Hepatitis C study shows superior viral cure rate

Tuesday, November 2, 2010 - 21:22 in Health & Medicine

For patients with the most common form of hepatitis C being treated for the first time, the addition of an investigational hepatitis C-specific protease inhibitor called telaprevir to the current standard therapy markedly improved their sustained viral response (SVR or viral cure) rate.

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