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Author Topic: FDA OK’s Harvoni and Sovaldi for Hepatitis C Treatment in Adolescents  (Read 6070 times)

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Offline Hep Editors

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The FDA has approved the use of Gilead Sciences’ Harvoni (ledipasvir/sofosbuvir) and Sovaldi to treat hepatitis C virus (HCV) in 12- to 17-year-olds, MedPage Today reports. This is the first approval of direct-acting antivirals (DAAs) to treat hep C among the pediatric population.

Harvoni and Sovaldi are both already approved for adult use.

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an estimated 23,000 to 46,000 children are living with hep C in the United States, most of whom contracted the virus from their mothers at birth.

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https://www.hepmag.com/article/fda-oks-harvoni-sovaldi-hepatitis-c-treatment-adolescents

Offline FutureThinker

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This is great news -- as we all know, the sooner one can get this virus out of their system, the better!!  FT
Treatment naive
Likely contracted mid-70s
Diagnosed 1a, 2011
F1-2
Harvoni X 12 weeks, completed 5/17/16
Pre-treatment: VL 3 mil, AST 64, ALT 84
4 week labs: VL 30, AST 21, ALT 14
8 week labs: VL UD!!!, AST 22, ALT 16
12 week labs: VL UD, AST 23, ALT 14
2 wk EOT: VL UD
12 wk EOT: VL UD, AST 22, ALT 13 =  SVR 12! Yay! 
Last hep appointment: VL UD, AST 19, ALT 12 = SVR 39! I AM DONE!

 


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