12 weeks of Zepatier.

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