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SHRED

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Sat Apr 20, 2013, 12:42 PM Apr 2013

HCV (hepatitis C) treatment hope

MONDAY, APRIL 8, 2013

Gilead Submits New Drug Application to U.S. FDA for Sofosbuvir for the Treatment of Hepatitis C
-- Sofosbuvir Would Form Basis of First All-Oral Regimen for HCV Genotype 2 and 3 Patients, and Interferon-Sparing Regimen for Genotype 1 Patients --

FOSTER CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 8, 2013-- Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) today announced that the company has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for approval of sofosbuvir, a once-daily oral nucleotide analogue for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. The data submitted in this NDA support the use of sofosbuvir and ribavirin (RBV) as an all-oral therapy for patients with genotype 2 and 3 HCV infection, and for sofosbuvir in combination with RBV and pegylated interferon (peg-IFN) for treatment-naïve patients with genotype 1, 4, 5 and 6 HCV infection.


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HCV (hepatitis C) treatment hope (Original Post) SHRED Apr 2013 OP
Oh I hope so, BarbaRosa Apr 2013 #1
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