Most of the analysts who seem skeptical that Gilead will reap big rewards from their investment - and there are a lot fewer of them now - keep saying that the Hep C market has been overestimated.
They say the number of infected is overestimated, and the number who will bother to treat/can afford to treat/will even get checked, etc. is overestimated.
I couldn't disagree more. I think the number of infected is probably WAY underestimated...and I think there will be a big press to get people tested when the new drugs are established as effective and easy.

Saw old bones last week. He told me he knew of over 1k paitence waiting for tx. This is just one Doc. Peace

Being a master of wasting time, I just googled to see what Gilead's stock price is now compared to a year ago. It's more than doubled. I should've bought Gilead instead of investing in Greece. :-

You no us with this virous are being treated without trll ine
II think I might be one of those people. But after 4 months of this 1500 dollar meds I feel ENergy Strength no more nausea or belly acks It is FTastic its in time.lke going back Except that I cnt slep Had 1 hour tonight and cant go back I feel 12 ters younger :-)

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Hey Kat -
It's not too late, if you ask me.
Not even close to being too late.

These were the comments from the head of the Liver Centre,Toronto Western. Dr. Wong still seems cautious at the moment.

Dr. David Wong
Clinical Director at Toronto Western Hospital
Studied Cellular Immunity in Hepatitis C infection at Harvard Medical School

So many hep C studies - how to make sense of them all? As a first approach, I think you need to give the study a "degree of difficulty" rating - something similar to a diving competition. Did they study easy patients or difficult patients? To answer this question, look for the following that might make the difficulty level go up: Do at least 25% of patients have cirrhosis? Did they allow genotype 1a or only allow genotype 1b? Did they allow IL28b CT or TT or did they only include IL28b CC? Did they allow patients who failed prior treatment as null responders? partial responders? or did they only include relapsers and treatment naive? The truly impressive combination will handle all of these with SVR rates over 90%.

My interest lies in how expensive these new Orals will cost. Will insurance cover them? My second concern is once these new Orals do appear; at my age, will meds make a difference in how I feel?... Typical Ailments associated with aging v. SVR coupled with aging ailments.
* not making much sense possibly, but these are my issues... Ugh. Thanks Kramer for posting more positive news. :)

Hey Peepers
I don't know how the first issue will get sorted out - hopefully quickly and smoothly...
But every account I have heard so far from people who have cleared the virus in trials (without interferon) leads me to believe you will feel a lot better, in terms of energy, and general aches and pains.
We're all getting older, but we can still feel good...and be healthy.

peepers, my main aim is to kill of the HCV before it leads me to ESLD.
I am cirrhotic but compensating and have been told by my Liver team that if I can destroy the virus, cirrhosis does not have to result in liver failure. That is my aim.
I think all the decrepitude I feel is mostly results from my failed attempt with Interferon.

Thanks Slide. I sure hope so. I Like the positivity you share. Not knowing which malady ( I'm currently fighting) is to blame for this funk I'm in makes me think too much... Attitude is half the battle,no?
Thanks for the smile in your words.
Peeps

Kramer thanks for that. I pushed send before reading your response. I hear you loud and clear. Just wish they'd get here yesterday. These meds.... SVR for all. I suppose the "waiting" makes most of us easily anxious and (in my mind) more irritated. Smiles your way good sir. :)

Yeah those of us waiting are almost slobbering!! lo Soooo close!! lol

Yes the wait is so frustrating. So very frustrating.

On a side note, if only oral could cure HCV. :-P

Ernie it already cures so many things. I'm good the way it is :^)