Drug tackles hepatitis C: Positive pilot study for new anti-viral.: "Drug tackles hepatitis C Positive pilot study for new anti-viral. 27 October 2003 HELEN R. PILCHER

A new drug may help those with hepatitis C. The molecule, which slams the brakes on virus replication, looks good in a preliminary trial. Some 170 million people worldwide are infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV), which can cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. The new treatment could help those who carry strains that are resistant to current drugs — around half of all sufferers."

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