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CCO Official Conference Coverage


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2009 Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases*

October 30-November 3, 2009 | Boston, Massachusetts

*CCO is an independent medical education company that provides state-of-the-art medical information to healthcare professionals through conference coverage and other educational programs.


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Highlights From AASLD 2009

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Review the most clinically relevant new data from the 2009 AASLD conference on HCV, HBV, and complications of advanced liver disease.


Format: Microsoft PowerPoint (.ppt) | File size: 2.09 MB | Date posted: 11/17/2009


Expert Highlights

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Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH headshot Robert S. Brown, Jr., MD, MPH, discusses the therapeutic options for the treatment of refractory and first-line therapy for hepatic encephalopathy. (5 minutes) Download Audio
Peter Ferenci, MD headshot Peter Ferenci, MD, discusses the latest data on investigational agents and their use in the treatment of chronic HCV. (6 minutes) Download Audio
Anna S. F. Lok, MD headshot Anna S. F. Lok, MD, discusses several reports from AASLD 2009 on the potency and adverse events associated with HBV therapy. (10 minutes) Download Audio

Disclosures – Audio Expert Highlights

Robert S. Brown Jr., MD, MPH, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from Gilead Sciences and Schering-Plough; fees for non-CME/CE services from Gilead Sciences, Roche Pharmaceuticals, and Schering-Plough; and contracted research from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, Salix, Schering-Plough, and Vertex.

Peter Ferenci, MD, has disclosed that he has received consulting fees from HGS, Madaus Pharmaceuticals, Novartis, Roche, Tibotec, and Vertex; fees for non-CME/CE services from Roche; and contracted research from Boehringer Ingelheim, Roche, and Tibotec.

Anna S. F. Lok, MD, has disclosed that she has received grants or research support from Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis, Roche, and Schering-Plough and has served as a consultant for Bayer, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Gilead Sciences, and Roche.

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Capsule Summary:

Robust Antiviral Activity of NS5B Polymerase Inhibitor MK-3281 in Patients Infected With Genotype 1b HCV During 7-Day Monotherapy

In blinded safety analysis, headache, migraine, dizziness, tiredness, decreased libido, and abdominal pain were the most frequently reported adverse events.

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