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PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 23, 2010 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. (Nasdaq: VRUS), a clinical stage pharmaceutical company committed to discovering, developing, and commercializing novel drugs to treat viral infections, today reported financial results and operational highlights for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. At fiscal year end Pharmasset held $127.1 million in cash and cash equivalents. Pipeline Update and 2010 highlights RG7128 Phase 2b PROPEL and JUMP-C trials...

HUDDINGE, Sweden, November 18, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- - Once Daily Novel Therapy in Treatment-Experienced Hepatitis C Patients Highlights of the Study TMC435 Added to Standard of Care: - Increased the response rates and antiviral efficacy, which progressed through to week 24 - Increased the number of patients with undetectable Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) levels through week 4, 12 and 24 - Safe and well tolerated Medivir AB (OMX: MVIR), the emerging...

TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Romark Laboratories announced that data from studies of nitazoxanide in hepatitis C are being presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD), also known as The Liver Meeting® in Boston, October 30 - November 2, 2010. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100201/FL47022LOGO ) (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100201/FL47022LOGO ) "The data presented at AASLD provide...

BOSTON, Nov. 1 /PRNewswire/ -- The Phase 3 results from the ADVANCE study confirm the clinical benefits of telaprevir-based combination therapy regimens. The study reports an improvement in treatment discontinuation rates due to adverse events compared to Phase 2 studies, and demonstrates an increase in sustained viral response (SVR) in patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV). The primary endpoint for this study was SVR 24 weeks after last treatment. The study was conducted on 1088...

BOSTON, Nov. 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- The final results of the RESPOND-2 trial demonstrated that combination therapy with Boceprevir yields higher sustained virologic response (SVR) rates for patients with hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 who did not respond to or relapsed after treatment with peginterferon alpha 2b and Ribavirin. "We are excited to have new therapies for treatment of HCV patients who failed to respond to treatment," said Bruce Bacon, MD. "Triple therapy appears to be a...

HUDDINGE, Sweden, November 1, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Medivir AB (OMX:MVIR), the research-based speciality pharmaceutical company focused on the development of high-value treatments for infectious diseases, notes that its development partner, Tibotec Pharmaceuticals, has announced the results of a Week-24 planned interim analysis of the Phase 2 response-guided PILLAR study for TMC435, Medivir's key pipeline asset, a hepatitis C protease inhibitor dosed once-daily. The study was conducted...

BOSTON, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Tibotec Pharmaceuticals (Tibotec) announced today the company will present the results of a Week-24 planned interim analysis of the phase 2 response-guided PILLAR study in treatment-naive patients with chronic genotype 1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) in Boston, MA., USA. The data will be presented as part of a late-breaker oral presentation on Monday, November 1. The...

SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anadys Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDS) today announced the ANA598 data to be presented at the 61st Annual Meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Disease (AASLD) in Boston, MA. ANA598, the Company's direct-acting antiviral (DAA) being developed for the treatment of hepatitis C, will be discussed in two presentations at the conference: On Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 3:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, Eric Lawitz, M.D., a...

TAMPA, Fla., Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Romark Laboratories, L.C. and Intercell AG (VSE; "ICLL") today announced plans to commence clinical trials of Romark's antiviral drug, nitazoxanide, in combination with Intercell's investigational therapeutic hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine, IC41, during the first half of 2011. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20100201/FL47022LOGO ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20100201/FL47022LOGO ) Intercell's vaccine candidate has demonstrated a...

VIENNA, Oct. 21 /PRNewswire/ -- Intercell AG (VSE; "ICLL") and Romark Laboratories L.C. today announced plans to commence clinical trials of Intercell's investigational therapeutic Hepatitis C virus (HCV) vaccine, IC41, in combination with Romark's antiviral drug, nitazoxanide, during the first half of 2011. Intercell's vaccine candidate has demonstrated a sustained reduction of viral load in chronic Hepatitis C (CHC) patients in a Phase II proof-of-concept trial. Nitazoxanide is an oral...