Vertex announces 2 All-Oral Phase 2 studies with BMS of VX-135 in Combination with Daclatasvir
Cinnamon Girl said
Apr 9, 2013
Friday, April 5, 2013
Vertex Enters Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb for Phase 2 All-Oral Studies of VX-135 in Combination with Daclatasvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Two Phase 2 studies to evaluate once-daily combination of Vertex's investigational nucleotide analogue VX-135 and BMS' investigational NS5A replication complex inhibitor daclatasvir
--Study in people with genotype 1 hepatitis C planned to begin in second quarter of 2013
--Study in people with genotypes 1, 2 and 3 hepatitis C, including people with cirrhosis, planned for second half of 2013-
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to conduct Phase 2 studies of once-daily all-oral treatment regimens containing Vertex's nucleotide analogue hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor VX-135 and Bristol-Myers Squibb's NS5A replication complex inhibitor daclatasvir for the treatment of hepatitis C. As part of the agreement, Vertex plans to conduct two Phase 2 studies of the combination, including an initial study in treatment-naïve people with genotype 1 HCV infection planned for the second quarter of 2013. Vertex plans to begin a subsequent study in treatment-naïve people infected with genotype 1, 2 or 3 HCV, including those with cirrhosis, in the second half of 2013, pending data from the initial study.
Friday, April 5, 2013
Vertex Enters Agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb for Phase 2 All-Oral Studies of VX-135 in Combination with Daclatasvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-Two Phase 2 studies to evaluate once-daily combination of Vertex's investigational nucleotide analogue VX-135 and BMS' investigational NS5A replication complex inhibitor daclatasvir
--Study in people with genotype 1 hepatitis C planned to begin in second quarter of 2013
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated today announced it has entered into a non-exclusive agreement with Bristol-Myers Squibb Company to conduct Phase 2 studies of once-daily all-oral treatment regimens containing Vertex's nucleotide analogue hepatitis C virus (HCV) polymerase inhibitor VX-135 and Bristol-Myers Squibb's NS5A replication complex inhibitor daclatasvir for the treatment of hepatitis C. As part of the agreement, Vertex plans to conduct two Phase 2 studies of the combination, including an initial study in treatment-naïve people with genotype 1 HCV infection planned for the second quarter of 2013. Vertex plans to begin a subsequent study in treatment-naïve people infected with genotype 1, 2 or 3 HCV, including those with cirrhosis, in the second half of 2013, pending data from the initial study.
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