Hepatitis C Support Group

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.

426 Members

21,304 Posts

0 Online

eyore455 08/28/2013

Hi guys I don't get on here that much for awhile but I do look at some of you guys updates and progress. Is it true that Gilead pulled out of there almost 100% cure rate trials and if so does anybody know why? Larry

ImKramer 08/28/2013

HI Larry
It's all about ownership of drugs and dominating the market.
The trial you talk of, combine drugs from different pharmaceutical companies. Gilead is working on it's own combos so they don't have to share the profits.
It's profits before people.

WarriorGal 08/28/2013

But Gilead's tx is still headed for FDA approval the end of THIS year???

ImKramer 08/28/2013

Yes only sofosbuvir from Gilead ..good for geno2 but for geno1 it is bundled with Interferon ..grrrrrrrrrrrrr
The sofosbuvir/ledipasvir is not at FDA ..yet!

WarriorGal 08/28/2013

and then there's sofosbuvir and riba...

ImKramer 08/28/2013

Yes that's now a new possibility. More tools in the Dr.s box ..it's all good!

dragonars 08/28/2013

Tic tic tic tic my watch is tired of waiting.

deleted_user 08/28/2013

Hi Larry. Nice to hear from you.

eyore455 08/29/2013

Well I did figure GREED had everything to do with it, What a shame. I'm still healthy after 30 years of Hep C but whos to say it won't kick my ass tomorrow. I really wish they would have stuck with the good combo. I don't know if those old trials were in the lehigh valley PA. area but i wish i could have got on it.

Join the Conversation