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Older Patients Have a Better Outcome with TVR-Based Triple Therapy

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August 1, 2013

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Although it has been determined that age has no impact on the outcome of triple therapy with pegylated interferon, ribavirin and telaprevir, older patients benefit more than with the traditional dual therapy.

Telaprevir safe, effective among older patients with chronic HCV

Furusyo N. J Hepatol. 2013;59:205-212.

July 30, 2013

Advanced age did not impact the efficacy of triple therapy with pegylated interferon, ribavirin and telaprevir among patients with hepatitis C genotype 1b in a recent study.

In a prospective study, researchers evaluated 120 patients with chronic hepatitis C genotype 1b, including 64 participants aged older than 60 years. All patients received peginterferon alfa-2b, ribavirin and telaprevir for 12 weeks, then 12 weeks of peginterferon and ribavirin. During prior therapy 53.3% of participants had relapsed, 22.5% were treatment-naive, 20.8% were prior nonresponders and 3.3% had an unknown prior response.

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