New Hepatitis C Virus Findings Has Been Reported by Researchers at School of Medicine (Multidisciplinary managed care networks-Life-saving…

New Hepatitis C Virus Findings Has Been Reported by Researchers at School of Medicine (Multidisciplinary managed care networks-Life-saving interventions for hepatitis C patients)

By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Weekly News -- Fresh data on Liver Diseases and Conditions - Hepatitis C Virus are presented in a new report. According to news reporting out of Dundee, United Kingdom, by VerticalNews editors, research stated, "Successful hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy depends on effective pathways of care. Over two decades, we have developed four sequential models of care latterly using a multidisciplinary managed care network to improve HCV testing, care and treatment."

Funders for this research include Abbvie, Bristol Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Janseen, Merck Roche Sharp, Dohme and Roche.

Our news journalists obtained a quote from the research from the School of Medicine, "This was a cohort study to evaluate the effectiveness of care pathways, carried out using all HCV antibody-positive individuals tested in a geographical region between 1994 and 2014. The study involved 3122 HCV-positive patients. They were divided into four subgroups representing different care pathways defined by their date of HCV antibody diagnosis. The number who accessed treatment services within 1 year of diagnosis increased from 77 of 292 (26.3%) to 521 of 821 (72.9%). The rate of treatment starts within 1 year of diagnosis increased from 6 of 292 (2.0%) to 133 of 821 (16.2%), and the sustained viral response rate improved from 61.6% to 77.4%. All-cause mortality decreased from 232 of 688 (33.7%) in subgroup A to 55 of 1207 (4.5%) in subgroup D, and multivariate analysis showed that pathway type was an independent predictor of mortality irrespective of age, sex, SVR status or HIV co-infection with pathway in D having an odds ratio of 0.53(0.40-0.77; p<.001) compared to pathway in A. At study end, 78% (3122) of an estimated 4000 HCV positive had been diagnosed. In total, 97.5% of HCV caseload was referred to specialist services and 89% attended for assessment."

According to the news editors, the research concluded: "The introduction of a managed care network increased access to care and reduced all-cause mortality."

For more information on this research see: Multidisciplinary managed care networks-Life-saving interventions for hepatitis C patients. Journal of Viral Hepatitis, 2016;24(3):207-215. (Wiley-Blackwell - www.wiley.com/; Journal of Viral Hepatitis - onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10.1111/(ISSN)1365-2893)

Our news journalists report that additional information may be obtained by contacting J.M. Tait, Dept. of Gastroenterology, Ninewells Hospital and Medical School, Dundee, UK. Additional authors for this research include H. Wang, B.P. Stephens, M. Miller, P.G. McIntyre, S. Cleary and J.F Dillon.

Keywords for this news article include: Viral, Dundee, Europe, Virology, Hepatology, RNA Viruses, Managed Care, United Kingdom, Gastroenterology, Hepatitis C Virus, Flaviviridae Infections, Liver Diseases and Conditions, Infectious Diseases and Conditions, Digestive System Diseases and Conditions.

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