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TOPIC: FDA Expands Approval for HCV RNA test

Shadowfax

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Date: Mar 26, 2016

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That is good news for so many people Thank you for posting this! SF __________________ 65 yo, GT1A, , Cirrhosis, F-Scan F4 33.5, TX Naive Harvoni 12 wks SOT 2/9/16 / ALT 187 AST 114 VL 2.3M. POSTS EOT 5/2/16 ALT 35/ AST/25 platlets 126 C/B VL UND EOT +12 7/26/16 ALT 25 /AST 22/ ALP 83 platlets 129 C/B VL UND EOT + 24 10/18/16 ALT 27/ AST 20/ ALP 71 platlets 153 C UND * SVR *

wendyo

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Date: Mar 24, 2016

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__________________ Wendy 53 y/o, DX 1994, geno 1A F1 1999 TX 1 - Inter -non responder 2001 TX 2 - Peg + Riba - viral load tripled and taken off T3: Harvoni 12 weeks Sept. 19, 2015 ALT 41 AST 30 VL 541800 UND at EOT and SVR 24 ALT 18 AST 26 platelets 223

Tig

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Date: Mar 23, 2016

The FDA has approved the HCV RNA test as a first test option to confirm active infection. Previously all patients had to be tested for HCV antibodies and then progress to the RNA if a positive antibody test was returned. This is a positive advance in diagnostics.

http://ipsite.org/3g9p

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Tig

67yo GT1A - 5 Mil - A2/F3 - (1996) Intron A - Non Responder, (2013) Peg/Riba/Vic SOT:05/23/13 EOT:12/04/13 SVR 9+ years!

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