Hepatitis C

Positive interim results of phase I/II clinical trial of Albuferon reported

Published in Hepatitis Weekly, November 24th, 2003

Human Genome Sciences, Inc., (HGSI) announced that interim results from an ongoing clinical trial of Albuferon demonstrate that the drug is well tolerated, has a prolonged half-life, and is biologically active in treatment-experienced adults with chronic hepatitis C.

Data from ongoing clinical and observational studies were presented at the 54th annual meeting of the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD).

Albuferon is Human Genome Sciences' long-acting form of recombinant interferon alpha.

A poster entitled "A phase I/II Study to Evaluate the Pharmacokinetics, Safety, Tolerability, Immunogenicity, and...

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Source: Hepatitis Weekly (2003-11-24)

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