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Extended Drug Therapy for Hepatitis Is Challenged
Patients who do not initially respond to standard drug therapy for treatment of hepatitis C are unlikely to respond to long-term maintenance therapy as well, according to a new study. Yet many patients who do not at first respond to drugs are placed on

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (GILD) Release: Data Demonstrating Significant Efficacy of Viread(R) in Treating Chronic Hepatitis B Published in New England Journal of Medicine
FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced the publication of detailed 48-week data from two Phase III pivotal clinical trials evaluating the safety and efficacy of its once-daily Viread (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) for the

Interferon as long-term treatment for hepatitis C not effective
Results of the 3-year study, called the HALT-C (Hepatitis C Antiviral Long-Term Treatment Against Cirrhosis) Trial, appear in today's issue of . The researchers found no difference in the rate of progression of liver disease among patients who received