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ACH-1625 HCV Protease Inhibitor Starts Phase 2 Trial

Achillion Pharmaceuticals recently announced that the first patients have started treatment in a Phase 2 clinical trial of the experimental HCV protease inhibitor ACH-1625 plus pegylated interferon and ribavirin.

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Primary Care Docs Can Manage Hepatitis C Treatment

The ECHO program showed that primary care clinicians can successfully treat underserved hepatitis C patients using video teleconferencing.

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Telaprevir Improves Hepatitis C Treatment Response

The recently approved HCV protease telaprevir added to standard therapy increased cure rates for both previously untreated people and prior non-responders.  alt

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HCV Drug TMC649128 Enters Phase 1b

A new HCV polymerase inhibitor, TMC649128, is now being tested in a Phase 1b trial, the first stage of evaluating safety and efficacy in a large number of patients.

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Vertex Licenses Alios HCV Protease Inhibitors

Vertex Pharmaceuticals and Alios BioPharma have agreed to collaborate on development of 2 novel nucleotide analog HCV NS5B polymerase inhibitor candidates, now at the preclinical stage.

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