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Abbott Phase 3 Interferon-free!

ImKramer
ImKramer
Yessssss! Shared from LadyStarr via Facebook Nov. 13
Abbott Announces Phase 3 Interferon-free Hepatitis C Regimens to be Studied in Broad Patient Populations
http://hepatitiscnewdrugs.blogspot.ca/2012/11/abbott-announces-phase-3-interferon.html?spref=fb
bagolady
bagolady
It's a good day to have HCV! Kinda sorta.
erniecoolcat
erniecoolcat
No it's a great day to hate HCV *AND* Interferon. I'll leave it at that for now. That's my only contribution for now.
ImKramer
ImKramer
Well it,s the best day in the last 40 years of having HCV ... for me! (regarding HCV)
catmagic
catmagic
This means that ...

coming out sooner than maybe thought?

or am I delusional?
erniecoolcat
erniecoolcat
Those two things are not necessarily mutually exclusive Chrysmagic.
ImKramer
ImKramer
I suspect if it's entering Phase III we could see it to market end of 2013! a year and a bit! :)
deleted_user
deleted_user
Sounds like its going to happen soon.
hepcme
hepcme
I think Gilead is the better of the evils
bestshot
bestshot
Let's all keep are fingers crossed.
deleted_user
deleted_user
More great news....
I love Bagolady comment ....''It's a good day to have HCV! Kinda sorta.''
as silly as that sounds,to people who would not have HCV ,it is so true...AND FUNNY lol
kcaseytn
kcaseytn
With all the attention on Gilead and BMS - I have believed the Abbott quad has been a real sleeper - 93% for the previous null responders - Yep -.Gilead and Abbott are going to do great things for humanity
erniecoolcat
erniecoolcat
My FNP told me in March that this was the time to have HCV if there was one. Well no it wasn't. 2014/2015 would've been better than now. It would've spared me 32 weeks of Interpoison.

Well it can't come quickly enough. It's already late if you ask me.