Using HIV to treat HCV

Contributed by Guest Blogger: R. Trenchard ’14 Traditionally, the go-to method used to treat patients with hepatitis C virus has been to administer a combination of antiviral agents called pegylated interferon-a (PEG-IFN) and ribavirin. These agents combat the virus particles that cause HCV, and regulate the immune system. Clinical studies of this type of treatment … Continue reading Using HIV to treat HCV