Ultra-short treatment courses tailored to a person’s pre-treatment viral load deliver lower cure rates than 8-week treatment courses, but failure of ultra-short treatment does not prevent subsequent cure of hepatitis C with a second course of treatment, the STOPHCV1 study has found.
Shortening hepatitis C treatment courses may have advantages for people who have adherence difficulties. There is some evidence that treatment courses as short as four to six weeks may cure some people with hepatitis C, but it is unclear what criteria should be used to select people for shorter treatment courses.
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