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Hepatitis C is a blood-borne viral disease which can cause liver inflammation, fibrosis, cirrhosis and liver cancer. The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is spread by blood-to-blood contact with an infected person's blood. Many people with HCV infection have no symptoms and are unaware of the need to seek treatment. Hepatitis C infects an estimated 150-200 million people worldwide.

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ImKramer 09/18/2013

3 Companies Racing to Transform Hepatitis-C Treatment

Provided by DailyFinance by Keith Speights, The Motley Fool Sep 18th 2013 7:00PM
Updated Sep 18th 2013 7:02PM

"Unless unforeseen problems emerge, Gilead seems poised to reach the market first with its all-oral regiment for hep-C genotype 1. The company hopes to market the sofusbuvir/ledipsasvir combo next year.
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LoveEachOther 09/18/2013

Kramer, you are fabulous! Love, Love, Love!

catmagic 09/18/2013

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
thank you, kramer!

catmagic 09/19/2013

Gotta say it again - WOW.

This is the BEST NEWS EVER!

And you ALWAYS stayed positive, Kramer - and you were right. N'amaste.

WarriorGal 09/19/2013

YIPEE!! I'll be first in line!

Not that it matters, but any word on the sides?

WarriorGal 09/19/2013

but I'll save all of ya a place in that line!!! and we'll have a great big SVR party!!

catmagic 09/19/2013

RASS, I know several geno 1's who did the Gilead trials with Sofos/Ledipasvir - all of them had non-Riba arms - they had NO side effects - like ZERO. The were UD within 10 days or even much less - that was just when they were tested the first time - so they probably were UD right away. That combo is a serious knock out punch of the virus in the first minute of Round One. That seems to be the key to killing this virus - hit it hard and hit it fast; give it no time to "think" - to mutate - to hide. One guy said it was like taking a multi-vitamin pill in the morning. It's just ONE pill a day!!!! (if you don't take Riba)

hepcme 09/19/2013

strong and consistently advancing- just how we like it

Ozzita 09/19/2013

Very cool Kramer!!!!

deleted_user 09/19/2013

WOW! Frickin amazing. It's been 1 year exactly since I finished TX. UD for 3 monthes and then the bad news. ittsss Baack!. Last trip to Dr I said I didn't know if I would or could do it again. Now you share this with us ,and I think. Pills only??? Maybe???? I do know one thing I could not work through TX like I did last time. 1 year after finishing TX I am finally feeling more like myself. CEPT my FRICKIN memory. I'm your best friend to share a secret .....cause I won't remember it tomorrow. LOL thanks Kramer

ImKramer 09/19/2013

I'm oh so happy I could share this investors report about what's up for 2014 (that's in a few months!!).
Stay positive and don't waste a single day ..our time is very very close!

catmagic 09/20/2013

This report made my day when you first posted it and CONTINUES to do so. I BELIEVE it now - I BELIEVE we geno 1's are going to have our Sofos/Led one pill combo available next year!!!! WHOOT! I know Riba will be in the FDA approved tx, but .... hehe .... well, let me put it this way... I can always "forget" to take it, at least some of it, because folks I know who got the non-Riba arms of the Gilead ION trials of Sof/Led, including cirrhotics, cleared FAST and are still UD almost 3 months later. Our docs will have to prescribe the FDA approved tx, as in Riba with the Gilead Magic Bullet, but "don't ask, don't tell" is how I'm going to play the game when the time comes... and OMG ... the "train" is on the tracks and speeding our way!

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