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Phase 2 Trial Shows Telaprevir Lowers Hepatitis C Viral Levels In People With HIV And Hepatitis C (CROI 2011)
 
By April Clayton / March 4, 2011 / The Aids Beacon
 
Interim results from a Phase 2 trial showed that the investigational drug telaprevir lowers hepatitis C viral levels in people infected with both HIV and hepatitis C. Results also showed that telaprevir is well tolerated and safe to use, causing mild side effects such as nausea and fever.

The interim results were presented at the 18th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI) on Wednesday.

"Research in hepatitis C has shown that people who respond early to treatment have a higher likelihood of achieving a viral cure. These interim results are encouraging because they showed a high proportion of people in the study had a rapid viral response to telaprevir," said Dr. Robert Kauffman, senior vice president and chief medical officer of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, the maker of telaprevir, in a press release.

Hepatitis C is a liver disease caused by the hepatitis C virus (HCV). Without treatment, HCV can lead to liver damage and scarring, liver cancer, and ultimately liver failure.

Some people who are infected with HCV can spontaneously clear the virus themselves; the rest need treatment with antiviral drugs. The cure rate of current HCV antivirals is about 50 percent.

In the United States, approximately 30 percent of people with HIV have HCV. People with HIV are less likely to clear HCV than uninfected individuals, and HCV treatment is less effective in people with HIV (see related AIDS Beacon [1] news).

Telaprevir is a HCV protease inhibitor that is being developed by Vertex Pharmaceuticals for the treatment of hepatitis C infection. Like HIV protease inhibitors, it works by inhibiting HCV replication in the body.

In this Phase 2 trial, researchers are assessing the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of telaprevir in 60 HIV-HCV co-infected patients.

The study is split into two parts. Part A includes HIV-HCV co-infected patients who are not taking antiretroviral therapy. Part B includes HIV-HCV co-infected patients taking either an Atripla (efavirenz/emtricitabine/tenofovir) or Reyataz (atazanavir)-based regimen for HIV treatment.

In addition, patients in each part are split into two groups. One group will receive telaprevir for 12 weeks in combination with two other HCV drugs, ribavirin (Copegus) and Pegasys (pegylated interferon alfa-2a). The other group will receive a placebo, ribavirin, and Pegasys for 12 weeks. Both groups will then receive an additional 36 weeks of treatment with ribavirin plus Pegasys.

Preliminary results indicate that 70 percent of HIV-HCV patients receiving telaprevir-based therapy had undetectable HCV levels after four weeks, compared to 5 percent of patients receiving the placebo plus ribavirin and Pegasys.

In addition, 68 percent of participants who received telaprevir for 12 weeks had undetectable HCV levels, compared to 14 percent of participants receiving ribavirin plus Pegasys alone. Not all participants had reached 12 weeks of treatment by the time of the analysis.

Participants who received telaprevir had stable HIV viral loads (amount of HIV in the blood) and CD4 (white blood cell) counts.

The most common side effects in both the telaprevir-treated and placebo groups were fatigue, nausea, headache, itching, dizziness, fever, weight loss, vomiting, diarrhea, and chills.

Itching, nausea, dizziness, fever, weight loss, and vomiting occurred more frequently in the telaprevir-treated groups. Rates of side effects were similar to those observed in clinical trials with HIV-negative patients.

The Phase 2 trial is ongoing and will assess the drug's ability to cure HCV in HIV-HCV co-infected patients. For HCV, cure is defined as undetectable HCV levels six months after completing treatment. The trial will also continue to evaluate the safety and tolerability of telaprevir in people co-infected with HIV and HCV.

Vertex plans to initiate a Phase 3 trial in HIV-positive adults with hepatitis C by the end of this year.
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And Now, Our War of the Fittest!

This group is called "Peckers Pics."  The English -  slang definition of "pecker" is to pluck at the truth. Therefore, we peck at items such as Gay Men's Health, Male Fitness, Gay (LGBT) Politics & Issues.  In this section you may peck at each photo in order to decide the winner of the "war of the fittest!"  Whereas, you should select the guy that may inspire you to exercise and "get fit!"   Warning: This may stoke you!
 
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Boehner (REPUBLICANS) launches effort to defend gay-marriage ban
By Felicia Sonmez, Ben Pershing/Washington Post/March 4, 2011

House Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) announced Friday that the chamber will take action to defend the Defense of Marriage Act, a little over a week after President Obama instructed the Justice Department to no longer defend the constitutionality of the law that bans federal recognition of same-sex marriages.

Boehner said he will convene a meeting of the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group, a first step toward taking action in the House to defend the law.

"It is regrettable that the Obama administration has opened this divisive issue at a time when Americans want their leaders to focus on jobs and the challenges facing our economy," Boehner said in a statement. "The constitutionality of this law should be determined by the courts - not by the president unilaterally - and this action by the House will ensure the matter is addressed in a manner consistent with our Constitution."

On the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group are the top three House Republicans - Boehner, Majority Leader Eric Cantor (Va.) and Majority Whip Kevin McCarthy (Calif.) - and the top two House Democrats - Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.) and Minority Whip Steny H. Hoyer (Md.).

The group has the authority to instruct the House general counsel to take legal action on behalf of the House. It typically gets involved in situations where leaders believe there are institutional or separation-of-powers concerns.

For instance, in 2006, when the FBI raided the office of then-Rep. William Jefferson (D-La.), the Bipartisan Legal Advisory Group requested that the House counsel file a memorandum stating that the search violated the government's separation of powers.

In that case, there was bipartisan agreement among the leaders - something that is not likely to happen on this hot-button issue.

Pelosi said in a statement that Boehner's move placed Republicans "squarely on the wrong side of history and progress" and would likely cost the House hundreds of thousands of taxpayer dollars.

"President Obama took a bold step forward for civil rights and equality when he announced that the federal government would no longer argue to uphold the Defense of Marriage Act in court," Pelosi said. "I oppose Speaker Boehner's effort to put the House in the position of defending this indefensible statute."
"Every gay and lesbian person who has been lucky enough to survive the turmoil of growing up is a survivor. Survivors always have an obligation to those who will face the same challenges."
....Jake
 
 

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The Yahoo Invite program advices me of who is not a member.  I shall start banning 50 members per day as of Sat. Mar 5, 2011. The ban shall be permanent. It takes me only 3 minutes to complete the process. Recommend you join ObamaBiden2008 now.  No you don't have to read every article! But, it covers the LGBT community and includes updates on Health insurance; LGBT boycott list; Westboro Church; and the end of DADT, etc...Also, updates with state gov't war against unions and people with disabilities.  The group is created for you!  There are gay teen suicides going on. There are Hate crimes against gay people.  There are gays who are fired over their sexuality.  There are gay people who died for our cause!  This is not asking you too much to do! 

 

 

 

 



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