University of Nebraska Medical Center Joins International Hepatitis C Treatment Registry

University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha announced that it is involved in an international registry that’s evaluating treatments for hepatitis C.

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The medical center, which is a regional referral center for hepatitis C, is now a part of the Hepatitis C Therapeutic Registry and Research Network or HCV-TARGET. The network will track thousands of patients over the next five years to monitor the effectiveness and safety of new hepatitis C drugs.

The network is made up of university and community physicians at 103 sites in 31 states, Puerto Rico, Canada and Europe, in partnership with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.

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