When Will We See GS 7977 with Riba on the market?

[Doofus_jones]

I have been reading such good things about the Gilead Sciences GS 7977 trials. Do any of you amazing HEP C Sleuths out there have any info about WHEN this drug is likely to come into general public usage? OR does anyone have experience on how to track down and get into a trial of the drug?

Good luck to you all, and me!

Pete

[HectorSF]

Good luck with your current treatment.
Should it fail. Check out the upcoming GS-7977 trials.

(How to find the location of trials centers"

* Go to
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=gs-7977&Search=Search

* Click on a trial that you might be eligible for.

* Under "Contacts and Locations" you can find out where the trials will be conducted.
A number of trials are and will be conducted in New Zealand and well as Europe.


Good luck with your interferon and Riba. Genotypes 2 and 3 have a good chance of cure. Numerous studies using peginterferon plus ribavirin have shown that patients with genotype 2 or 3 HCV clearly have better SVR rates (up to 80%) than those with genotype 1 HCV (45%).

By the way, I am taking GS-7977 and riba and became undetectable by week 2. No real side effects yet. I was a previous null-responser to peg-interferon and ribavirin treatment in 2008. After 12 weeks my viral load never dropped even 2 log. So far this all oral treatment is amazing.

Best of luck with your treatment!!!
Hector  

[Doofus_jones]

Hawk  - As ever thanks so much being there and being vigilant. I would travel anywhere, just don't know if foreign nationals could be included  - doesn't say they can't actually. I will follow this.

Good luck to you and me


Pete

[Doofus_jones]

Hector - very useful info. Thanks a million for this. I am geno 2 stage 3 fibrosis and 2 days into interferon and Riba course. 63 years old so time ain't on my side. Looking at options if this doesn't go well.

Good luck to you , and me!

Pete

[orphanedhawk]

The people on this forum are mostly talking about doing trails in the U.S.
When we talk of approval, we are referring approval by the FDA here in the U.S.
I don't see any trials in Asia. If you're willing to travel, Australia might be your best bet.
Check out the web site, Hector provided above.

Good luck~

[HectorSF]

No one really knows when it will be available. They have many studies planned and a lot depends on the outcomes of the current and future trials.

To see what the upcoming trials will be go to...
http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/results?term=gs-7977&Search=Search

Look at in the Eligibility criteria to see if you can qualify for the trial. Many are based on genotype and previous treatment experience.

Then look at the Contact info. For example. You can contact the person listed at Gilead. For a nearby participating location if there is one in Hong Kong.

Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01625338

Contacts
Contact: Teresa Stondell ***@****


Hector