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Saturday, November 10, 2012
Unprecedented Cure Rates of Hepatitis C Using Trio of Abbott Drugs
Full article at UPDATE 2-Abbott hepatitis C drugs bring high cure rates in trial
Excerpt:
"Nov 10 (Reuters) - A trio of oral medicines from Abbott Laboratories Inc to treat hepatitis C produced unprecedented cure rates in patients who had failed to benefit from standard treatment, as well as very high cure rates for newly treated patients, Abbott said on Saturday."
* 93 pct who failed prior drugs cured after 12 weeks
* 97 pct of newly treated patients deemed cured after 12 weeks
* One percent discontinue treatment due to side effects (Adds 100 pct cure rates with Gilead drug in small trial)