Glossary

HIV – Human Immunodeficiency Virus

second-line therapy – the combination of used after your first treatment has failed.

nuke – a common term for NRTI

null hypothesis – in a study this sometimes just refers to the hypothesis, but more specifically it refers the idea that any difference between 2 study groups has only occurred by chance.

EVR (early virological response) – a 99% (2-log ) drop in HCV viral load after 12 weeks of HCV treatment.