I would say so....mine read

They are two separate tests.
One tries to count how much virus there is in your blood. it can only count as low as 15
The other test is to detect any virus RNA and comes back either detectable or not detected.
Less than 15 is a very good sign and no doubt you will probably come back undetectable when that test is done.

Kramer - at what point do they usually do the RNA test?

For me they only did it at end of treatment, then SVR 12 then SVR24. I think it's a pretty expensive test and there is really no need to do it while on treatment.

HCV RT-PCR, Quant (Non-Graph)
Hepatitis C Quantitation HCV Not Detected

Test Information: 01 The quantitative range of the assay is 15 IU/mL to 100 million IU/mL using COBAS(R) TaqMan(R) HCV test, v 2.0. The limit of detection (LOD) and lower limit of quantification (LLOQ) for this assay is 15 IU/mL.
Results less than the quantitative range of the assay will be reported as "HCV RNA detected, less than 15 IU/mL".

What does this mean...I understand the HCV means= NOT DETECTED ...but seems to counterdict itself in the last paragraph with HCV RNA detected is less than 15?? thought was UNDI was less than 15...

They did labs on me at two wks Harvoni tx It came back less than 15 but HCV detected. Nurse said for wk should be undetected. I sure hope so

I meant four wk but I don't go back for bloodwork til 3-19 which will be my seventh wk. Fingers crossed !!!

Right below is what my test results state copied right off the results for me. This is when I hit "undetected"....Before this
I was always "less than 12".....during treatment until week 17.

HCV QUANT IU/ML NDT IU/ML NONE DETECTED
HCV QUANT, LOG IU NDT LOG IU/ML NONE DETECTED
A NEGATIVE RESULT DOES NOT RULE OUT A VIRAL LOAD BELOW THE DETECTION LIMIT OF
THE ASSAY.
HCV VIRAL ANLAYSIS PERFORMED USING ABBOTT FDA APPROVED REAL TIME PCR (METHOD
SENSITIVITY 12-100,000,000 IU/ML, 1.08-8.00 LOG IU/ML

I should have added that I was so concerned that I wanted to see
"undetected", but finally I was able to get this result.....

These new drugs are doing a great job!!

LOL, lovefall. I hear ya. FINALLY I got "HCV not detected" and I was over the moon, but then I thought, "Well, sheeet, I WANT TO SEE "UNDETECTED:" How crazy. They are the same thing, after all. We all just got into a mindset with the "old" tx about that word "undetected." and weren't going to be satisfied with anything else. My labs up until that last one were a different kind that would show "less than xxxx" (whatever). That drove me nuts, and I in turn drove my doctor and nurse nuts. They kept telling me that my HCV was gone, but I couldn't quite believe it. So the last test was the one that would show would it did - and I STILL wasn't quite happy. Duh. Guess what? That was 4 months ago and I am SURE HAPPY NOW. I KNOW that virus is dead and gone.

Oh jeez, I meant " would show WHAT it did." Anyway, that was my SVR24 lab. Best news I ever got in my life, but my overly thinking brain still wasn't quite satisfied. BIG DUH!

We are BOTH UNDETECTED! Trust me.

Cool cat