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CORK, Ireland, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen R&D Ireland (Janssen) announces that data will be presented on the investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435) for the treatment of hepatitis C at The International Liver Congress 2013 of the European Association for the Study of the Liver (EASL), which will take place April 24 to 28 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. These data presentations will include primary efficacy and safety results from the Phase 3 QUEST-1 study...
A metanalysis published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine has confirmed that polymorphisms (SNP) in the gene coding for interleukin-28 (IL28B) influence natural hepatitis C viral (HCV) clearance and response to pegylated interferon-α plus ribavirin (PEG-IFN/RBV). Information about IL28B genotype could be used to provide personalized medicine and target treatment options effectively. Over 200 million people worldwide are chronically infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV)...
BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 3, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceutical and healthcare issues, finds that, from 2011 to 2021, growth in the hepatitis B virus (HBV) drug market will be driven by continued uptake of oral nucleoside/nucleotide analogues, such as Bristol-Myers Squibb's Baraclude (entecavir) and Gilead's Viread. However, the entry of generic Baraclude in 2015 and 2016 in the United States and...
New research report “KOL Insight: Hepatitis C: the Race for the First Interferon-free Regimen” elaborated by FirstWord has been recently published by Market Publishers Ltd. The study says that the HCV market is expected to have the best growth opportunities over the coming decade in comparison with other Pharma markets. London, UK (PRWEB) November 30, 2012 At present, the hepatitis C (HCV) market is entering a new stage due to the emergence of treatment innovations. The HCV market is...
BOSTON, Nov. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Janssen) today announced that the use of one once-daily pill of the investigational protease inhibitor simeprevir (TMC435) administered with pegylated interferon and ribavirin led to higher rates of sustained viral response at 24 weeks (SVR24) compared to placebo in patients with Metavir scores of F3 and F4 who were treatment naive and treatment experienced with genotype 1 hepatitis C. Simeprevir was also generally...
