Pegasys interferon treatment

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Avatar n tn interferon lambda will be available soon, interferon has very little chances of hbv eradication when hbsag is higher than 1500iu/ml
Avatar m tn Was on pegasys for 24 weeks: viral load started at 15 million, went down to 5 million, but recently jumped back up to 8 million. Doctor removed me from pegasys, which was obviously frustrating. During the last 4 weeks of pegasys treatment I really "felt" something in my liver - which I assumed was a good thing, in light of viral load going up am now concerned about "feeling" liver / could also be "worry".
Avatar f tn The trial is evaluating the dose and duration of treatment with RG7128 in combination with Pegasys [pegylated interferon alfa-2a] plus Copegus (ribavirin). The primary efficacy endpoint of the trial is the proportion of patients achieving an SVR, defined as serum HCV RNA below the limit of detection as measured by the Roche TaqMan assay 24 weeks after completion of treatment.
Avatar f tn follow posts here since your liver specialist is not update or doesnt want to personalize your treatment and just apply guidelines in a blind way, which is bar to wasted time and money we have posted many results on the combination therapy to improve that 8% to more than 40% on interferon results, plus there is a new type of interferon close to approval, interferon lambda, with mild sides and more potency.
Avatar n tn Interferon is a protein that your body is constantly making, and your body makes even more interferon when it tries to fight off an infection, such as a virus. You've experienced this if you've ever had the flu. When you have the flu, your body makes extra interferon to defeat the virus that's causing the illness. For some infections, such as hepatitis C, patients can inject more interferon into their bodies to help fight the virus.
Avatar m tn Try Truvada. There are reports that it clears surface antigen at 11% per year. The benefit of interferon still will be there as it had a long lasting effect. But etv + tdf is also a good combo. It is just truvada is optimised combo to be less toxic. From taking entecavir for 6 years i can tell you one thing that just about all drugs enhance etv and sometimes the associated headaches are tough to cope with. And from what I take tenofovir is an even more potent drug with a higher dose.
Avatar n tn You might ask your doctor to change your treatment protocol somehow; different type of interferon (Pegasys to Pegintron, perhaps). The last time you did the treatment were you fully compliant with meds; did you take the ribavirin and interferon on time as scheduled? It might benefit you to increase ribavirin dosage if possible, dependent on blood values. In short, something should probably change in regards to your medication to expect a different outcome the second treatment.
154668 tn?1290115995 In addition, PEGASYS in combination with COPEGUS is the first and only FDA-approved regimen for the treatment of chronic HCV in patients coinfected with HCV and HIV. PEGASYS is the only pegylated interferon indicated for the treatment of adult patients with chronic hepatitis B (HBeAg positive and HBeAg negative chronic hepatitis B who have compensated liver disease and evidence of viral replication and liver inflammation).
476246 tn?1418870914 The purpose of this randomized open-label study was to assess the efficacy of treatment with pegylated interferon-alpha-2a versus pegylated interferon-alpha-2b, both plus ribavirin, in inducing early and sustained virological response (EVR and SVR) in chronic hepatitis C non-responders.
Avatar n tn Have you heard of that kind of treatment before? Why would the 2nd year be Pegasys alone? What do you do at your center in this situation? Do you feel that it is important to get a viral load test at 4 weeks? How often should the viral load test be done? What is the procedure at your center? Thank you for your advice.
Avatar f tn You need more then pegasys to treat Hepatitis C. Present treatment requirers 3 drugs. Interferon, Ribavirin, & Incivik or Victrelis. In order to get any of these drugs you will have to see a GI doctor, Hepatologist if possible. The doctor will run tests to find out what genotype you are, etc.
Avatar m tn Pegasys is the Roche interferon (alpha-2a) and when it was first introduced around ten years ago some believed that it worked a little better than the other pegalayted interferon called PegIntron (alpha-2b) that was sold by Schering-Plough. I don't know if that is true or if it has any bearing now with triple treatment. I was also told that Pegasys was easier tolerated than PegIntron.
Avatar m tn ok. to start treatment is that mandatory that hbeag+ besides high hbv dna and hbsag+? or can v start even when hbeag-.? doc says no treatment need until hbeag turns+.
907812 tn?1245739802 I am looking for someone with genome type 2b taking interferon(180) + ribivirin(1200).
Avatar f tn I don't know what Rofferone is. I've only been on here since February. My treatment is Pegasys and Ribaviron which is taken together, never separately. That might be what your doctor was talking about. I know if you can't afford the Pegasys and don't have insurance they have patient assistance. Did your husband have a biopsy to get that diagnosis? Viral load goes up and down.
Avatar n tn partner is starting pegasys treatment and i am pregnant. he told me he is starting this due to liver damage because of chemo for testiclur cancer before we met. he has not mentioned hep c to me once. can this treatment be used for other liver damage. thanks.